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received it. I was extreemly dissapointed in not having a Letter by the post the last Eveng as it might have been wrote a Week after Mr. Loring Left New york. My Mamma is as well as can be expected for her. she desires her kindest Love to yourself and My Sister. begs you would write by every Opertunity. I saw little Betsey the last Thursday, she is exceeding hearty and well.1 Mr. Clarke and Family are all very well. It is with pleasure That I communicate two peices of Intelligence which I doubt not will give you some Satisfaction. The Powder-house bill is passed into a Law in which it is ordered that there should be two Magazines erected, one in the town of Watertown, the other at the Back of the Hills near the Pest House. The Generall Court have appointed a Committee (amongst whom is Mr. Hancock) to build the Magazines with all Convenient Speed. Thus has this affair so long wish'd for and heretofore unsuccessfully attempted been brought about by a little Assiduity and Aplication. I saw Mr Pepperrell last thursday he told me that he and Mrs. pepperrell had determined to keep Lucy as they like her exceedingly and think she is the best Servant they have met with. He invited me to dine with him the next day when he paid me 40£ sterg for her. Luce herself is very much pleased with her place. Ag[r]eable to contract with Mr. Joy I have made the first payment of a 100£ L.M. He has got the upper house to its place. You cannot Imagine how much it has improved that side of the

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1 First draft: "has got a most noble pair of trumpeters cheeks.'

2 Passed July 5, 1771. Mass. Acts and Resolves, v. 167.

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On July 4 the House of Representatives named Hancock, Ebenezer Thayer, Jr., and John Remington to be a committee, together with such as the Council should nominate. House Journals, 1771, 106.

4 Probably William Pepperell Sparhawk, who took the name of William Pepperell, and married Elizabeth Royall.

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Common it draws the attention of most people who all agree
in its being one of the pleasantest situated places in the
Province.

I have applyed to Mrs. Dawson for rent, but I have really no
expectation of getting any. she makes a most lamentable
preachment about the unreasonableness of paying Rent for a
place so much out of Repair. says she will apply to the Fence
Viewers to have the Fences made upp. as to that I informed
her that they could nor would not do any thing between a land-
lord and tenant; if they did they must pay for it themselves.
She further said that she prefers reserving the Rent and paying
it to yourself when you come home and that she don't like so
many Landlords. Have you received the 1⁄2 Guinea from Mr.
Balch for the dutch picture. I can not conclude without again
reque[s]ting that you would write often and largely. Present
my most tender Regards to My dear Sister, accept the same
yourself and beleive me to be yours most Affectionately,

H. PELHAM.

P.S. Bror. and Sister Pelham desires their kindest Love to
yourself and Lady. Complime[nts] from Mr Pepperell and
Lady. Miss Peggy McElvane. Mr Edward Green and Lady
say thet the only [way] to make atonement for not calling there
will be to write to them. When you write to me send the lines
Mr. Joseph Green made up on Mr Checkleys Picture.1 The
Governor has informed the house that he is instructed not to
sign any tax bill unless the salerys of all crown Officers are freed
from paying Rates.

P.S. 2d. My mamma has just received your letter. Mr. Clarke
and Family desire their kindest love. No more Room.

1 They are printed in Slafter, John Checkley, 1. 5.

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DEAR BROTHER,

Henry Pelham to Copley

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BOSTON, July 11, 1771.

By Capn. P. Smith you will I hope receive in good order your Layman, Crayons and Drawings and Major Bayard's Picture. The Crayons and gold Button holes are packed in the same Box with the Layman, the Drawings and Paper underneath Major Bayards Picture. My Mamma received with the greatest Pleasure your Letter of 23d of June tho' of an old date, as by it she had the Satisfaction of knowing that you and my Sister enjoyed so good a Degree of Health. She desires her kindest Love and Blessing to you and my Sister, begs that you would take Care of yourselves and not Lett the Gayeties and Pleasures of New York (by exposing you to Colds) have any tendency to impair the pleasing prospect of a confirmed state of Health. We are all pretty well. Mr. Clarke's Family are all well. Betzey I have not heard from since this day week, she was well then. The Account you give of the City, of your Buisness, etc. are very agreeable; continue those Remarks. You say you have seen two of Mr. West's Portraits. Let me have some Account of them. Your Directions with respect to the Repairs at the Common, the sale of the House, Papers to Coll Putnam etc. I shall punctually observe. It is time that I had my full directions with Regard to your Lawsuit, as the Court will sit in about a Month, and it may require some preveious time to write to and hear from Coll. Putnam. As I have received no Answer to my Letter sent per Post of June 23d I am entirely at a Loss what to do respecting Mr Otis's Fees. Sha'n't you be able to Procure at New York some Lime Trees for continueing the walk from Mr Hancock's?

We beg that at a proper Season you would send us a Barrell of Newton Pippins and a Barrell of the fine New York WaterMellons.

I must before I conclude remonstrate against your not writeing. your last Letter was dated June 23d 18 Days ago, and how long it may yet be before we hear I cannot at present say. We must beg you would let us hear oftener. Present my kindest Love and Respects to my Sister. Miss Peggy's Compliments. Inclosed is a Letter from Mr. Edward Green. I must subscribe myself in Haste Your most Aff[e]ctionate Brother and Humble Sert.

HENRY PELHAM.

DEAR BROTHER,

Copley to Henry Pelham

NEW YORK, July 14, 1771.

This Eveng I devote with pleasure to you as I know it must give you pleasure to be inform'd of every surcumstance attending our situation here I will give you a minute detail and of the maner in which Sukey and myself spend our time. But to begin with the most important. Sukey and myself are very well; she is imployed in working on muslin, and myself in the Labours of the pencil. We commonly rise by six oClock in the morng, breakfast at 8, go to our respective Labours till 3, when we dine; at six ride out, and since we have be[en] here I have by no accident Lost more than one Day, as there is so many that are impatient to sit I am never at a loss to fill up all my time. My large Chamber is about 9 feet high and 20 feet long and near as broad, with a good room ajoining it, the ligh[t] near north. I have begun 4-1⁄2 lengths 6-4 peaces I Kitcat. When

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we came here Capt. Richards's 1 portrait (at Mr. Sherbrooks2) [was] so much admired that vast numbers went to see it. Mr. McEvers (from whom by the way we have received great civility) spoke to Mr Sherbrook to send it to my Chamber where it is [as] much esteemed [as] I Could wish. As I am visited by vas[t] numbers of People of the first Rank, who have seen Europe and are admirers of the Art, I was glad to have a Picture so well finish'd. Most of them say it is the best Picture they ever saw and all agree in its being an admirable Picture. I saw a miniature the other Day of Governor Martin 4 by Miers which cost 30 Guineas and I think it worth the Money. the Gover'r says he sat at least 50 times for it. We have not found the wether uncomfortably hot; a great deal of rain has injured the hay. We have been at Long Island. It is pleasant tho the soil [is] not very good naturaly. the ferry is about a mile over. Most of the provisions come that way, but is by no means so well tended as Charles Town ferry, tho it is six times as dear. We have been at Bloomingdale twice at the widow McEvers's (about six miles out of this City), and this week are to go to Mr Apthorp's that is about a mile farther. I beleive you will think we take a good share of pleasure, but I find I can do full as much Business as in Boston, having no interruptions and very Long forenoons, and punctually attended. I received your Letters of 24 of June and 7 of July. Mr. Joy thinks he aught not to give the five Dollars he Offer'd when I was in Boston, but he did not consider I beleive that it

1 Charles Lloyd Richards was a captain in the 95th Regiment. 2 Miles Sherbrook.

3 James McEvers.

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4 Josiah Martin (1737–1786), governor of North Carolina from 1770 to the outbreak of the War of Independence.

5 Probably Charles Ward Apthorp, whose house stood on what is now Ninth Avenue near Ninety-first Street.

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