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Wednesday

My Dear Henry

How came you not to tell me anything about the patent for a new motive power? ¹ great was my surprize as I thought your ideas were at present in another direction. M^r Vivian ² comes here next Tuesday for a day or two, & we intend to ask L^d & L^y Shelburne ³ to dine here on Wednesday I hope you will be come back, or I am afraid we shall be too many Ladies. In case you like to call on your Aunt ⁴ I must tell you she is at Lansdowne House. ⁵ and Theresa ⁶ in Burlington S^t – Pray call on her & let me know all she can tell about my brother –

Shelburne set off to day to be in town till the end of the week. Do you go to Cambridge? Tell Wright ⁷ to bring some plum buns & yorkshire cakes a few for Horatia ⁸

Aff^ly y^rs
EF