To William Robarts Date: BRISTOL, September 25, 1786. MY DEAR BROTHER, - I doubt not but you could say in the hour of trial, 'The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord!' Still, I really think you are not in your place. You are called to better things than standing behind a counter. Your spirit, your understanding, your gifts of various kinds, point out to you a more excellent way! O when will you break loose, and join heart and hand with, See letters of Dec. 6, 1785, and Dec. 9, 1786, to him. dear Billy, Your affectionate brother. I set out for London this afternoon.