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Letter from Bernard Barton to George Procter at 101 Fleet Street, London There! I do not know how thy Partner and thyself may determine, but I think a Parody of a popular Song, bearing so directly on the subject, the best mode of doing the business; and if used by you as the Makers of Blacking use the doggerel of their Bards, it may earn you more than the cost of 20 Snuff Boxes. Of course I shall have 3 or 4 sent me down post haste, to choose out of, without waiting for the judgement of Senior Partners. But to be serious, if possible; let me have a line from thee informing me how far the annexed meets thy ideas and if it is being inserted in a Magazine be the best mode of serving you, let me know, in that case it should not be shown about, as Magazines are not fond of inserting what has been before exhibited in MS

1822

From: 1822 To: 1822

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Barton, Bernard,
Procter, George

magazines, snuff taking, poems