Autograph letter signed : London, to [William Johnson] Temple, 1789 Oct. 13.

Describing how he spent his time since his last letter; informing him that his lost wig was found, but "the way in which it was lost will remain as secret as the author of Junius"; telling him that he doesn't think he can send "little Betsy so far as Devonshire" and is "inquiring for a boarding-school in the neighbourhood of London; reporting that [Edmond] Malone is revising Boswell's "Life of Johnson"; adding that Sir Joshua Reynolds has lost the sight of one eye and has "weakness of the other"; discussing financial matters, including the £200 he owes to Temple; noting that he is "not at all well" and "feel[s] a sad indifference" about things he should care about; discussing a visit to Eton with his son and writing that he found himself "highly considered there"; remarking that he has "drunk too much wine for some time past."