To Alexander Colden
ALS (letterbook draft): Library of Congress
<London, October 7, 1772. Has acknowledged in previous
letters the receipt of bills amounting to £372 10s. and
another of £56 12s. 5½d.; has since received three
totaling £328 2s. 3d., one of Mackie on Molleson and
two of Carr on James Russell, and by the last packet, with Colden’s
letter of September 3, four more: Boylstone on Lane, Son &
Frazer, Hothersall on Frederick Russell, Williams on Boddington, and
Godard on Todd, which add up to £545 0s. 8d. Is glad to
hear that the accounts may be expected by the next packet. Inquires
in a postscript about the advertising for Mrs. Holland; asks for
copies of the printed advertisements, and Colden’s affidavit stating
whether or not they have elicited any knowledge of her
whereabouts.>
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