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2.

(Безъ года).

The melancholy accident which has happened to that ami-

able уоипд lady miss Fairfax, the only unmarried daughter

rear-admiral sir W. Geor. Fairfax, is а circumstance well known

to your excellency and which has deeply aflicted all her

friends, because her prospects in this life аге now at ап end;

and the only fortune which her unhappy parents сап leave

her, is little more than а good education. The long services

sir W. Geor. Fairfax are known to m-r Pitt, and it woold only

be necessary to state to him tbis cruel event, to obtain for

this unhappy уоипд lady а provision from government during

her life, and help to alleviate the additional disiress which

this renection causes to her aged parents. But as I have not

the honour 0f being known to m-r Pitt, it is only through your

kind interference that сап expect to have it done. ат too

sensible of your sympalhising fbelings оп this unfortunate

occasion, to таке ап apology for troubling уои with these

lines, and сап only add that this mark 0f your benevolence

will confer а lasting obligation оп your excellency's most faith-

ful etc.

Sam. Greig.