SD933. Joshua Rowe to Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 4, 338 (in part).
The Pinnacle
17 Aug. [1838]
My dear S. Barrett
I was sorry to hear from your letter that the people at C. H. had not turned out to work; but you appear to be as well off as your neighbours. I do not think, but I speak without knowing what the planter can afford to pay the 1/8 a day for a first class labourer too much, & I am satisfied that Mr Farquharson has done right in coming to the terms he has with the people in before [illegible word]—it is a good thing to get them early into arrangements as free labourers as the longer they are idle the greater will be the difficulty of making them industrious & willing work men– I do not understand why Mr Carey should object to your taking charge of C.H. his conduct is very inconsistent as he should not have proposed you to return here if he had not wanted your views & knowledge of the people there—but I suppose you have arranged all this to your satisfaction; besides I do not think that your father would have been pleased at |Samuel’s| removal from the Retreat—considering how great was the confidence your poor uncle had in him & admirably well he has managed the property– If you could get a good price for the 15 hhds of sugar I should think you had better sell them, as independent of the loss by the diminution of the weight it will prevent the necessity of drawing on your father for any monies which may be necessary to liquidate all the demands on your Uncle’s estate–
I can see no objection to granting a lease of Rebecca’s house for 3 years or any other term; my wish would be to do any thing which would be most advantageous to her; |but| the house is now producing nothing the sooner it has a good tenant the better–
I do not think there is any chance of |George| going to the Darliston Mountains as Mr Sharpe is not likely to prefer Spa Town to his present Curacy—some where out of that hot hole Spa Town |Geo| must go as he is now a perfect wreck in health & appearance. Lady Rowe sends her best regards. Believe me
Very sincerely Yrs
J.R.
S. M. Barrett Esqr
Address, on integral page: S. M. Barrett Esqre / Cinnamon Hill / Little River / St James’.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
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