BLACKHEATH,June 14,1763
MY DEAR FRIEND:I received,by the last mail,your letter of the 4th,from The Hague;so far so good.
You arrived 'sonica'at The Hague,for our Ambassador's entertainment;Ifind he has been very civil to you.You are in the right to stop for two or three days at Hanau,and make your court to the lady of that place.
--[Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of England,Landgravine of Hesse.]--Your Excellency makes a figure already in the newspapers;and let them,and others,excellency you as much as they please,but pray suffer not your own servants to do it.
Nothing new of any kind has happened here since you went;so I will wish you a good-night,and hope God will bless you.