28 May 1811 [Matthew] Gregory at Manchester to John Longsdon. Writer making some strong fustians, thinking of finishing a few and sending to Habgoods; before doing so take it as a great favour if John would give him his opinion about doing so and say if John thinks it would answer for him; likewise to mention it to them or to Mr Evans himself as John knows him. If John tells him writer is Mr Finch's brother-in-law as he has seen him at Manchester, and their terms of doing business and if writer were rather short of money whether they would accept for a small pt of amount goods sent. 1811