Dear Madam
Yours of y^e 15^th of this month I receiv’d for which I return
many thanks and am glad to find I have not your blame for Insisting
on what I take to be y^e intent of my Dear fathers will if I did not app=
=rehend it so I should blame my self very much for insisting on any
thing y^t was thought to y^e prejudice of my Cosen if it were more
for my interest then this at present appears to be neither for profit
would I do any thing contrary to y^e will w^ch I think ought to be the
Trustees rule as well as mine and if they consult y^tas I did on y^e {?reses}
of yours I don’t much question but they & all y^t read y^t clause of y^e will
will be of my opinion; for if my copy is true as I believe it, its
words very express and seem to be don w^th caution y^t it might not
otherways however if any body has power to grant y^t Liberty to
my Cosen doubtless it tis y^e trustees: and they alone can be answer=
=able for w^t is contrary to y^e will & most probably understand those
things better then I do w^ch is all I can say only I am sorry it Lay not
in my power to gratify your & my Cosen’s desire to hime. I wish all
satisfaction my service to my Lady Medow & Cosen Ann w^th both y^r
sons when you see them my small [deleted] company are well excepting
colds: it’s a most severe frost in these parts
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Dear Madam
Yours of y^e 15^th of this month I received for which I return
many thanks and am glad to find I have not your blame for Insisting
on what I take to be y^e intent of my Dear fathers will if I did not app=
=rehend it so I should blame my self very much for insisting on any
thing that was thought to y^e prejudice of my Cousin if it were more
for my interest then this at present appears to be neither for profit
would I do any thing contrary to y^e will which I think ought to be the
Trustees rule as well as mine and if they consult that as I did on y^e {?reses}
of yours I don’t much question but they & all that read that clause of y^e will
will be of my opinion; for if my copy is true as I believe it, its
words very express and seem to be done with caution that it might not
otherwise however if any body has power to grant that Liberty to
my Cousin doubtless it tis y^e trustees: and they alone can be answer=
=able for with is contrary to y^e will & most probably understand those
things better then I do which is all I can say only I am sorry it Lay not
in my power to gratify your & my Cousin's desire to him. I wish all
satisfaction my service to my Lady Meadow & Cousin Ann with both your
sons when you see them my small [deleted] company are well excepting
colds: it’s a most severe frost in these parts
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