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of his fever ; and sincerely wish the medicines he is taking 

 may have their effect. Many thanks for your kind letter, 

 which was opened at Mr. Etty's, where we all admired the 

 neatness of your hand, and the propriety of your words ; and 

 agreed all that you were a very nice maiden. 



Pray write again soon, and let me hear, if it please God, 

 that your father is quite recovered. 



Mrs. Etty was this morning at Hartley, and paid a visit 

 to Mrs. Wilmot. Mr. E. and I made an evening visit about 

 a week ago. Mrs. W. seems to be an accomplished woman ; 

 and had, I imagine, a large landed fortune. There is a large 

 young family ; two boys at school ; Miss W. a young lady in 

 person not unlike yourself; and three little Missisipies all 

 in a row. They buryed a daughter about a year ago who 

 was near grown to woman's estate. We have had vast rains 

 lately. j ^j^ yom- affectionate Uncle, 



Rain. Gil. White. 



Deer. 2, 1-40. 

 „ 3, -60. 



Pray tell my brother Ben. that I wish he would send me 

 down Harmer's ' Observations on the usages and customs of 

 the East,' and a small pocket-clasped almanack. 



To Miss White. Seleburne, Dec. 16, 1779. 



Dear Molly, — It will be by no means proper to send you 

 three or four cheeses from hence; because the cargo* at 

 our shop turns out very poor, and mean, without any good 

 flavour, and full of eyes; so that I hardly can pick out 

 a tolerable one for my own table. There is a Randal at 

 Farnham, a cheese-monger of repute; would it be worth 

 while for your father to write to him? 



* This word, in the sense of a parcel conveyed by land, has long become 

 obsolete. Wykehamists, however, still use it of a present in kind from 

 home. 



