MARCH 29.
About two months ago, a runaway cooper belonging to
Shrewsbury estate, by name Edward, applied to me to intercede
for his not being punished on his return home. As soon as he
got the paper, he gave up all idea of returning to the estate, and
instead of it went about the country stealing everything upon
which he could lay his hands; and whenever his proceedings
were inquired into by the magistrates, he stated himself to be on
the road to his trustee, and produced my letter as a proof of it.
At length some one had the curiosity to open the letter, and
found that it bad been written two months before.
