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of his admirable qualities, & now that you express your so serious an intention of placing your little good boy under me it is necessary that I should explain my intentions concerning him, when he is under my care my first object will be to preserve his mind in his duty to God & his Neighbour, which cannot fail to form a good citizen & give his Mind sufficient Strength & resource for happenings under the various attacks on his peace which he must meet with in this world — with respect to instructions in the arts of design, I shall only consider his Good, & instruct him in those sound principles which cannot fail of laying the foundation for an excellent practice

I will If it is agreeable to you he shall live with me & have his own lodging room, he will fare as we do, & you shall pay only what I lay out for him in these particulars, without putting you to the charge of keeping a floor & maintaining a Housekeeper — If you prefer his living out of the house you can accommodate him on your own plan & I shall only require his regular attendance - in this case you are well aware that I can only be answerable for him, whilst he is in my sight. When the Muses Child comes to town, we hope that