The Letters of Sir Samuel Hellier

London 7^th February 1767

 

John.

I have this moment received your's.

I am glad all things are Well. As to the killing

the Pig I wrote you my thoughts in my Last & would

have ^┌ Him ^┐ Kill'd Let the old Lady say what she will

for as he is very fat & fine 'tis so much ye

Better However Don't let the old Lady know

but say I have done as she advised. —

I would have him fatted as Directed in my

Last & would Pig Puddings &c are not used — 

give to the Poor not forgett Poor old —

Haden & my Tennants at the Wood Side

What Part can be sent me pray let it.

The Pig’s Haslet[1] and the Fillets &c Pork Pyes &c.

am glad you Like the Hautboys &c, you

may have an other Horn when ever you

will & I want you to find me a man

to Learn a Tabour & Pipe. Remember when the

Hautboys have been Play'd to keep them

Dry within side & free from firr or dirt.

now and then I will them with clean Water

& Take some very fine oil & just Lightly

Rub their inside with a feather the French

Horn also must be kept free from wett by —

shaking it & sometimes washing the inside

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with a feather the French Horn also must be kept free from wett by shaking it & sometimes washing the inside.

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As to th Poor’s Subscription ^┌ am pleas’d to see so many have subscibed & ^┐ am always ready

& willing to do them any Good But Pray

Explain what it means Is it only to be

among our own Parishoner’s or a Collection

to Take in the Neighbouring Gentlemen

& Pray what makes Mr. Tennant Subscribe

so unusual a sum as 13£ - 8s – 6d. when these

Thing’s are told me I will cheerfully Cast

my poor Mite into the Treasury. being —

of the same opinion which King Solomon that

he knew no good there was in any of the Riches

&c. of this would “but for a man to do good

“with them in his Life”. Tell Nanny I am

highly pleas’d with her Doing the Surplices &

like the Cloth. tell her the Band’s must be

rather of Fine Cloth & Six for Each Boy

I believe I forgot this when I wrote last.

I have received the Dragon but I am almost

angry at some of you for it is most horridly

Bent & Scratch’d all over in Streaks as if a

Nail had been rubb’d along it yet for all

This so true is the Dragon made that I fix’d

it on a Center & Lay’d a Shilling on its String

Which Directly over powerd it However I have

Order’d it new Gilt & much Enlarged & made

As perfect as man Can do it.

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The Iron Work for ye Lampe Post should be very neat

& light I once shew’d you a Drawing if you

do not remember Send me word I will hint at

Large in my next. it should hold Seven.

I wish the gardnor would send word about the

Flower Roots hinted in my Last & he might

Go over about getting a Swan ^┌ to Burton ^┐ ‘tis good to —

have many Strings to one Bowe However

I thank my Friend Mr. Jorden & accept

his kind offer against Samuel I’ve wrote him

a long Letter. Pray write to me again

very soon. — I find ye Rumour of

Lord Wards Death falce Mr. Ward being

Just arrived in Town I saw his Servant.

I am Yours &c

(in great Haste)

S.H.

Tell Mrs Jorden I doubt

Miss Kettleby is out for there are but

very few Sir Charles Grandisons.

Be sure write very soon.

Tell Lawyer Banton a Church Wardon should Set a good

Example half a Guinea for his Subscription for ye poor is to

Little.