SD1110. Joshua Rowe to Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 4, 364 (in part).
Spa. Town
9 Feb. ’40
My dear S. Barrett.
The Governor will put you in the commission of the Peace for Trelawny but whether your commission will be made out bef<ore> he leaves to go round the Island I dont know.– From Mr Parke’s in St Anne’s Sir C. intends to go to Falmouth this the intention and I have offered him a resting place at the Retreat where I am sure you will be happy to receive him if you can leave St James at the time he will be there– I think it very probable that he will be at the Retreat at the time I shall reach there in my way to M. Bay– I shall endeavour so to arrange it and accompany him to Greenwood where we shall make a stage, and where I believe Lady R is to stay during a part of the Court my present plan is to be at the Retreat on Tuesday the 3 March stay there two days and be <a>t Greenwood if agreeable to your cousin and his wife on Friday the 6th This I think will enable me to meet the Govnr in St Anne as I do not think he can be there before the 3rd March—but when I know positively the day he will be at the Retreat I will write you again– I am sure you will like him much—he starts on Wednesday the 12th for the St Thomas in the East– As Lady R. will bore you and your Cousin during my stay at M. Bay dont trouble yourself any more about lodgings if Becky |Ailand| of the King’s Arms will take me in she provides me with all I want and saves me much trouble—besides she is civil & obliging and that is worth a great deal in these days of insolent independence– I shall be obliged if you will mention to your cousin what my plans are that I may know whether it will be convenient for them to re<cei>ve us in the day we purpose—when we shall visit C. Hill I must arrange when we are Greenwood. How are the Africans going on–? I hope they will repay you for all your trouble & expence—you should read Col. Custs’ pamphlet on the West Indies if you can meet with it– There is a good deal of good sense in it & it contains many excellent suggestions of what is necessary to be done to insure the continued cultivation of sugar, among others, a large importation of Africans as absolutely necessary.
I am quite ashamed that George & his wife shd continue so long at the Retreat & I trust they do not put you to any inconvenience– I fear he will not be removed to St Mary’s ’till after the passing of the Clergy Act in March. I hope you will be able to come with us to Town, when we return from M. Bay—you must require to be polished a little by the elegancies of this metropolis– The ball at Kingston on Thursday went off remarkably well– The rooms were well lighted & tastefully decorated, and the supper all laid out—it is said there were 2000 present; there were at least 1500. I am sorry to hear such bad accounts of the people at the Retreat—I fear you will be obliged to make an example by ejecting a few of the worst–
Very sincerely Yrs
J.R.
Since writing this I find that the Govr does not go by land at all but goes round by Sea—he proposes to be at Falmouth on Wednesday the 26th & M. Bay on Sunday the 1st March– Your commission for Trelawny will be ready next week.
Address, on integral page: S. M. Barrett Esqre / Cinnamon Hill / Little River / St James’.
Docket, in the hand of the recipient: Answer Feby. 11th / Enclosed £120–.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
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