▁brother ▁Lewis ▁came ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁work ▁soon ▁after ▁he ▁did ; ▁their ▁brother ▁William ▁visited ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 , ▁and ▁their ▁young est ▁brother ▁John , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁sail or , ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁Richard ▁got ▁into ▁difficulty ▁after ▁standing ▁sure ty ▁for ▁a ▁friend ▁who ▁went ▁bank rupt ; ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁he ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁Pr ison . ▁His ▁brother ▁Lewis ▁bl amed ▁this ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁" he ▁neglect ed ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁help ▁others ". ▁Event ually ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁loan ▁by ▁O wen ▁Mey rick ▁of ▁Bod organ , ▁who ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁helped ▁him ▁back ▁into ▁employ ment . ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁married ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁From ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁mar ri ages ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁called ▁Marian . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 0 s , ▁Morris ▁was ▁being ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bang or ▁as ▁a ▁proof - reader ▁for ▁Wel sh ▁pam ph lets . ▁He ▁also ▁obtained ▁a ▁post ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁n avy ▁office , ▁where ▁he ▁ultimately ▁became ▁chief ▁cl erk ▁of ▁foreign ▁accounts ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁and ▁he ▁married ▁again , ▁his ▁third ▁wife ' s ▁name ▁being ▁Elizabeth .