SD910. James Room to Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother)

Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 4, 336 (in part).

Horse Bazaar, Kingston

May 12th 1838.

S: M: Barrett Esqre

Sir

I beg leave to apologize for my again intruding upon you, and beg leave to say that at the time I agreed with you the carry the Corpse of your late lamented uncle I understood it was to St Ann’s, and agreed with Mr Smith to pay him 6 Doubloons for the Horses, but as he has since discovered it was a distance of about forty miles farther his charge is ten doubloons. I will have paid him six, and await your Order for the other four, which I feel confident under the circumstances you will allow

I am Sir

Your Obedt Servt

James Room

Address, on integral page: S. M. Barrett Esqre / Cinnamon Hill / Trelawny.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Eton College Library.

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