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LETTER CXXV.

Mr. Jones's servant, who promised to wake me at
three, has been better than his word by more than two
hours. I heard ten strike soon after I got to bed, and by
the time that I had dressed, it struck one. I lay down again
in the hopes of getting a little sleep, but found my mind too
anxious to succeed. This is the fourth letter that I have addressed
to you within twelve or eighteen hours.

It is possible that I may have occasion for Essex. Get
him some decent clothes, (Gibbs can make them,) and some

shoes; if necessary, give him the best of my boots—my
great coat, or your own—three pair of the best woollen
stockings that I left behind. He will find my old hat, here,
in Jones's care, which he will take. Get him some good
shirts: if they cannot be had, let him take mine. He can
bring down Everlasting, or Tudor's mare, and wait for farther
orders from Mr. Robert K. Jones.