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My humble duty to yourſelves: and I beg the favour of you to give my kind love to my brothers and ſiſters, and remember me to all my friends and acquaintance: which is at preſent all from

Your very dutiful and obedient Son.

CHARLE; GOODENOUGH.

A Letter of Excuſe to Father or Mother.

Honoured Sir, or Mother,

I AM informed, and it gives me a great concern, that you have heard an p re of me, which I ſuppoſe, was raiſed by some of my ſchool fellows, who either envy my happineſs or by aggravating my faults, would be thought to le m ſs criminal themſelves; enough own have heen a little too remiſs in ſchool buſin ſs and am now ſenſible I have not, in ſome meaſure, my time and credit thereby; but, by my future diligence I hope ſoon o recover both and o convince you that I pay a ſtrict regard to all your commares, which I am bound to, as well in gratitude as duty, and hope I ſhall over have leave, with great truth, to ſubſcribe myſelf,

Your utmoſt dutiful Son.

WILLIAM COLLINS.

From a young Apprentice to his father to let him know how he likes his place, and goes on.

Honoured sir,

Know it will be a great ſatisfaction to you and my dear mother, to hear that I go on very happily in my bufin I, and my maſter ſeeing my cili- g nce, put me forward and encourages me in ſuch a manner that I have great delight in it, and hope I ſhall