04 Mar 1797: Edward James Eliot to Mrs. Stapleton

[In a later hand (spidery, as if written by an aged person), written in faded ink or pencil: March 5, 1797]

Downing Street Saturday

My Dear Mrs Stapleton

I have great pleasure in telling you that yesterday went off as well as possible. Mr [William] Pitt all himself in all respects and at 3 oClock in the morning - the Nos [numbers] were 209 to 62.

I had a very good account of my shop a day or two ago from Mr Sedgwick.

The Bank Cloud is dispelling very much, in particular, the apprehensions (and indeed danger) of tonights weekly payments have subsided.

Y[ou]r Affec[tionate] Hum[ble] Serv[ant]
Ed J Eliot

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To Mrs Stapleton
Countess Dowager of Chathams
Burton Pynsent
Somerton

Ed J Eliot

London March ye fourth 1797

*Original letter is part of the Eliot collection at the Cornwall Record Office.
Catalog reference: EL/B/4/3/18