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sent you boath your Healths to Enjoy it many years
pray does Mrs Smith remember to bring you some
Saleld as I begd of her, have you many Scholers,
hope they will turn out better than they did on the
Rideing and years past.
I shall esteem it a favour you will write every oper
-tunity you have as that will add much to my presant
hapiness we go from here to Brussells in the time we
wait for the park for we dont take but 14, 16, or 18
pounds a night only on the Sundays Mr Nicolee
has done all he can to hurt us he has got our Tumb
-ling taken away a way which makes it lay very
hard on poor John as he does his Peasant & 2 Horses
every night & his knee very bad wears him out,
would to god we had to or 3 Years ago back taken
care of our Cash and not run such lengths in Building
as we might have enjoyd our selves in the Winter,
but I doubt that grim looking Gentl[ema]n Death will viset
us before we shall have that comfort Gods will be done;
Mr Astley has made a stage to be supported by 8 Horses
for them to tumble on but it is not finished yet, but we are
in hopes we shall inspite of Nicoley obtain our old per
mition; Mr Hercule is not yet arrivd from Brussels. when
he comes it will be a little respite for son expect him
every day. I began this letter the 23d bud in hopes of good
news in the schoole delayd sending it, but to no purpose
so shall conclude with all our respects
most obedient humble Ser[van]t
at Command
P Astley
Paris Dec 4 1786
Direction
Mr Pownall
to be left at the
Royal Grove or Amphitheatre
Riding House near
Westminster Bridge
London