Tho’Though I have little time, I cannot suffer
this post to go withtwithout acknowledging three
of your most agreeable Epistles, poetry,
Royal Oak &and all, &and telling you at yethe some
time that the two Letters inclosedenclosed in
your last came safe to hand, &and were ac-
cordingly forwarded. I have likewise,
dear Sir, the Pleasure to tell you, that
tho’though the Ship, in which our worthy
Friend Mr Bowdler’s Remarks, were
sent, was stranded in the late terrible
Storm, yet luckily the packet being in
the Mate’s Chest, who is of Mr Innes’s
Flock, is happily preserved, &and safely
delivered into Mr Innes’s Hands, qowho
will, in due time, as desired, forward
them by the first safe Conveyance
to you Sir.

I send here inclosedenclosed Lady Gallo-
way’s Rectsreceipts, which you will please
to deliver to her Ladyship with my
best Respects, I cannot help feeling
for you, Sir, in being teizedteased with the
too great Frequency of her Ladyship’s
Visits. She has her Virtues &and Fail-
ings too, &and so, God knows, we have all,
some more some less. Her Ladyship I
believe means well, &and has sterling
Loyalty, which in my estimation ^is a great Virtue 2098 (2098)
Sister Smith desires to be kindly
remembered to yourself &and good Mrs
Forbes, with the good Wishes suita-
ble to the Season, in which she is
most sincerely &and heartily joined by my
Wife &and self. We have heard of no
Delivery yet at Burnhall. May God
grant an happy One! No, no; George
will never fill with like Honor his
Father’s &and Grandfather’s Bonnet. He
wants the Sentiment.

We beg our best Respects, with kind-
est best Wishes to the worthy Gask,
when you write.

The Family of Bath were all
well, when we heard last, as we
hope dear Tommy is; to whom you
will be so good as to make our af-
fectionate Regards acceptable.

Mr Keith &and Sister send their Com-
plimtscompliments. The former purposes to
write you very soon.

I am highly pleased with the
Royal-Oak Institution. May
Good come of it! Commending
you heartily, Dear Sir, to God &and
his Keeping,