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happily together at Stanhope. On their return {in}
October, I accompanied them as far as Nottinghamshire, & went to
examine into the Affairs of my Brother in Law, Mr Frost, which were
grown very bad through his Negligence; & through the same Fault grew
continually worse, notwithstanding all the Advice & Assistance which I
could give him. The latter was very expensive to me in his life time. And
after his Death, little being left to maintain my Sister, her two Sons &
Daughters, the last of which died in a few Years, the Burthen fell almost
wholly upon me.
On my Return to (Durham &> Houghton . There I became acquainted with Mr Ralph Allen,