MONSIEUR LE COMTE WALSH
Versailles, Zrd August 1758.
I HAVE the honour to send you, Sir, the accompanying letter for Prince Edward, which you will be good enough to pass to him. When you are pleased also, Sir, to send me the note as to what concerns you, I shall see it with pleasure. I beg you to be persuaded that I shall do ail that dépends upon me on this subject, and that I shall likewise take advantage of ail the opportunities on which I can prove to you the sentiments with which I am more truly than any one. Sir, your very humble and obedient servant,
The Field-Marshal, Duc de Bellisle.
• [Letter written in English, and without - François-Jacques Walsh, born at St. Malo
date.— Tr.] in 1714, died at Serrant in 1782.
MONSIEUR LE GRAND
2lst August 1758.
Monsieur le Grand, — I hâve received, Sir, yours of the llth and 14th current. It is not possible for me to write a letter of congratulation to any one without their giving me advice ; but it is necessary and very fitting that you should go on my part to pay a compliment to Mr. Wyn ^ on his promotion, as also you can make one (a compliment) to the agent of Mr. Grant^ at Paris, who is very much my friend. I will confirm ail that at the proper time and place, but for the présent you must retain ail thèse things under your cap (bonnet). — I am, your good friend, C. P.
MONSIEUR LE GRAND
SrdSepber. 1758.
I HAVE received. Sir, yours of the 2nd August and am very sorry for the step which you hâve to take.^ I greatly esteem the Comte de Serrant, your brother, and beg you to give me his address that I may employ him when opportunity présents itself Adieu, my dear Sir, I wish you a prosperous voyage and every kind of prosperity ; tell me when you expect to be back. The health of my Father makes me very anxious ; try to inform yourself what is positively his illness ; I think that they conceal from me his real position. — I am, your good friend, W. J.
MONSIEUR LE GRAND
l&thSepber. 1758.
I HAVE received. Sir, yours of the lOth current, and am very surprised at what you tell me regarding the succession to a certain property.* It is indivisible, as are ail the parts which concern the property of Sanford.'^ If this land is not ceded there is nothing to be done, and I hâve good reasons for thinking that it cannot fail to be so
1 [Abbé de Bernis.— Tr.] ■> The kingilom of Eugland.
= [The Pope.— Tr.] s [England.— Tr.]
^ Walsh'a departure for Saint Domingue.
decided, as the thing is just, and therefore not difficult to accomplish if they choose ; besides, Mr. Burton does not lack friends in Sanford, even to help him against ail tliose who would wrong him. As regards Mr. Grant, it is not possible for me to write to him. You know how many weak people tliere are in the world who might make a bad use of it. You can say that to his clerk Avith many regards from me. — I am your true friend, J. D.
I hope that Mr. Mansfield will be back before your departure. My compliments to your brother, the Comte de Serrant.
MONSIEUR LE GRAND
28ih Sepber. 1758.
Monsieur le Grand, — Ihave received yours of the 18th Sepber., and am very sorry that your affairs oblige you to absent yourself from our climate for some time. No one wishes you more happiness thau I do, as I am very persuaded of ail your zeal for my intimate friend Mr. Burton. You cannot say too many polite things to Mr. Grant's clerk, and for his master, but it is impossible for me to write to him at présent, the reasons are only too clear to any reasonable person. As regards the lawsuit, I hâve news recently very favourable from persons living at Sanford regarding the lawsuit in question. It is useless. Sir, to think of any means of conciliation^ (temporising), as the gain is sure if the least justice is done, so there cannot and never will be a question of Mr. Burton ceding or entering into any accommodation about the little lands of Vernon ^ and Stanley.'— I am, your true friend, J. D.
MONSIEUR LE GRAND
Hth October 1758.
I HAVE received. Sir, yours of the 8th current, and I send you herewith a letter which should be shown to Mr. Harrison, and that
' [' Tempérament ' — the figurative meaning ^ [Scotland. — Tr.]
i3 ' adoucissement,' or ' moyens de conciliation.' -^ [Ireland. — Tr.]
— Tr.]
I consider sufficient at présent. As regards Mr. Grant, I hâve received quite recently a letter from the old Burton,^ who undertakes to make suitable compliments on my part ; and with what has been said to the clerk of the said Grant, it does not seem to me necessary to do more ; besides I do not know the style, and there might be great inconveniences which I cannot explain hère. I should like to hâve news of Mr. Mansfield, and wish at least that you should not leave before seeing him ; give him the direction of your brother, the Comte de Serrant. I wish you every kind of happiness, and am your true friend, J. D.
Versailles, 26th Octber. 1758.
I HAVE read. Sir, the memoir which you left for me the other day, with ail the attention which the matter of which it treats deserves. This is why I wish to foUow this object ; but you can well feel that the matter is too important not to be discussed, and to obtain ail the necessary explanations. You are too good a servant of the King to refuse, however hurried you may be to leave, to come to see me with the person who has formed this pi'oject, and who is to foUow it out with me after you are gone. I cannot be at Paris till Thursday, which is the day when the King will return to Fontainebleau. Consequently, it will not be till the Friday morning that I can accomplish with you the ceremony of which you know ; thus we shall be able, if you can come hère Saturday or Sunday (I should like still better Monday), to enter into the matter thoroughly enough to be able to follow it, after your departure, with the person from whom you will hâve made me acquire the first knowledge of it. I shall wait until then for your news, and beg you, however, to be well persuaded of the sentiments with which I am truly, Sir, your very humble and very obedient servant,
The Field-Marshal, Duc de Bellisle.
' King James.
lOth Novler. 1758.
Monsieur le Grand, — I hâve received, Sir, yours of the 30th October, to which I should hâve auswered sooner, if I had had anything new. It only remains for me to say what I repeat again, and can assure it, that there must be no thought of Stanley, — he is a ridiculous man, and of no use except to embarrass both parties, and without any profit except to give money to be wasted by the ridiculous lawyers. One must think of those in Sanford, they are good and would be very profitable to them.* I hâve seen two (and good ones) who hâve assured me of that. Hère are two lines for our friend Mansfield, the recovery of his health gives me true pleasure. — Your true friend, J. D.
