…Gave 12d to a brief for fire in Wiltshire; the loss to the unhappy sufferers amounted to £10000 and upwards. It was collected from house to house. In the evening Mr John Pike at Ashford lodged at my house, he coming to pay a visit to Master Hook. In the afternoon employed myself a-writing. Pretty busy all day.
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The Diary, 1754–1765