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of his love, mercy, & forbearing
goodness to me, His poor
erring child In London I
first saw the light, -- 1783.
One of four, two only survived
My father one of a numero
family was early cast upon
the world to obtain his
own bread married early
My dear old grandfather
I well remember, he had
at that time some situation
in the India House having
lost all his property his
manly speaking through
the carelessness of a female
servant. Being then in
good trade in Kent she
instead of cutting off a
candle she wanted, burns
it off and not taking
time to observe whether the
wick of the separated part
was extinguished, left it, it
is supposed still burning.
In the night a fire broke
out, & everything was consu
med, nothing being ensur-
ed, all was lost as soon as
they could- came to London,
through when he obtained
this is situation I know
not, but that he appeared
to me a very dear old man
My Father was at this time
in the employ of the Right
Hon able I Sheridan a noted
political character, who
for his second wife married