Dear Richard

Yesterday I would have wrote but
fancyd I should have more time to day - [?tis] just
the Contrary - then [?fine] as the inteleagence is
of some consequence to you must excuse the
shortness of the Epistle - [?Tis] briefly to led you know
that I have spoke to Mr L.J who immediately said
by all means if it suited your convenience you should
be extreamly welcome - I said you wanted to draw for
£20. [?til] [illeg] when I settle with him - [?no]
[?fear] my friend All is as you [?wish] but I am
sorry you could not accept my offer upon the strength
of my [?affection] as it may have spard you th difficulties
- till I got to the end of your Last. I did
nothing but fume - [?and] was glad to see in the end
that you had [?recvd] mine - with respect to Mr.
[?Grages] coming down depend nothing upon it as he
talks of things a great while -

If he does come I dare say it will not be till
the cold weather is set in - and then I shall not wish
to accompany him - indeed I fear I shall by
no means after all my attempts be able to get to
you this Summer, [?lend] do not [?lice] my mother say [illeg]
I intend to do my endeavour - this was if nothing
Else hindered me, in the worst circumstances that could
happen - for there is no body in my department [?that]
can easily undertake my business - indeed it is full enough at present for one [?person] - being more than
doubled - and to pay for a deputy is what I cannot
afford - however if it is [?lend] for two days I will
try - Mr. [?Shehewich] has been ill of a fever [?this] week
which is the reason I have no time to write long letters
or rather no inclination, for when one has been [?gadding]
all day it is impossible - however he is come again to
day and I hope will do well - Mr [?Shaine] is laid up
with the gout too so that I look a little often to
[?Treavany] - and the Accompetant is gone to Brighton -

for his health -

Shakespear says All the world is a stage - and
I say my employment is a dull play of two acts -
- and were it not for the various [illeg] peices that I
crowd in between [deleted] them, would be stupid indeed;
- the [?Baentine] of a bash in a morng, [deleted]
[deleted] the interlude of a sketch a Dinner time - and
the [damaged] of the Evening - make it tolerable
[?but] still the recitative parts are abominable

Adieu; some time or other I will [damaged]
and better, in the interim once more [illeg]

G Cumberland

May Exch. 8. Sep 7 {^G} 1778