Maidstone Point March 18th. 1752 Sir,

Sir, This acknowledges the receipt of your Favr. pr. Uncle Chauncy1 and with much pleasure was informed of your gaining your health, upon which I congratulate you with all the sincerity of a Friend. It still pleases God to keep me in a low declining state much worse than when I saw you, and begin to be much of Opinion that I must soon expect my removall, from this Low and troublesome state of life to one wherein the Soull enlarged from its prison shall make large excursions thro the immensity of space. I think I have Obtained a full Idea of all Earthly Grandeur, which I look on with the utmost disdain and can but pitty poor silly mortalls who could content themselves to grovell in the Dust to Eternity while Noble Souls aspire after those Joys which never Fade nor can be sully'd in their Lustre. As I am conscious it is my Duty to be carefull of this Tabernacle I now reside in and to use it with the utmost tenderness, so shall use all methods for the restoring my health, leaving my Case with the Author of my being who will not Faill to doe that which in his Wisdom, and mercy thinks right. Happpy men wee are; in having a Freind so powerfull & so good.

I am proud to hear you meet with a Sale of your goods, hope you'll meet with that Success you expected which Induced you to come to Carolina.

With regard to the Book Case if it would not be prejudiciall to you wou'd decline having itt, for as Reason teaches me to believe my Dissolution must shortly be expected, it wou'd be so much money lying useless to my Children, for many years, and if itt please God to Restore me must gett me one.

As I make no doubt you are at present much engaged in Business I cant expect the Satisfaction of your company but hope when your business is something Dispatched to see you at Maidstone Point & have the pleasure of your Company a Few Days. I am Sir with great Sincerity yr. Frd. &c.

HENRY SNOAD

PS. If I knew when you wou'd ride up wou'd send my horse for you, who shou'd Carry you down again when you pleased. Pray favour me with Dr. Youngs Thoughts I am full of him promise myself great pleasure in the perusall of him. Yrs. &c .

RC ; addressed: "To Captn. Robt. Treat Pane Mercht. in Bath This"; endorsed.

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Not identified. Probably not Dr. Walley Chauncy, who refers to Snoad as a "good Freind," rather than a relative (RTP to Walley Chauncy, May 7, 1753).