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 it can not be pry vet thear, becaus Lord Garsy and Mrs. Varnum both corns in the somcr thear, and we meet hear at Whithall Chapell; Varnum and her daughter setts in the saime pew with me, the other has both his wife and self

forgott me, I beleiv thears not a thought in my hart

that I would hyde from the Darling of my eyse as you are to, Dearest creature, Your moste infinit affectionate mother.

Mis Overkirk was marrycd to Lord Bellemount

last Sunday at St. Martains church.

February 27, 1706.

Mr. Elleson tells me Twittingham loocks charmingly; I esely beleiv him for I thought it did soe when I left it ; and I shall be glad alsoe for poor Fubs, for hear I am in a great fright whenever she is out of sight, and espetially if a dog happens to be shott, then I am out of my witts tell I see her. She is a prety senceble creeture, but I fear has forgott all her tricks, for I cannot practiss her. Pug never was soe deverting and buitefuH as now. In my last I told you that Lord Huntington wis dead, I wish you had his sister, she is young and handsom ; she had left her by her father ten thousand pound, and six hundred a year by sum relation I ■ thinck her grandmother, and now by the death of her brother six hundred a year more. My sister Bathurst I hard it from ; I beleiv her husband can tell you the saim, I wish you had her insteed of Cosin Wentworth

One of Fubsis puppys the Duke of Boffoud has got, and designs to put him out to learn all tricks.

February 29, 1 706. My dearest dear and best child, — a thousan thancks to you for yours of the 28 of this instent,* short as it was, it was most hartely welcom, if but one lyne its much better then none. I

dates, so that a letter dated by him as written on the 28th would be written on the 17th according to the old style, which was not changed in England until 1752.
 * Lord Raby had adopted, while at Berlin, the new style of writing

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