| Content Description | Has heard that his brother has seen the duke and has answered his inquires, so makes no apology for not having answered the duke's last note; thanks the duke for his comments on the people for whom he [the writer] made the application [see Pl C 52/18], which now makes him think that he might be successful; from the reports he has had from Germany and from the distress of these people, is anxious that something should be done for them as soon as possible; adds that his brother, Henry, is detained in town with him as they have some business to settle, but that they do intend to avail themselves of the duke's invitation to come to Bulstrode. |