26 Mr. Faraday on the 



Whitchurch May 8th ( T 8oo) 

 Dear Sir 



The singularity of my situation will apologise when you understand that 

 circumstanced as I am there is no one within the circle of my friends, your self 

 excepted, that I can apply to who have the power, and will to serve, and who 

 I believe place some confidence in me. Six months ago I purchased the 

 Buxton Theatre for 350^ to be paid at 4 seperate Times, the first Hundred is 

 long since paid, the second is now due, ninety of which I have, but owing to 

 the bad success in this Town I am a little embarrasd to raise the other ten, 

 woud you have the goodness to draw me a bill for Ten Pounds at 2 months 

 and I will remit a Bank note to the amount before it becomes due — My Wife's 

 Uncle Capn Henworthy has left us 200^ but 'tis not to be paid till twelve 

 months after his decease and while the grass grows &c. &c. I open the Buxton 

 Theatre the second week in June when I shoud be happy to see you — If this 

 little accommodation meets your approbation the favor of an immediate line will 

 oblige, at any rate I hope you will not be offended and that nevertheless I may 

 subscribe myself as usual Your Obliged Friend 



and humble Serv 1 - 



S. W. RYLEY. 



Five guineas I already am indebted to your goodness, I woud have paid 

 it more than once, had I been fortunate enough to meet with you at home. 



Buxton May 25th (1800) 

 Dear Sir 



Yours including a Draft value iq£ I received, which ought to have been 

 immediately acknowledged, the hurry of removing must plead my excuse — from 

 my soul\ thank you, and hope soon to return it with more gratitude than I shall 

 attempt to express. I open this Theatre on the 17th of June, at present we 

 are busy enlarging the Stage, make the Pit into Boxes, and what appears 

 rather a paradox, throwing the Pit into the GalT the Box price 4/- Pit 2/6 

 altogether I hope 'twill more than repay our expense. I am sorry we shall not 

 see you here, the green drake will be on about the 4th of June and surely 'tis 

 a most romantic country, the Artist, the naturalist, and the zebedean I should 

 think, might here spend a week without Ennui. Mr. Banks' share of the 

 Manchester &c. Theatres, is to be disposed of. you will wonder at my presump- 

 tion, I have become a candidate, and the second on the list — he asks ^1500 — 

 and will accomodate with time provided he has security — The Manchester 

 Theatre woud doubtless be a fortune to any person of liberality who had spent 

 enough to engage such performers as the Town desires, I think I am the person, 

 and if Banks is at liberty to give me the refusal, I shall endeavour to find 

 friends to support me, tho', at present, they are to seek. I believe I am not 

 at liberty to make the above terms publick altho my anxiety to accomplish so 

 desirable events leads me to trouble you with my concerns. Since I have seen 

 you my family is increased, a little ring taild Monkey, and a Parrot, form our 



