I could not deprive myself the pleasure of conveying these few lines to you by my friend Mr. Dagge, he means to see you, and has been so Obliging to promis he would give this letter to you; I told him the journey he was about to take, I almost envyed, as I should be happy to see you once more; Your friends hear have been flattering themselves with the pleasing expectation of seeing you once more among them on the return of pice; And altho they have been disappointed in that pleasure, are still loth to relinquish the pleasing thoughts and live in expectation of that indulgence at some future period. I shall be happy to hear from you, and that you are in health. My Dear Betsey desires to be kindly rememberd to you, her health is much as usual; my Eldest son is well, I bring him up to my Profession he has great Abilities. My youngest son (your God son) I have at school, what will be his lot in life is not yet determined he is in health and upon the whole, they are promising Boys. Mr. and Mrs. Aufrere of Chelsea have ever retained you in thier good wishes and esteem, and desired when I last saw them, that whenever I wrote to you their names might be mentioned they are worthy people, and I have the greatest esteem for them. My Eldest son desires to be remembred to your grandson, his old Schoolmate, and flatters himself with the pleasure of seeing him in Paris in a year or two more, my compliments likewise to him. and be assured I am, with the greatest respect and esteem Dear Sor Your Obliged and Obedient Humble Servant