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 LETTERS OF PETER WENTWORTII, iSl to Coll. Sehvine if he can raise the mony. Frank Godfrey is to sell for the same sum to Coll. Dunn who it seems pretents to sell out of Pique that Britain and Sutton has their com- mission of Brigadeer antedated to his, and it has been decided that it shall stand good against him.

Old regiments become now the fashion to be sold makes Coll. Cornwell very fond of buying one, and has said often to me he wish't you wou'd talk with him in earness about selling yours to him as you did in jest when here in England, for he had rather have yours then any Regiment in the Servace, and wou'd give what any body wou'd give.

I don't hear there's any alteration in the resolutions con- cerning you, I am told of it by every but I still say I know nothing.

London, March 6, 171 1. Dear Brother,

Last post I writ you word that Duke Desney told me that he cou'd assure me if I did not know it, that the letters of revocation was gone to Lord Townscnd, and your cre- dentials were sent that week, to you to succeed him. He had been drinking with Mr. St. Johns who told it him, but he bid me take no notice I had it from him. So the next morning I went to Mr. Tilson, and told him what I had heard in the Coffee house, naming no auther ; he said 'twas true and it shou'd have been it that day's Gazett but 'twas forgot, and then gave me two letters from you, one had an Enclosed for the Duke of Argile, and 'tother a Draught of what alteration you would have Mr. Bromley in the design of your house if the prise wou'd not rise by it. I went with the letter and Mr. Cope a Sunday morning to the Duke of Argile, he was at home but he had order'd to see no company, so I left our names and your letter, thinking I shou'd see him in the Chappel at noon ; but he not being there I knew where I shou'd find him in the evening at Wills Coffee house. As soon as ever he saw Coll. Cope and I, he came up to us, and made a civill excuse that he did not see us in the morning,

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