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I set down to wright to you with A great deal of pleasure
which I hope will Afford you with great satisfaction when
you receive it I dare say you dont ^know the uneasiness I
have undergone lately for I have got A lady for
my guardian and she stints me of money and
every thing else I daresay Cousin when you
was A boy yourself you did not like to be
without a little pocket money yourself
what is A boy without money in his
Pocket next he will turn A liar & disobey his
Fathers & mothers all thex^se are very bad
things for A young gentleman but if
I was forced to get my bread by begging I never
would be guilty of such mean actions
I will apply myself to my studies & get
as forward As I can that I may go to A mother
who loves me dearly many A time have I wished
you had been my guardian I should have
wanted for nothing O but if my dear mother
was to know this she would break her heart
you dont know how sorry I was when I
wrote this and I Dear^are say you will be the
same when you recieve it it is my
Brother that is treated ill and not me
Alone he desires his Love to you &
will write to you soon give my Com-
pliments to them gentlemen that
was here with you—

T^o M^r
John Sptiswood Esq
of that Ilk
Edinburrough

from Gen:^ll Spottiswoode's
Grandchild
rec^d in Jully
Ans.^r 8 August
1763