The Letters of Sir Samuel Hellier (1736–1784)

Honour’d Madam.

I have now just time to Acknowledge 
the receival of both your Letters & the Little Girdle came very 
safe. I told you in my Last (which I hope you received) that 
Mr. Blackfield was then here he mention’d Severall 
things to me Amongst the rest Concerning the receiver 
of the rents he seems Quite desireous to have ye 
office & offers to Do it for a meer Trifle I told him 
I did not know what to say to it because he was with 
Mr Harris he told me that he had now intirely done 
with him & that what he did now was for himself 
& not for him & that he was in some hopes you 
would recommend him for he said that you & him were 
on very good Terms Certainly ‘twill be a [feather] 
in his Cap & as he’s Little or no business {...}
I think it would be a Means of getting his {...}
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as Some one must have ye office I think as well he 
as any one he really has acted very much like 
a Gentleman & I assure you if he had not stir’d 
in ye appraizement things had not been so well 
However let whoever have ye office ‘twill not be 
so very agreable & they must be accountable 
for Every farthing so that ‘twill on the whole be 
money hardly evn’d if you would but recommend 
him to ye Dean &c. I should be glad if ‘tis not 
Disagreable to yourself as I hope ‘til not & I’m 
sure he’ll act as he Ought to Do. — 
The goods at London are now appraising & 
Could wish that you was there for no Doubt their — 
will be Strange work I wish I Could be in Town 
with all my heart if I’d your Leave I Could but 
{...} this Distance Cant judge of things so well. 
[I am] glad to see you here & now Expecting
as ye Days are increas’d in {...} roads 
good but I’d not advise you to bring Mrs. 
Hannah if you do Come but a good Servant 
in her Room. Am glad you Like ye Cheese 
if you want anything thats to be had here beg 
you’d Write. I’d a Letter from ye Dean 
yesterday he goes to Exeter this Day. — 
I am Honoured Madam your 
Most Dutyfull humble 
Servant
S. Hellier. 

Exeter. College Oxon
March 4th 1754.
Compliments as Due 
Please to Excuse Haste 
my Tutor sends Compliments.