Letter – Isaac Hunter to Westgarth Forster – 7 Jul 1782

      Dukesf[iel]d 7th July 1782

Mr W. Forster Allanh[ea]ds



D[ea]r S[i]r

I was in hopes that the Affair in regard to the Carriage of Woulfcleugh Ore would have been drop’d & what had past entirely buried, but the expressions you made use of at Hex[ha]m in your way from the Fair made me sorry to find that I had been mistaken; therefor trouble you with this to beg of you to give it up, as its what I cannot comply with, with out the forfeiture of my Honour w[hi]ch I’m sure you on your own acco[un]t would not desire. I’m willing to make any satisfaction in my power (consisting [sic] w[i]th my Honour) for the Error I made last Winter in promising you that Carriage (w[hi]ch at the time I believed should have granted) but once I found my mistake that I had signed an agreement to another I wrote to acquaint you of it and f[ro]m the Friendship w[hi]ch (I flattered my self) subsisted between us did hope that that mistake would have been overlook’d after 12 or 13 y[ear]s. Acquaintance & Friendship would be greatly hurt to suppose that you should think that I would refuse any thing in my power to serve you or any of your Family, I do asure you that it would give me great pleasure at any time to serve you and to the uttermost of my abilities. I know your delicacy too well to suppose that you would then thing [sic] so much on your own acc[oun]t if you was not push’d on and advised to persevere but I forbear sa[y]ing anything further on the subject wishing to give as little case for blame or uneasiness to you as possible, hoping f[ro]m what I have already said that you’ll drop the matter and give orders for the Ore to be deliv[er]ed regularly and to the person desired – and that what has past between us on the subject may be buried in oblivion is my sincere wish & hope it will be yours also