| Description | Glad to hear Sir Lawrence has conversed with and had explanation from Lord North, and that latter has stood by promise to himself that John Dalrymple should have second commissionership. Advises seeing Lord Mount [Stuart] and put him on the scent of Nelthorpe. Old Cardonnet will certainly be dead in twenty-four hours. Wishes to get Spottiswoode out to Bombay as reward for support. Father Spottiswoode, although a taylor, behaved Iike a man and a gentleman. 'Lenox brothers on the other hand have behaved all along Iike dirty fellows. Other appointments as factor and Estates. 'The Provost...thinks by your formal way of writing that you are disobliged at something' |