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appearance of a distant storm, & I saw a letter this morning from a person in the neighborhood of Wrexham lying in that direction, stating that the Shock had been felt severely there, insomuch as to affect several persons with convulsions. My Medical Friends in this Town inform me that the prevailing disorders for some time have been of the eruptive kind with a general epidemical Catarrh. For my own part who am excessively irritable & sensible to every atmospheric change I felt a degree of oppression on the day preceding the Shock, seldom equalld. The evaporation on that Day was excessive, as I had opportunities of observing on the road as I travelld along. It had raind almost incessantly from Thursday till the day mentiond. These are all the Facts I have been able to collect relative to this Earthquake or Quakelet, which I thought might be interesting to you to hear, & I shall be particularly obligd to you for a line informing me whether it had any affect on your earthquake Machine, or whether like the last it was confind within partial limit. I have sent no account of it to any other Person, so that if you should think it worth while to communicate it to Sir Joseph Banks you may rely on the truth of every Article stated & remain with Mrs. Griffiths regards to Mrs. Lind.
Dr. Sir
Yr very sincerely obligd
Hugh Davies Griffith
NB The Governor of the House of Industry an old respectable Man told me personally with others belonging to the House that they would make Oath they heard the Hammer of the Clock strike violently on the Bell three several times in consequence of the Shock. I am this Moment informd that it was not felt at Liverpool, Manchester or Wattington. It is reported that some Houses near the Village of Bunbury have been thrown down by it.
Dr. Lind - Windsor
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