| Description | 'I cannot sufficiently thank you for your very kind letter of ye 8th Inst which not only contains much sound reason but every line is evidently dictated by the spirit of friendship which I shall always retain a gratefull remembrance of.
'Our first ideas of a plan for a Settlement were consonant with yours but Mr Startin urged very much to have the use of my Daughters Money for the purpose of making up his share of Capital & for furnishing a House &c, and my Friend Mr Garbett being inclinable to accommodate him and at the same time to preserve as much as possible such powers to my daughter as might enable her to purchase the good will of the Family she is going into as well as to be some restraint on Mr S future Conduct were the consideration that induced him to agree to the propositions that are the Basis of the Settlement which has been layd before you, & I know Mr Garbett is so much a Man of his word that he cannot secede from any thing he has agreed to but at the same time I believe Mr S is so acute a Bargin maker that I am of opinion he will fly from that agreemt & in that case I am sure Mr G will withdraw and consider himself absolved from all propositions & agreemts & thereby everything must be begun again & I think it probable that the 2 Young Parties will cut the matter short & then what can be done.
'I am redy & willing to pay my Daughter such part of her fortune as is in my hands provided a proper Settlement is made but if Mr Startin should refuse to do the one & I in consequence should refuse to do the other, Qr if the Lord Chancellor can enforce a reasonable Settlement in case my daughter should say to him that she is resolved to give her fortune to Mr Startin without any reserve to her own brother in case of her death without issue.' |