APPENDIX. LETTER I. MR. BROWN TO DE. WHARTON. Pembroke Hall, July 24, 1771. DEAR SIR, HERE is Mr. Gray wishing to be well enough to take his journey to Old Park, but in truth he knows not when he shall be so happy. Though he does not give over the hopes of it, yet he thinks it is so uncertain when he can set about it, that he wishes not to alter any plan you may have formed for passing away any part of your summer. Some complaints of the gout he hath had; some feverish disorder which hath frequently returned and left him low and dispirited, and another complaint added to it which renders travelling very inconvenient. He had been for six or seven weeks in London, and almost all the time out of order; he came hither the beginning of this week; he had entertained great hopes that he should have been with you before this time. I hope your nephew came safe into the North and that he is well; we much esteem him here. The weather is very fine at this time with us. I doubt not it is so with you, and I hope your daughters reap great benefit from it, and that they forget the severities of last winter. I join with Mr. Gray in sending to you and Mrs. Wharton, to your sons and daughters, our best respects and heartiest wishes for their health and yours. Don't forget my compliments to your nephew. I am, dear Sir, affectionately yours, LETTER II. J. BROWN. MR. BROWN TO DR. WHARTON. POOR Mr. Gray! My dear Sir, I am afraid his friends at Old Park will see him no more. Professor Plumptre and Dr. Glyn give us no hopes of his recovery, they both attend him, and come together three or four times a day; they say it is the gout in the stomach, and they cannot get the better of it. Stephen, his old servant, is very diligent and handy in his attendance upon him, and Mr. Gray is well satisfied with it. He has very frequently convulsion fits. The physicians last night did not expect to find him alive this morning; and this morning they did no think he would live till the evening. They don't find him worse this evening than he was in the morning, yet they say though he may have strength enough to last a few days, they think he has not strength enough to recover. He does not always talk coherently, and then recovers his thoughts again. I sent a special messenger yesterday to Mr. Stonehewer, who would probably find him ten or twelve hours before the post. Adieu! and accept of my best good wishes for yourself, Mrs. Wharton and your family. DR. GISBURN and Mr. Stonehewer came here last night, were present at three or four consultations, and are gone away this evening to London, without the least hopes of seeing our poor friend again. He told me, if I understood him right, where a will would be found, but I shall not look so long as he is alive. I have been told, that you have had a will in your custody; if it be so, it is too probable it will be wanted, and if one, be found here, it must be seen which of the two |