It was not till yesterday that I received your very obliging Letter of the 29th of June last. It gave my Grandfather and self very great Pleasure to hear that you and Mrs. Hyde were still living and in Good-Health. I say still living, for I had heard the contrary, and began to believe it, as I did not hear from you, tho’ I think I have wrote you once or twice since my arrival in France; but probably my Letters or your answers have miscarried.

I am very sensible of Mr. Small’s good Opinion of me, and the more so, as by the favourable manner in which he was pleased to speak of me to you, it has been the means of my hearing of the Welfare of those I sincerely love and esteem.

I pity exceedingly the Situation of my old Friend Sandy, pray, when you write to him remember me affectionately to him. Tell him I still preserve the Ivory Memorandum Book he gave me as a token of his friendship. I request likewise that my affectionate Respects may be presented to Miss Marcy, that was, and whose present Name I am not acquainted with. You gave me Pleasure in informing me that Mrs. Thackwell enjoy’d her Health. The Death of her Husband, I should imagine no loss to her, as he was, I believe, much addicted to Drinking and consequently to Idleness—and she a very industrious Woman. If you should chance to see her again, I beg you would express to her my Sense of her Care and Kindness in former Days.

We had heard by Mr. Wharton of S. Johnsons rise in the Navy. The disaster that has befel his mother has affected us much. According to your desire and my own Feelings I represented her Situation to my Grandfather, who sends her inclosed a Bill of Exchange on Mr. Louis Teissier, Merchant Old Broad Street, London, for ten Guineas, payable at Sight. You will please to deliver it to her. I shall in my first Letter to my Cousin (and her Nephew) Jonathan Williams, mention her Distress to him, who I doubt not, will do every thing in his Power to alleviate her.

Permit me in addition to the Requests I have already troubled you with, to desire you will present my respectful Compliments to Mr. Small and deliver him the inclosed Copy of a Letter, which my Grandfather has just received from the Secretary of the Royal Medical Society. It is relative to a Paper of Mr. Small’s writing which has been translated into French and sent to that Body. Inform Mr. Small likewise that my Grandfather sent Miss Shipley some time past, a Paper of his own writing, on the Gout; and requested that Lady to send it to Mr. Small when she has read it. But she has lately wrote to my Grandfather that she cannot find out where Mr. Small lives. If therefore Mr. Small will apply to this young Lady (who is a Daughter of the Bishop of St. Asaph) he will obtain the paper in question.

Excuse the Trouble I have been enboldened by past Favours to give you, and believe me with the sincerest Esteem and affection Yours etc. My Grandfather joins me in affectionate Respects to you and Mrs. Hyde. Please likewise to make mine to Mr. Smith and his Lady.

Fanny’s Remembrance of me gives me Pleasure, and I beg you will tell her so.

My Grandfather would be glad to know Mr. Small’s Direction.