The Prosecution Of My History

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From Messieurs Goslings account down to the first of April, I find that only ￡350 had on that day been remitted to them and that consequently there remains a very large arrear of the last years rents from Buriton. The regular pay-day, the 1st of December which I was desirous to Establish in England becomes still more indispensable while I am abroad, as the distance and the delay of intelligence makes me wish to know beforehand, and with certainty to what amount, at Tag Heuer Replica Watches any given period I may draw upon my banker. But I flatter myself that before this time the balance is completely settled. Should any deficiency still remain, I must beg you would extort and remit it before the 20th of June, and in the fixing that day I have very special and very urgent reasons.

Since my departure I hope that neither man nor the Elements have offended my property that my barns are untouched by fire, and that no delapidations require any deductions from my very humble rent-roll. May I not even suppose that your friendly and discerning ...
... industry has discovered some drops of water that may help to swell the annual rivulet; are all my woods and woodlings exhausted will not the first that were cut, (eleven years ago) be soon ripe in the style of underwood; have I no old house to sell no cottage to renew. I am now engaged in the first expences of arrangement and every trifling supply would at this moment be singularly pleasing. The sale of my College holdings at Petersfield (which would afford a very ample fund) is I much fear impracticable. I calculate that the small one will require its septennial fine at the end of this year, 1784 the great one at the end of the next 1785; the former you had better deduct and pay, and if you will inform yourself of the latter, I will in due time send a draught for Replica Cartier the money. In the midst of this conversation you will be surprised to hear me talk of purchasing Lee's farm. But the sale of my Bucks estate will soon furnish the means, Lord Sheffield insists on the measure: and if it will come reasonable I feel the use and propriety of the conquest. I wish you would correspond not with me but with him on the subject. Will you never gratify him with a visit to Sheffield place He is now released from the cares both of army and parliament; but I much doubt whether he is perfectly sensible of his own happiness. For my part I do assure you that I have a very quick and rational feeling of my own.

Though, for obvious reasons the violent death of my seat at Lymington has been a disappointment and a loss to me, yet at any price I am rejoiced that I have broke my chain. The tranquil pleasures of this place want no contrast, but what a contrast when I compare my pure and comfortable evenings, with the noise, the heat the anxiety of that midnight brothel. Of politics I have scarce an idea left, but I am sure that it would be an advantage to the Country, if either Pitt or Fox30 (I respect them both) was to break his neck. At the end of twenty years I found Lausanne altered, but I think improved which is a good sign both for them and for me. My books are arrived, my mornings are spent in Study and you will not be sorry to hear that I have vigorously resumed the prosecution of my history.