| Description | "Lord Hyde presents his respects to Lord Dartmouth; who will be convinced by the enclosed ideas how little his Lord lost by not being at home when Lord Howe called at his door", Lord Howe's zeal renders him over officious but he begs his minutes may be continued to Lord Dartmouth and Lord North
Enclosure, Lord Howe to Lord Hyde, [29 June] 1775, Grafton Street, "As your wishes, my dear Lord, will always have with me the force of commands, I give you upon paper as much as I can recolect of the substance of what I had the honour to state to your Lordship in the Drawing Room", respecting the bill expected to be offered the following day for restraining the fishery and other export trade of Massachusetts Bay
Lord Hyde to Lord Howe, 10 Feb 1775, Grosvenor Street, "I feel my dear Lord, your friendship in taking much pains only from a word I dropped, I will not further trouble you now, but if I hear nothing to the contray I will wait on you in my way to Lord Dartmouth's where I am to be at eleven this morning, and shall wait to receive your commands about imparting your sentiments" |