| Description | "Mrs. Matthews' recommendation of Mrs. James."
Dear Sir/
Mrs. James the Bearer hereof is the Person I have engaged to be your Housekeeper & I most sincerely hope she will suit you-she appears to me to be just the sort of Character to undertake your Service-& when you call on Mrs. Warren she will give her an undeniable Character I am sure for she has said to me every thing in her favor that I cou'd wish for you.-I write this merely, that you may not be surpriz'd at the appearance of a Stranger.
I beg my Love to Miss Boulton
& am always Dr. Sir
Affectionately Yours
C. Matthews
London Decemr. 2d. 1794
She talks of setting off on Monday next
[Added in (?)Boulton's hand on the same sheet:]
Miss Mynd took the charge of the Household Linen Mr. Boulton & Mr M- B-s Cloathes, kept the Keys of the Wine & fetched it up-Locked the Doors at Night-Kept the Accounts-Occasionally went to Market-ordered the Meat on thursday & saw it weighed |