Your Favor I received, acquainting Me that You had Purchased & sent, the Pomatum, by a Mr Hesbrigge, & also yours of the 14th: of Feby: last intimating your not having received an Answer to your first Letter, which You would have done, but I waited the Pomatum’s coming, that I might properly acknowledge it. I own I am much surprised that I have not yet Received it, & can assign no Reason why I have not, if You know the Gentleman You sent it by, & can write to him, I shall return it as a Favor, or if You can inform Me by Letter, where he lives (if he does) in London, I will either write to, or send for him. I have bought You the Books, of the lives of Plutark, & the Cookery Book, but cannot as yet meet with the other’s, hope soon I shall, when they shall be Immediately forwarded to You, I am told they are out of Print. The 27th: of last Januy, I sent in 1 Box, 96 lb of 2 line Dou: Pica, & consigned them to Messrs: Fizeau & Grand, & desired them to forward it to your Good Grand Father. I hope he has Received it safe, & that it met his Approbation, & also that the other Types met the Approbation, of the Gentn. for whom they were. I hope also to have the Pleasure of soon Receiving another Order from him, if it is in his Power to give it Me.

I am very much concerned that I have not succeeded in my endeavors to obtain the Order for Voltaire’s Works, they have purchased I find, Baskervilles Types, by which I am confident they will totally spoil the Elegance of the Work, but there is no Accounting for the Difference in Great Man’s Oppinion. I should have been happy to have Cast the Letter, not so much for the Profit, as the Honor. they might have had Types sufficient from Me, to Print the Works, for nearly as much as they have given for the Foundry, & those, most People will allow, far superior. I have delivered the Box, to Miss Shiply, & have sent a Letter from her to the Dr: which hope he will Receive safe:

I have had the Honor of Dining with the Family which is a very worthy one. My Mother & Mrs Caslon (who I bless God is brought to Bed of a Fine Girl) desire to be kindly remembered to Yourself & good Grand Father, as does every other Friend known to both, & which are known to Me, who is Dear Sir Yours Affectonately