Should I Cum to Derby, I shall bring nothing with me but my Beds--Land Carridge Cums to a Deal of Money; in short, my Goods are But old, therefore they shall all be sold. “I am, with Respects, your Obt. Humb^{le} Servt., “ROBT. BOYER. “Mr. Lygo desir’d me to wright to yow a bought my Cuming down, wich I should have Done if he had not Desired me.” To this letter Mr. Duesbury, who bore a most excellent character for kindness and consideration towards his work-people and servants, evidently returned a satisfactory and pleasant reply, as is evidenced by the following letter from Boyer:-- “_Chelsea, March 28th, 1784._ “SIR,--I have your letter of the 24th inst., and am much oblig’d to yow for all past favours, and am happy in finding that yow are satisfide with my past Conduct. Now, sir, as yow due agree to the terms which my letter expresses, and as yow have alway’s behav’d with a Deal of kindness towards me, I therefore Due asure yow that while I am with yow, yow shall ever find me a faithful and honest sarvant, and I further do asure yow that, I will make my self as sarvicable as it Lays in my power, so that yow shall have no Reason to find aney fault with me. I make no doubght but yow will find me very servicable, & will Due every thing in my power to forward your Bisness. I hope we shall gett done hear in a short time: the peopl are all busey in getting their things of the primeses as fast as they possibley Can. I hope to be Down at Derby with yow in a short Time, as soon as I can gett my matters a Little to gather. Yow shall have the Ion Kiln down by the waggon next week w^{th} ought faile. I could not Lett it Cum this week on account of things I had by me wich wanted firing that I never had time to fire till this week. The Lapaderys wheel is packed in a hogshead now at sea, No. 16. Mr. Lygo has been Taulking w^{th} me a bought the Burnishing: he complains of its being full of scratches, wich will ever be the Consequense if your burnishing tools are not kept in good order; that is to say, Lett them always be kept with a good polish on them, and then they never will have aney scratches to be seen on the gold. I wish you will let me no what I shall due with your 4 Chears, Table, Looking Glass, and Sofee, that is in the Dining Room at Chelsea. I sopose they may go to the warehouse. The Liqurs &ca. ought of the seller is gone there ever since a Little after Christmas. “I Remain, with Respect, your Obt. Sarvt., “R. BOYER.” In the former of these two letters it will have been observed that mention is made of a “mould of the large figure of Britannia;” this was one of the finest figures produced at Chelsea or Derby, and is now of great rarity.