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of the prefs, he muft, in fome cafes, appear to write in a manner altogether unintelligibly, and in others, he is made to fpeak perfect nonefenfe*. I will not fay that thefe things were intend- ed: but is it fit that one perfon fhould fuffer a material injury, through the carelefinefs of ano- ther; efpecially when that is produced, not in the ordinary courfe of bufinefs, but is occafioned en- tirely by the culpable forwardnefs of that per- fon?

fam happy at being now come nearly to the clofe of a letter, the writing of which has been to me a very unpleafing tafk; for I mean not to bring forward any other complaints againft you at this time; and hope I never fhall be forced to do fo, at any future period. I do not take plea- fure in finding fault; and in few cafes could it prove more irkfome to me than. the prefent. Anxious as I have been, through the whole courfe

of my life, to fee the profperity of this country

* Exampces, I had faid,‘ But nowsthat fre/h kinds aré ob- ¢ tained from feeds,’ which is printed,‘ But now che freth kinds ¢ are obtained from reds.’[ had faid,‘ Nor are thofe kinds that ‘ fend their bulbs deep in the ground, fo defirable as thofe that rife ‘ upwards,’ which is printed,‘ So durable as thofe that rife up- ¢ wards.’ I had faid, that‘in a rich mellow foil the roots would ¢ be able to{trike with eafe, and fd abundant nourifhment;’ it js

printed,« And fend abundant nourifhment.’ BS

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