_To the Honourable Hume C――――._
_Canterbury, April 9, 1756._
_Honoured Sir_,
YOUR kind behaviour when I had the pleasure of waiting upon you,
emboldens me to trouble you with the inclosed. It is the copy of
an anonymous letter, that was sent to my house on _Tuesday_ last,
just after I left town, and forwarded hither to me by my wife the day
following. As I am satisfied that the LORD reigneth, and that a sparrow
doth not fall to the ground without the knowledge of our heavenly
Father, its contents in respect to myself, I thank GOD, do not much
alarm me. But as others are concerned, and it is an affair that hath
reference to the welfare of civil government, I would beg the favour
of your advice. Next _Tuesday_ I expect to return to _London_, and on
_Wednesday_ morning, purpose, GOD willing, to wait upon you in person.
In the mean while, I beg leave to subscribe myself, honoured Sir,
Your most obliged humble servant,
_G. W._