Fort William June 17^th 1755
Dear Sir
I have had so much on my hands of leat that I
could not Readley have the time to answer your
two Letters as to the first I returne you my most
Hearty thanks for your good advice as to the ordering
of my Lande but my man had acted so much with
the plowe in the first feild before yours came to hand but
as to the othere I shall indeavour to keep him to your rooles
(if I can) but you know farmers will have there one
way in the last you sent me the Marien affaire which
is to me a very od one but {^you} are the best judge of it I am and
allways shall be ready to do every thing in it that you
will advise me to do I thank you for the mellon seed I have
them in the hot bead and they are in blosham wee
have hopes that thay will do well wee have had very
Could Ranies and winde which has dun us a great deale of
hurt but the wether is now as Hott as in Spaine and thun=
=ders much the could spring has lost me all my Assparagras
that I sent from London the last yeare they was fit to eat
but I was advised not for that this yeare they would be much
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the better for it I have had a very severe fit of the Gout
and my Right foot continues very weak so that it takes
me much off my speed and the pleasure I had in walking
M^rs Leighton is very busi in makeing Butter and Cheeses
but can aforde the time to give her best complemints
to her very good friend M^r Herbert and I am
Dear Sir
Your most obliged
and most Hum^ble Servant
John Leighton
PS
pray my Compliments to
our friends at Alice’s and I
desier you will assure Ad{^m}iral
Drummond that I did write to
him and that I am sorry it
did not come his hands but
that I hope that will not
cut of his kind Correspond
[change hand]
From Col^l Leighton Ab^t his Farm
& M^rs L^s Dairy, he Had lost his Asparagus
but his Melons were in Blossom, and
that he had had a strong fit of y^e Gout
17 June 1755

Fort William June 17^th 1755
Dear Sir
I have had so much on my hands of late that I
could not readily have the time to answer your
two Letters as to the first I return you my most
Hearty thanks for your good advice as to the ordering
of my Land but my man had acted so much with
the plough in the first field before yours came to hand but
as to the other I shall endeavour to keep him to your rules
(if I can) but you know farmers will have there one
way in the last you sent me the Marien affair which
is to me a very odd one but {^you} are the best judge of it I am and
always shall be ready to do every thing in it that you
will advise me to do I thank you for the melon seed I have
them in the hot bead and they are in blossom we
have hopes that they will do well we have had very
Cold Rains and wind which has done us a great deal of
hurt but the weather is now as Hot as in Spain and thun=
=ders much the could spring has lost me all my Asparagus
that I sent from London the last year they was fit to eat
but I was advised not for that this year they would be much
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the better for it I have had a very severe fit of the Gout
and my Right foot continues very weak so that it takes
me much off my speed and the pleasure I had in walking
M^rs Leighton is very busy in making Butter and Cheeses
but can afford the time to give her best complements
to her very good friend M^r Herbert and I am
Dear Sir
Your most obliged
and most Humble Servant
John Leighton
PS
pray my Compliments to
our friends at Alice’s and I
desire you will assure Ad{^m}iral
Drummond that I did write to
him and that I am sorry it
did not come his hands but
that I hope that will not
cut of his kind Correspond
[change hand]
From Colonel Leighton About his Farm
& M^rs L^s Dairy, he Had lost his Asparagus
but his Melons were in Blossom, and
that he had had a strong fit of y^e Gout
17 June 1755