July 28^th 96
Deare S^r
I have both yrs, & wish you & my daughter much
joy of yr bounceing girdle blessing God yt p^rserved her in so
much danger; being deprived of ordinary means of y^e good p^r=
=dence of God is more [damaged], I much wonder y^e old mid=
=wife shold serve my daughter such a happy birth, w^ch renders
her unfit any more to be depended on. I am sorry little
Hu is suspected to be Rickaty being formerly so lusty a child
I psume yo’l have yr daughter carry her mothers name, w^ch
was her good grandmother Lincolns name, w^t ever pleaseth
you & my daughter shall satisfy me {^& my wife} how ever acknowledge yt
{?in} {^kindness} offering y^e name to me & we have almost constantly [illeg]
raine, never so greate {?floads}. The order in L^d Lincolns cause
goes no farther than ‘tis [illeg] I heartily wish an end to it
having stayd so long in London, tis not safe to get out in a wet
season tho much desird by S^r yr affectionate humble Servant
H Boscawen
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My Wife, Lady Clinton [damaged]
very glad to heare of my daughters safe delivery [damaged]
you are all well. My wife [damaged]
humble service w^th [damaged] yr hand [damaged]
of her, wishing all imaginable joy, & comfort, in all
y^e Little ons

July 28^th 96
Dear Sir
I have both yours, & wish you & my daughter much
joy of your bouncing girdle blessing God that preserved her in so
much danger; being deprived of ordinary means of y^e good provi=
=dence of God is more [damaged], I much wonder y^e old mid=
=wife should serve my daughter such a happy birth, which renders
her unfit any more to be depended on. I am sorry little
Hugh is suspected to be Rickety being formerly so lusty a child
I presume you’ll have your daughter carry her mothers name, which
was her good grandmother Lincolns name, what ever pleaseth
you & my daughter shall satisfy me {^& my wife} how ever acknowledge that
{?in} {^kindness} offering y^e name to me & we have almost constantly [illeg]
rain, never so great {?floods}. The order in Lord Lincolns cause
goes no farther than ‘tis [illeg] I heartily wish an end to it
having stayed so long in London, tis not safe to get out in a wet
season though much desired by Sir your affectionate humble Servant
H Boscawen
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My Wife, Lady Clinton [damaged]
very glad to hear of my daughters safe delivery [damaged]
you are all well. My wife [damaged]
humble service with [damaged] your hand [damaged]
of her, wishing all imaginable joy, & comfort, in all
y^e Little ones