| Description | (Transcript by William Cheshire. This document may formerly have been folded up with the letter above.)
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Soho July 18. 1802
Dear Sir
It is doubly unpleasant to me to answer your Letter of yesterday.
1st Because it is painful & injurious to my Complaint & contrary to the recent Orders of the Drs to write at all.
2dly Because it is not in my Power to comply with your Request without deranging the Plan I am now carrying into Execution of providing a considerable Sum for a specific & necessary Purpose & in other Respects winding up Property into a solid Form, which I find I cannot do without losing Money & some Friends I have endeavour'd to serve
Wishing you Prosperity in all your Undertakings I remain Dr Sir
yr faithful & obt Servt
(Signd) M Boulton
John Scale Esqr |