Letter from Rear-Adm. Lord Hood to General Jacob de Budé, thanking him for his letter and particularly for his advice to Hood's son [?], Henry, commenting on his nomination for Westminster [presumably as a MP] and his strong disinclination to stand, reporting on the good health and progress of Prince William, expressing concern over the political situation, the prospect of further war and the future lack of experienced Naval officers, and remarking on a recent reported sighting of an enemy fleet which proved instead to be a [British?] convoy en route to Jamaica.
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me from ruin, and I am sensible of it. Upon my arrival at New York, I was accidentally told, that I had been put in nomination for Westminster but that my son, had wisely withdrawn my name as a candidate—I wrote him a few lines of the fullest approbation, not knowing at that time how much I stood indebted to your friendship if I had, you would ier this have received my most gratefull acknowledgements, which I now beg you will be pleased to accept; for poor as I rally am, I would sooner have given 500 pounds, than have stood a contest, even had I been sure of succeeding for a tenth part of the money — a seat in the House of Commons I have no ambition for, and will never offer myself any where; if there is public spirit enough left in any corporation in England, to chose me, its representative from the free will of the electors, well, if not, I shall be full as well satisfied. Believe me my dear General, I shall studiously steer clear of [[catchword]] all [[/catchword]]
