Being at Derby on a visit I receive here your kind letter of Aug. 18, which your Grandson left at my House, Pimlico, and my Servant sent after me. I should be glad to see him and shew him that Respect every one related to you has a right to claim from me. The best News in your letter to me is that your malady is tolerable and I wish it may never be long otherwise. I claim a share in whatever relates to your Person, your kindnesses to me and mine have made me happy in the midst of a sad set of Circumstances which are now over. We send every year a Vessel still to Labradore to carry Provisions and Cloathing to our people settled on 3 Different Parts of the Coast, the Country being as yet utterly incapable of Cultivation. Our great concern last Year was, that some English settled on a Fishing Plan more to the South, had enticed some hundred of the Eskimaux to go and visit them, to the great Loss of their time and damage to their beginning mo[r]al good behaviour, and hindrance in their providing by fishing and hunting   it Either food by that Loss of Time at the English Settlements, and I have reason to fear many of them have perished by famine on that occasion. Another bad thing in these courses is that they get Fire arms from those English and take it ill of us that we will never put arms into their hands, of no real use to them.

I sent this in a Frank to your Grandson and hope it will find him in Town. I beg my Compliments at Passy and am Dear old Friend your most obliged and most obedient and affectionate