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the chalk-pit. On Tuesday I brought my artist (at the 

 desire of a gentleman who was visiting there) to Lord 

 Clanricarde's at Warnford, that he might take a drawing 

 of an old building in his lordship's garden, now a barn; 

 it is a curious piece of antiquity little known, and will 

 prove an agreeable surprize to many as I am sure it 

 was to me, who never heard the least of the matter 

 before. 



Brother Thomas can by no means yet bring his matters 

 to a conclusion; he is lowering his stock, and preparing 

 to retire; and will hereafter probably spend part of his 

 time at Fyfield, as he is building there. He has just 

 carried his daughter Molly down to Lyndon. Brother 

 Henry has just had the measles in his house : twelve young 

 people went through that distemper, and all are well 

 recovered: his £150 pupil was to have been with him at 

 midsummer, but has been kept away by the above- 

 mentioned disorder. Mr. Halliday is with him yet, but 

 may probably go at Xmass. There is some reason to fear 

 that that young gentleman's father may be taken by the 

 American privateers in his passage home from Antigua. 



Mulso has just got a second living near Winton; the 



name of it is Easton, it is worth £250 per annum. Our 



S*^foin was finely made ; then we had a dripping time that 



spoiled much clover, and some meadow-hay; and for the 



last fortnight in July we had glorious weather to finish 



off the meadow : now harvest is beginning, and the weather 



dripping. Mr. and Mrs. Mulso join in respects. I saw one 



swift yesterday. At present I cannot say when I shall 



be at liberty to wait on you and my Sister ; but you may 



be assured that I wish to have it in my power to see 



Blackburn. 



I conclude y*" affectionate Brother, 



Gil. White. 



