| Description | (Directed to Mr. Matthews’, Green Lettice Lane.)
Dear Friend,
I have yours begun on Sunday and finished on Monday, and am much mortified to see what has passed with Lord Hawkesbury on the delay of copper coin. You surely do right to speak plain truths. I am not without hopes that Mr. Pitt may join Lord Hawkesbury; in that case Lord Camden would approve. I think you should beg Mr. Pitt would manage to allow you twelve months for delivering your specification on coining, or rather prevail on the chancellor not to allow it to be seen by anybody without his permission.
Whatever plan you and Mr. Stevenson determine upon for settling the property of Mrs. Startin in the funds and authorising Mr. Stevenson to receive the dividends, I am sure my son will approve; therefore, pray let the proper writing for the purpose be drawn under you and Mr. Stevenson's eye in London, and then it will be done distinctly.
As to the sword blades, Lord Lansdown has proposed a plan which I will follow, but as I wish you to be free of Mr. Roger Stevenson, it's better for me not to acquaint you with my intentions. I have had another letter from Mr. Stevenson, which shall close my correspondence with him.
Pray present me kindly to Miss Boulton, and my gratefull respects to Mr. Motteux. I shall never forget the obligations I am under to him. I wish you would present respectfull compliments from me to Mr. and Mrs. Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. Watt.
That health and happiness may attend you is the hearty wish of your gratefull and most affectionate friend,
Saml. Garbett
It is very probable you and Mr. Watt would do a great publick good by calling upon Mr. Palmer at the General Post Office. I am sure you would both be much pleased.
Don't forget our friend Carles.
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