L30/14/349/1

From F. Schilling, Madrid to 2nd Baron Grantham, [Madrid]. [Text in poorly written French]:

3 Oct 1777

From: 1777 To: 1777

Translation: Excellency, Mons[ieur] Braun has been at my house, the chair will cost a Medaille[?coin] or something a little less, less 30 or 40R: it is for Your Excellency to choose the colour of the skin, whether it be red, blue, yellow or black. The foot of the other old chair, will not serve, a new one must be made. For the Bordeaux wine, which I took at 9R: he has no more. I went to Mr Muller, who has some very good, but at not less than 13R the Bottle: and he said that he charged the same to M Le Comte de Rechtern, and something else, he has 50 or 60 of the bottles, and as nothing else good is to be found, I believe that it would not be bad to take it, to serve it at Your Excellency`s table [In German in the text - ‘tafel’]. I await Your Excellency`s orders and am with the deepest respect, Your Excellency`s Very humble and very obedient servant, F Schilling.

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