SD872. Joshua Rowe to Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 4, 334 (in part).
The Pinnacle
1 Feb. 38
My dear S Barrett
As soon as I recd your letter containing the draft of £220 by Tennison I sent it to Cater to have it presented for acceptance—it was not returned to me in time for last week’s post or I should have sent it to you that you might have notified to the drawer its non-acceptance– The [illegible word] on this refusal to accept therefore you must call on Tennison for the money– I hear he is in the habit of drawing bills which he knows will not be accepted.
Really Farquharson’s conduct does surprise me—it is too bad his occupying the house in C. Hill with all his family without your father’s permission & before he is even confirmed in his attorneyship —however he may perhaps have to |respect| him of his [illegible word], & in my opinion [illegible word]– We shall be very glad to see you here where we are enjoying cool [illegible word] day & nights– I suppose you have not been able to induce Mad: |D’Etrié| to come here– Do not suppose that I am at all inconvenienced by your letters– My duty is to attend to all that concerns your late Uncle’s concerns but beyond that I have much pleasure in hearing from you– Tinklers obstinacy I do not think of as consequence as the difference between paying him the legacy & the £50 assistance a year can be no great amount– The trunks were sent to the steam vessels Wharf & I paid the freight of them, but I suppose in consequence of the accident to the two vessels [illegible word] leases are still at Kingston– Brown has written me several times about the glass of the clock which was from him; if you have an opportunity of getting it from Retreat pray do so– I shall not answer to Farquharson’s being any thing to do with the shipment of the sugar from C. Hill– The whole rests in your Uncle’s discretion & your father’s Attorney can have nothing to do with it beyond deducting the cost of taking off the crop– I shall certainly tell his friend Mr Anderson what I think of his conduct in going to C. Hill– You can return to the North side with me in March when we may well be required there–
Yours very truly
J. R.
Mr Gordon has bought– [illegible word] which are they are, yet have in my opinion [illegible words]– We have heard nothing of the Graves you were so kind as to purchase at the Retreat; but I suppose they will turn up in God’s good time[–] If you have not already done so you had better close with the offer of £100 for the small carriage & harness– I think that near their full value; & much more than you would get here– you dont say which pair of horses[.]
Address, on integral page: S. Barrett Esqre / Bloomsbury / Montego Bay.
Docket: Sir J. Rowe / Feb. 6th 1838 / bill to Tennisons only.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
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