Yours ✝ of the 26th march came to hand
last day but nonnone of the presents you
was soeso good as to send me and otheresothers
at the same tymetime they and I has as
much reason to retournreturn you thanks as
thothough they had come safe, I am realyreally
uneassieuneasy to have miss’dmissed any thinganything would
be worth your sending on acountaccount of the
subject and the giver, pray when a
favourable opertunityopportunity offers let me hear
from you with ane acountaccount of the wor-
thy family you are in and all other
good freindsfriends, qchwhich will be very agree-
able and refreshing let me know
what is come of Mr Ratry and mind
me to his lady, all your aqauntan-
cesacquaintances in this part of the world are in
good health thothough deprived of their
arms as they will be shortly of their
cloathsclothes2 the Xletter you wrotwrote me offof make noise
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noise here as well as els whereelsewhere qchwhich
gives me no pain for truth will suportsupport
it selfitself in spitspite of malice I fanciefancy the
authoreauthor is not much to be envied qchwhich
lays out of my way to enquirenquire Mrs
MacDonald who is the honest old
woman you saw her is wery well
who desires to be remembered to
lady Bruce &c:etc. &c:etc: &c:etc: receivreceive in-
closedenclosed the picepiece✝ lethereleather you wrottwrote
for some tymetime agoeago qchwhich on my ho-
nour is the reallreal peicepiece you wanted
I am with the greatest esteem