Letter 4390

[fol. 26] Honourable Sir The Committee of the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian Knowledge having been inform’d, How favourably You were pleas’d to express Your self, towards that Society on several occassions, Particularly of late in the matter of Treating with My Lady Harrold on there behalf; They take this Oppotunity, Heartily to thank You, both for these Your good Offices, and for the kind Assisstance You gave at the Society’s Correspondent Meetings in London, And presume to hope for the Continuance of your kindness, And that Your good Endeavours, and Interest with others, as well as with the aforesaid Honourable Lady may have been very desirable Effects. This trouble in name & by Order of the said Committee Pray excuse at the hand of Honourable Sir Your most obedient & most humble servant Walker preses Edinburgh 7th October 1731 To Sir Hans Sloan