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to live on, there are six of us, and a servant maid, no underline curtailment, /underline can be made, in our underline expences,, /underline I had 82 £ is underline allowed, /underline of course, underline insecure,, /underline we must underline have starved /underline but for donation's from the underline first people /underline of late, in this Kingdom,, underline persons well known to the the Genl,, and yourselve's,, /underline one, of the royal Brother's, who underline visited /underline Mrs. Belson, and underline friendly sisters, /underline in her first husband's time underline abroad /underline = has underline often saved /underline us once underline through your hand's,, /underline if,, you could bring our underline situation, to your exact view,, /underline I am sure, you would send us a triffle, not add, to our sorrows, many of Mrs,, B. kindred,, are your freinds, and underline confidants,, /underline addition s /addition I was unclear at how, to the late Mrs,, Staple's The once affluent Brother, who rais'd,, brought up, under her, from a Boy: we have Lords." Bishops," Barts: and M,, P's in our family numberless,, underline who have done much,, /underline may have large family's of their own,, so no blame to them, our situation, in life

I need not tell you, an Officer's half pay, is securd, underline cannot, /underline be sold, or underline disposed /underline of,, if underline either,, /underline no underline security, /underline as himself, can secure it,, spite of all it is a gift, for past services, to keep here, from unclear,, I assure say.