1790 09 06 : William DOBSON's letter from London

Update on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 12:00AM by Petra Mitchinson

06 Sep 1790. WILLIAM DOBSON’S LETTER FROM LONDON. Bundle 62, Doc 30. 37 cm x 23 cm, folded in half to make four pages. Third page blank. Red wax seal with tears where it was torn open. Mr. Wm. DOBSON 6th Sepr. 1790 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. OLDMAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ London 6th. Sepr. 1790 Dear Sir / The inclosed which I leave open for your perusal you will be so kind as put a Wafer in & direct in such manner as to find its road whither it is intended – I am not sure whether I am right in the Name – if not you will correct it – That the Puppy alluded to is to come by HOLMES from NewCastle Mr. BRISCOE has I presume alreaday informd you in a Line I wrote to him from Lynn – It is directed to you at Mr. BUCHANANs – Youll be so kind as pay HOLMES & forward it by the Carrier to Kirby immediately with directions to feed it on the road – If in the interval of its getting from one Carrier to the other there is any delay of a Week please to get it to Edenhall & my sister will take Care of it – Not knowing that I shoud have met this at Lynn I had, you know, speculated upon the Creation of some Puppies at Hutton, which I find has been only Speculation; a disappointment which I am not now sorry for as it supersedes no little trouble in contriving their disposal; the little I am giving you at present you will I am sure undertake without my apologies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am, you will perceive, at length again landed in this Capital but where I shall not perhaps feel myself very much settled untill towards November, as I talk of being induced to make some excursions from it but perhaps I only talk about it; at present I can hardly tell as I have only been here these three days & have therefore not had Time enough to turn myself round. I find myself infinitely better than when I left Cumberland a Circumstance not a little I believe effected by the continued exercise of the Journey & look forward to the approach of Winter in London with more Pleasure & less of personal Apprehension than when I took my Leave of you in the North. You are a married man now & forget perhaps how much of Comfort there hangs upon this Reflection to a poor miserable Bachelor who has nobody to look after him – Well – it cannot be help’d – The Lord’s will be done’. ––– I hope Mrs. OLDMAN is well my best Comps. & wishes attend you & her & say that I beg to be rememberd in her Prayers – When you meet you meet your Brother COOPER at Penrith you will not neglect to remember me to him in the most acceptable manner I am indebted to him for some hours of Chit Chat as well as several Civilities – I think I was commissioned by him to enquire about a dissected mass of the Globe – Tell him I will not forget to ask about it – The Bellman tells me I must seal my Letter & leaves me only just Time enough to say that I am with every good Wish yours [initialed] W D –––––