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much satisfaction among such old people as seemed to want it 

 most. Old Dewye and wife are alive, but almost childish 

 and old George Tanner ; but he has been confined to his bed 

 for three months. Charles Etty did not come home in his 

 own ship (in which he was second mate), because, it was said, 

 he broke his leg at Madras the very evening before the 

 ship was to have sailed. Poor dear Caroline Bingham was a 

 most amiable girl, and a fine figure ; but she dyed suddenly 

 as soon as she left this place, to the great sorrow of her 

 parents ! They have several more children. 



Dr. Chandler is in London settling the concerns of his 

 brother; he was a clergyman in Surrey, and has left a 

 daughter grown up. Mrs. Chandler looks a little as if she 

 intended to encrease her family not long hence. The death 

 of my good friend Mr. Mulso is a sad loss to his children ; 

 where his daughters are to live we have not heard. My bro- 

 ther Benj., we hear, begins to think seriously of relinquishing 

 his business to his sons ; and meditates a retreat into Hants 

 for the remainder of his life, intending to leave S. Lambeth. 

 Perhaps he may settle at Marelands *, a beautiful seat between 

 Alton and Farnham, late the residence of Mr. Sainesbury, 

 uncle to Mrs. Edmund White, and agent to Lord Stawell, L d 

 Salisbury, the Marquis of Downshire, &c. &c. This gent, 

 dropped suddenly out of his chair and was dead in a moment 

 on the eve of his birthday, while his wife was preparing an 

 elegant entertainment for his friends the day following. Mr. 

 S. was a man of an excellent character, and beloved by every- 

 body. Mr. Clement, very fortunately, is to succeed his friend 

 in his agencies for Lord Stawell and Mr. Beckford; these 

 employs will make a very handsome addition to Mr. Clement's 

 income, and will give him credit and reputation in the neigh- 

 bourhood. Mrs. J. White begs to join in best respects to all 

 your family and to friends at Whitwell and Stamford. 



I remain v r loving uncle, 



GIL. WHITE. 



* [Benjamin White died at Marelands, in the C9th year of his age. 

 He was buried at Selborne, March 15, 1794. T. B.] 



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