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arrived when it was the Divine will, he should be Reinstated in the Govern- 

 ment of his Kingdom. — Vide Spelmans Life of Alfred. 



Yours most truly, 



Wm. martin. 



June 13th 1806 



Leigh Philips, Esq. 

 fMayfield, 

 I near 



^ Manchester. 



P.S. 



As I shall remove a little way out of London very soon, you will please to 

 direct your answer to This, to me at Mr. Betts, Dean Street, Soho. I hope 

 this will find you, Mrs. & Miss Philips arrived safe at Mayfield and that there 

 was no Impediment to their seeing Frogmore which I am certain would greatly 

 entertain them — you will please not to forget me In case that matter remains 

 vacant at your library. 



The following letter seems to indicate that Mr. Philips 

 was interested in the establishment of a " Hospital Sunday " 

 for the benefit of the Infirmary. The letter is not without 

 interest in connection with the Moravian settlement, origin- 

 ally established at Fairfield about 1775 : — 



Sir 



Through Mr. Eadon I am favoured with a notification of the wishes of the 

 board of the Manchester Infirmary &c. that a sermon may be preached in our 

 chapel the Sunday preceding Easter & beg leave to say in answer, that it will 

 give me & our people generally much pleasure to promote in this or any other 

 way the interests of these valuable Institutions & tho' from the smallness & 

 character of our congregation, being chiefly poor people, our ability is very 

 limited, it will not I hope on this account be a less acceptable offering. — I am 

 respectfully 



Sir 



Your faithful servant 



CHRISTIAN GOTTHELF IKE 

 Minister of Fairfield Congr". 

 Fairfield, Febry- 10th 



The writer of the following letters was also one of the 

 most illustrious members of the Society, Dr. William Henry 

 (who was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the year 

 in which the letter was written) the father of Dr. William 

 Charles Henry, whose name is still included in our list of 



