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he told me and I went to Stanjan and when I found 



the truth of the matter G had kept my money in 



his hands and had never paid Stanjan he had been 

 along with me once for a letter in order for his character 

 to give him one but I told him I could not give him a 



good one so I would not write at all G is a very 



great drunkard cant keep a penny in his pocket a sad 

 notorious lyar if you send him upon an errand a mile 

 or two from Uppingham he will get drunk stay all day 

 and never come home while the middle of the night or 

 such time as he knows his master is in bed he can nor 

 will not keep any secret neither hath he so much wit 

 as other people for the fellow is half a fool for if you 

 would have business done with expedition if he once 

 gets out of the town or sight of you you shall see 

 him no more while the next morning he serves me 

 so and so you must expect the same if you hire him I 

 use you just as I would be used myself if I desired a 

 character of you of a servant that I had designed 

 to hire of yours as to let you know the truth of every 



thing about him. 



I am Sir 



Your most humble servant to command 



#M* Jfc. M. jfe 

 "VY" "A" "TV" *F 



P.S. — He takes good care of his horses with good 

 looking after him as to the dressing e'm but if you 

 dont take care he will fill the manger full of corn 

 so that he will cloy the horses and ruin the whole 

 stable of horses. 



Great Addington June the 28th 1734. 



