Aunt Baker
As you when in Town signified your displeasure with me so highly
for accidentaly discovering the Truth of the Case, I resolved to See Polly,
M^rs. Soutter &c. which I did Yesterday & dining w^th. Polly saw your Letter
and am surprized to find myself Charged with going there Purposely to
make Mischief & which is equally False, Resenting the Ticket not being offered
to Me, when I thaught you had long known that I had rather Promote the
Pleasure of you or Polly than my own. & Nurse knows that I expressed
great Satisfaction to hear that Polly was to be Asked. Besides I should then
have been like the Dog in y^r. Manger as I think you know me well enough
to Conclude I would not have Lost going to the Armory for all the Balls
in England.
When I went to Wapping on Monday the 3^d. Instant I do Assure
you that neither Resentment or any the Least Unkind thought had Place
in me, My Business was to fetch some Rum your Brother was so kind
to get for me, My Going there was Secret not w^th. an Evil but rather
Laudable design; for as I could not conveniently bring it all at once I
deffered letting any Body know till I had, when I Presented it to my Father
as a Gratefull acknowledgement of Favours from him Recieved.
When at Wapping saying how lucky my Sisters Refusal was for her, we
was both surprized to hear you was all so Ungenerous to make her believe
it was obtained on Purpose for her, & I declare had she been Affronted
at my Sisters being Preferr'd before her she would not have had me nor
several others on her Side, on the Contrary all who has heard of it
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but allow her Resentment was Natural.
I drank Tea with both your Brothers at M^rs. Soutters who seem
all desirous of a Reconciliation which seems to be Settling to be there
at which I shall make a Point if Possible to Come & hope ev'ry
thing will be amicably Settled & you Once more Esteem me
Your Dutifull Nephew