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[[Foreign: French]] Je suis ravis' Ma Chere Clayton, que vous m'informe, que votre santé et mieu, Ma Chere Je vous pri, de prendre, soin, J'apran quil sera quelque dificulte, par raport, a lafair, du Céll, Je le reccomende a notre bon amie, [[addition]] x [[/addition]] et le pri, de parler au géns; en perticulér, a Thom Earl, et son fils, et que notre amie [[addition]] x [[/addition]], dise, ces bon raisson, si propré, pour persuadér, par son sincerité, veracite, et Connoisance, adeiu, Je Craint que vous ne le pourais li're, le Roy a cette affaire boucoup a Coeur, [[/foreign]] Caroline x Mr Clayton this was writ when she was queen I am overjoy'd my dear Clayton to know from you that your health is better, my dear I beg you to take care. I apprehend there will be some difficulty with regard to the matter of the salt, I recommend it to our good freind & beg He would speack to the members above all to Thom Earl & his son & that our friend will tell him his good reasons, which are soe proper to perswade from his sincerity, & veracity, & knowledge, adieu, I fear you can't read this, the King has this affair very much at heart Caroline