My Dear Madan
The Day y^r Letter came I had pass’d
at Kensington w^th Lady S. upon my return home the first
refreshment I had, was your Dear remembrance of me,
I was very much oblig’d by it, & hope’d before now I might
possibly have had y^e same happiness repeated, but I find
you stand upon Ceremonys, & will not have me too much
Indebted to you, for my part, I am not so cautious, but
have profusely squander’d my Heart, w^th all its wishes, &
Desires upon you, nor have I any security for the payment,
but I will not say y^t, since my Dependence is on y^r Honour
& goodness, Beside the Interest of y^r Heart for mine is w^t
I reckon at 20 p^rCent, so y^t upon second thoughts I
have not made an Ill Bargain –
you cannot imagin how melancholy a Life I Lead, not how
uneasie I am in this absence from you, & confinement to
this disagreeable Town, be so good to consider me, & hasten
my release as much as possible. Martin sends you his
Duty & a kiss, he is very well & good. Molly has been
blooded, & has taken some things that have done her
Great good, her Eyes are better then they Ever have
been since you {^^she} came home, & I am in hopes in a fair way to
be quite well. I have a thousand things to say to you
that cannot so properly be said in a Letter, but wish in

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y^r next you would give me directions, w^t I am to Pay before
I leave this place, w^t wine you would have brought down
the port is gone, so send word w^t quantity you would have
& if from Clairs. I have wrote to M^r Butler as you order
& is every respect, endeavour to act as may be agreeable to
for I have not thought or wish but your self, & am w^th the
truest aff: & Love my Dearest Life’s most intirely
& faithfully
JM

Brookstreet June y^e 12^th 1729
here is a bill come in from the apothecary
for Alex’s & y^e cook sickniss of 4. 4. 0 I desire
you would send me word if you will par it for them, or
only in Part. The man is poor & wants the money
the medices alex, had come to abou half, the sum.

My Dear Madan
The Day y^r Letter came I had passed
at Kensington w^th Lady S. upon my return home the first
refreshment I had, was your Dear remembrance of me,
I was very much obliged by it, & hoped before now I might
possibly have had y^e same happiness repeated, but I find
you stand upon Ceremonies, & will not have me too much
Indebted to you, for my part, I am not so cautious, but
have profusely squandered my Heart, w^th all its wishes, &
Desires upon you, nor have I any security for the payment,
but I will not say y^t, since my Dependence is on y^r Honour
& goodness, Beside the Interest of y^r Heart for mine is w^t
I reckon at 20 p^rCent, so y^t upon second thoughts I
have not made an Ill Bargain –
you cannot imagine how melancholy a Life I Lead, not how
uneasy I am in this absence from you, & confinement to
this disagreeable Town, be so good to consider me, & hasten
my release as much as possible. Martin sends you his
Duty & a kiss, he is very well & good. Molly has been
blooded, & has taken some things that have done her
Great good, her Eyes are better then they Ever have
been since you {^^she} came home, & I am in hopes in a fair way to
be quite well. I have a thousand things to say to you
that cannot so properly be said in a Letter, but wish in

[f.109v]

y^r next you would give me directions, w^t I am to Pay before
I leave this place, w^t wine you would have brought down
the port is gone, so send word w^t quantity you would have
& if from Clairs. I have wrote to M^r Butler as you order
& is every respect, endeavour to act as may be agreeable to
for I have not thought or wish but your self, & am w^th the
truest aff[ectionate]: & Love my Dearest Life’s most entirely
& faithfully
JM

Brookstreet June y^e 12^th 1729
here is a bill come in from the apothecary
for Alex’s & y^e cook sickness of 4. 4. 0 I desire
you would send me word if you will par it for them, or
only in Part. The man is poor & wants the money
the medicines Alex, had come to about half, the sum.