| Description | Tottenham, Thursday evening.
Dear Sir,
I am now entirely without the pleasure of your letters, but hope to be so lucky as to have one by the return of James, whom I have sent to town on purpose. I have call’d on several shops on the City side with the new steel button, and, tho’ generally admired, they are all timorous of ordering till they see some of them in use, on account of the price, tho’ I have not exceeded in the demand more than £7 per double gross. I have hitherto forbore Cannon Street on account that Gimblett is still lurking about in that quarter; but his stay is but to the end of the week (as I am inform’d), so that I shall defer those visits till his departure and in the mean time try what acceptance it meets at the Court end. I did put it in Mr. Jefferys’ hand, but his hurry was so great as not to be able to give me his oppinion; but shall see him soon again.
Inclos’d you have Mr. Mavit’s order, which is not so great as was imagined; they are for Mr. Ippoliti of Venice, the gentleman that Mr. D— serves, [and] him I intended writing to. I knew it to be him by the figures on the drawing; and they then shew’d me his letter, desiring we would be upon honnour, and that we might depend on all their orders in that branch, as likewise many other particulars.
We saw last Monday the exhibition of pictures, which are exceeding grand; in the evening we were entertain’d with the coronation, and on Tuesday we had the pleasure of seeing their Majesties in St. James’ Park; but unfortunately on our return to Tottenham we found our little girl very poorly on account of her teeth, but is getting better.
I have only time to assure you of my wife and sister’s best respects to you and yours, and they beg a tender of their compliments likewise to Mr. and Mrs. Hector and all enquiring friends. I remain, most sincerely, dear sir, your affectionate friend and servant,
Jno. Fothergill
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