84 KILLIGREW MANUSCRIPTS. 



By the Last Post I had a Letter Duble from M'^ Walmsley, 

 to whome I now Answer, that for the future, if he Delivers any 

 letters to you for me you have a Method of Sending them Post 

 free. M" Bowne being moved shall be glad to know what right 

 she may have to Eemove the Signe Post, If She hath or does 

 so ; and if left, whether sound and of substance to carry a 

 Valuable Signe, and as High placed as the Wall of the house 

 will bear. 



I must also pray you will remind me again about Tinships, 

 viz* as to the preferable, and the probable time of their being 

 up w**" the Christmas Coynage Tin : 



The tenant tells me that I may Count on his being 

 Compleatly ready for the Voyage by the Middle of February." 

 (In M.K.'s own and small hand.) 



"By y* way, have you yet got a Clerke : You see by this 

 Letter I have got a Second, present business requiring two, This 

 in merrym* 

 St. James's, Yours, 



24*'> Dec, 1737. Maet: Killigrew." 



"M'Ab'-Hall. 



Since my last of the 24*^ past, I have yours of the 29*'' of 

 the same and 12*^ Curr* W*'' M'^ Col*' Pye's Ex» of the 10*'' Curr* 

 at thirty Days in your Favour upon the Comiss"" of Salt Duties 

 for Thirty five Pounds fourteen Shillings Endors'd to me, and 

 Value by you paid y* said M'^ Pye : w"'' S*^ Bill is Accepted, 

 and Carry the Amount to your Credit, as if I had rec*^ the 

 Money. The said Bill Imports the old, and out of use here, 

 word SterP w"'' is Amendedly Supplyed by Saying, the Sum of ; 

 w"'' I only Note to you for your Amending your Own Stile. 



I have Deliv"^ y* Draught to M' Merrill for his power to you, 

 w''' you may Expect from him Engrosed and Executed, but as it 

 is to pass (probably) through my hands you will Do well to send 

 me, Between M"^ Merrill and you, The like Articles as you Gave 

 the Lady's on your having their power ; My Niece Merrill came 

 into me the Other Day, making the figure of a Ship under a full 

 Main Sail, She Reckons for Aprill, and when up proposes the 



