Thomas Digges to William Temple Franklin (unpublished)

Dr. Sir

London 20 Decr 1779

Having accomplishd your order for the maps, & which I can assure you cost me no little trouble in the collection, they being by so many authors, some of old standing, & most of them in different Shops, I am going this day to the custom House with them in order to get them on board the first Dutch Ship which sails to Amsterdam. This will be inclosd in the box, which I direct according to your order to Messrs Fizeau Grand & Co.; & I shall annex on the price to each map on the other side & hereafter send you a regular bill thereof by some safe conveyance. I shall take my riembursement as you desire by placing it to the Docrs. accot. I have not been able to get the peice of musick you desire, nor the Book calld the Gentleman’s accomptant; this cannot be bought in the shops, but a Gentn. promises me to give me one, & which I hope to forward together with the musick by a Mr. K—x who was with you about two or three months ago. When you receive all these things pray give me a line—to the direction which the Doctor last wrote me under by post, & a common single letter (wch need not be sign’d) will come very safe. I shall be very happy to render you any services in my power & I hope you will command them I am very truly & sincere’y Yours &ca &ca

T. D—

under the same box with yr maps I have put two Books written by the Rev’d. David Williams. They are a present from the author to the Doctor
Copy of Mr. B: T: Franklins Order Nov 9. 1779.
Maps
County of Cornwall in 10 or 12 sheets by T. Martin (this is out of
print). . . .
Devonshire. . . .12 sheets by Down. . . .£ 2.2.0
Somerset in several sheets. (not to be had) yet unfinished—
Glocester six sheets by Taylor . . . . . . . 1.5.0
Weltshire. . . 19 sheets by Andrews. . . . . 2.12.6
Sussex. . . . .6 sheets . . . . . . . . . . . .10.6
Dorset . . . . .6 sheets by Taylor . . . . . 1.5.0
Hampshire . . . 6 Do. . . . Do. . . . . . . .1.5—
Surry. . . . . .9 sheets by Roque. . . . . . .2.2.0
Kent . . . . .27 sheets by Dury & Andrews . . 3.13.6
Berkshire . . 18 sheets by Rocque. . . . . . .2.12.6
Middlesex . . .4 sheets by Do. . . . . . . . .1.1.0
Oxford . . . . 4 sheets by Jefferys. . . . . .1.1.0
Cumberland . . 6 sheets by Donold. . . . . . .1.11.6
Lancashire. . . . not yet finished. . .
The country 90 miles Round London by Dury . . . . . .10.6
The Environs of London 16 sheets by Rocque. . . . . 2.2.0
England one sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.2.6
Do. . four sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.6.0
Environs of Dublin four sheets by Rocque . . . . . .1.1.0
Plan of Corke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0
Packing case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
Stg. £25.12.0
Porterage, Boat hire, Cocket & Shipping Charges . . 6.6
£25.18.6
Addressed: B. Temple F—k—n Esqr / at Passy near / Paris
Notation: M. T. D. London 20 Decr. 1779.
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