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My dear Madam,
I thank you most cordialy for your favour of the 7th, and particularly for your good intentions.
My son went to Worcester on the 8th, and I abscented my self in order [to ] pass over that day without noticing it from others, but it proved in vain: the Sohohites feasted themselves and humbly imitated 1791.
The haunch was as good as ever was eat. We partook of it at Heathfield with a few friends Mr. W. had invited.
If Mr. Brown had return'd soon after finishing the business at the Globe Stairs, I should not have found any inconvenience from his abscence, but now I shall be obliged to go to Cornwall without settleing several accounts, which not only lye heavy on my mind but, for want of settleing them, I am kept of my money, particularly Mr. Hurd's, which is interwoven with one of Williams's, one of the Macclesfield Co., and two or three others. Moreover, I expect Mr. Edwards and Mr. Wilson from Cornwall in two hours, and they come this way to London for no other purpose thean to settle their accounts with M. B. and with B. & Hd.
Mr. Hurd owes me £2500 and promised me 1000 three weeks ago but hath not yet perform'd it. Mr. Monneron hath order'd me to draw upon him £500 per week at short dates and to continue to do so so long as he can dispose of the coin, which he has a great demand for, but the times are now so horrable in France that I fear I can't get such drafts negotiated.
The wickedness, the madness, the folly, the outrageous conduct of the French deserves severe punishment, and from this time I declare war against my self, at least the Jacobines. As they have taken the crown from the head of the king, I hope to see the office of king put into commission untill another king be appointed and annointed, or the late one restored; and I hereby appoint all the crown heads of Europe (except the Russian bear) commissioners to hold the said office untill the heads of the Jacobines are taken off and peace, order, perminent goverment, and wholesome laws prevail over the present anarchy that reigns in Paris.
I suppose Mr. Watt and I shall set out about next Tuesday, stay three or four days in London, and then go to Cornwall. I own I don't like the journey, fearing it may overset me.
I shall accept your invitation if it for no other reason than that of seeing as much of you as possible dureing my short stay in town.
Adieu, my dear madam. I remain ever yours most affectionately,
M. Boulton
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