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method ; you say the Cramps are putting in, but for want of 

 your Discribing the working the Stones for them, you give me 

 pain for that if you eutt y* proper Oavaties for the Cramps, 

 after the stones are Laid in Morter such working must Loosen 

 the Joynts, never to be repair'd, a matter of the greatest 

 consequence in the Building ; Nor do you say, you pitch the 

 Cramps at laying inn, to prevent rust ; I leave it entirely to your 

 Discreasion the advanceing Money to the Stone Cutters as you see 

 proper, and approve of taking Lead from our Tenant Steel : I 

 have already Charged you in the most Special Mafier and must 

 now repeat it, and shall rely on your Care therein, that there be 

 no Inscription in or about the Pyramid or the whole grove No, 

 not so much as the Date of the Year : Hoping it may remain a 

 beautiful! imbellishm* to the Harbour, Long, Long, after my 

 Desireing to be forgott, as if I had never been. * * 



* * * * * * * As to my 



health, it is without Alteration, as good as Can be Suposed at 

 71, I eafiot say my firmness at the Hour of Death, will exceed 

 that of others in the Like Case, But at present, the thoughts of 

 Leaving the World, are far from being Disagreeable to me, 

 relishing nothing in it : and yet affected with Disagreeable 

 Insidents happening, So that when the time Comes of your 

 hearing of my being released, your friends^ must make you 

 rejoyce at it ; Still with all my resignation I submitt to my 

 Doctor and few friends Solicitation, In going to plow every Day, 

 to Suport, a Wretched Life, that is, at 3 a Clock, I go 3 Miles 

 to Kingsinton Garden ; In Extent 3 Miles round, w°^ I Compass 

 with the help of two restings, At an amuseing Book ; A 

 progression of 9 Miles 6 in a Coach, and 3 on foot ; my 

 Mornings I Dedicate to my friends and business, more then you 

 can Suppose, of other peoples, I still Chearfully undergo. 

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Fryday the 8^^ both families went down to Lainston M'' 

 Merrills House, there to be Marry ed y^ 12*^^ as was proposed and 

 I hope was performed accordingly, tho' as yet I have no advice of 

 it : In proper time you will have Direction from the Col° or me, 

 for your writeing M"" Merrill, an Auckward Country Squire at 

 first Sight, yet upon Examination, Nothing to be objected to his 



