the course sheets were dirty, as I never had sperits nor strength to wash them, since I came from the Country, he made no answer but scem'd displeas'd & keept tantaliz'sr me the whole day asking what more, tho told hira from the begin'ff I was determin'd but still I could observe his eyes on the bed and if one can judge from appearances, he thought at that time, he laid me under obligations to him which never could be enough acknowledged, I hope Dear Sir you will not jmagine I mention this out of prejudice for it realy was the oppinion of every one pres^ when the fire irons were sold M^'s. Vandervolake sent a new shovel & tongs before M'". lyle & has been vastly civel to me in many respects since my troubles, she has several things of mine such as sheets & table cloths, & posatively refus'd letting me have them the day of the vandue,but not to tire your patience any longer, on the conclusion of the affair M^, lyle paid me a vast genteel coujpliment, before M^s. Stevens & some others, he told me there was half a doz". chairs & a settlebead, which might be of some service to me, I made an acknowiedgm^ as well as I was capr^ble at the time, he order'd them to be brought into the room, told me hee'd see me before he left town, & went away, some time after M"". Nixon came and ask'd me if I intend'd keeping the chairs, M's. Stevens said, M^ lyle had made me a present of y"» his answer was, that hee'd order'd him to take them away, if I did not pay hira .£l-ls which was the vandue price the were almost bottomless &, when tlicy were repair'd they'd be as dear as new ones, so I let him take them, the effects that were sold came to <£122-]0-9.