Hon'ed Sr,--I hope you gott well to London yesterday as I did to this place, though too late to trouble you with a letter that Evening. I can not say how full of acknowledgements every one amongst us is for ye favr you confer'd upon one of their society. One could almost imagine by ye good wishes I hear express't toward you from all hands, you were rather a publick benefactor to ye College, than a Patron to any one member of it. I mention this because I believe it will not be unacceptable to you to hear yr favrs are gratefully recd. I hope my Mother is well, to whom I beg my Duty: & am with all possible respect, Sr, Yr most dutifull son, WM. PITT. Sr,--Finding ye quarter just up I send you ye following accompt commencing Janry ye 9th to ye 9th of this month. Battels 15 0 0 Paid Lambert bd Wages 4 4 0 Three months learning french & entrance 2 2 0 For a course of experimental Philosophy 2 2 0 For coat & breeches & making 5 18 0 Booksellers bill 5 0 0 Cambrick for ruffles 1 4 0 Shoes, stockings 1 19 0 Candles, coal, fagots 3 10 0 Pockett money, Gloves, Powder, Tea, &c. 4 4 0 For washing 2 2 0 ---------- 47 5 0 Remains 9 15 0[31] Robert Pitt died in Paris, May 20, 1727, and the next letter is addressed to his widow at Bath. The eldest son, Thomas, already, it would appear, had played William false, and caused a coolness with the mother by not delivering a letter. WILLIAM PITT TO HIS MOTHER. _Oxford July ye 10th 1727._ Hon'ed Madm,--Tis with no small impatience I have waited for ye pleasure of hearing from you, but as that is denied me, I take this opportunity of repeating my Duty and enquiries after yr health. I wrote to you by return of ye coach, enclos'd to my Brother, to be forwarded by him, from whom I have also received no answer, which makes me imagine you may not have less reason to be angry with me for not paying my Duty to you, than I have to be sorry at not having ye pleasure to hear from you, I mean my letter has not come into yr hands. I send this by ye Post from hence, which I hope will find better luck, it will be a sensible pleasure to me to hear ye waters agree with you: for wch reason out of kindness to me, as also in regard to yr own quiet (lest I should trouble you every other post with an importuning epistle) be so good as to give ye satisfaction of hearing you are well; I am with all respect, Yr most Dutifull Son, WM. PITT.