Canterbury Aug^st 30^th 1731
My Dearest Life
I was in hopes Thomas wou’d have brought
me some kind mark of y^r remembrance, but I find you insist too
much upon Punctilies to let me have Two Letters for one, I shou’d
have made you my debtor had I not waited for an order of march
which we were in daily expectation of & yesterday a Letter came
from the secretary of war to let us know the king design’d our
stay in Kent somew^t longer, but that we might enlarge our
Quarters if we pleas’d. for which purpose Bland has writ to
have xxx Rochester for a Squadron, to which place I shall
march next Thursday of Friday, if our request is granted, then
I intend making a Trip to you for a few days. It is impossible
to tell you my Dearest Soul what inward Joys I feel, on the
least hopes, of returning to y^r arms, how many Thousand kisses
have I in store for you? I’ll fly to thy dear xxx Bosom,
full of Love & extasy & there confess my unequall’d Passion
for thee oh! Judy w^t words can say what I then shall feel?
My variety of Pleasure! my ever new Delight! continue to
Love me, & let me know w^t return you’ll make in those
blest moments, let me have a letter dictated by y^r soul

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be for once without reserve, remember it is to thy own Madan,
Dear Dearest Creature how can I leave so pleasing a subject
to talk dully of Business? But I must –
Thomas tells me the Boy wants a Livery, I thought I
had order’d one before I left Holliport, since I did not be pleas’d
to send for the Maidenhead Tayler & let him make one for him
of the same colour as the others, I know now w^t to do ab^t
Oates 20^s p^r G^r is very dear, I wish you wou’d write to Coll Butler
for five Quarters & at the same time desire him to send to Brook
Street for Bottles to Bottle off the Pipe of Madiera, I believe it
will be necessary to send to Close to deliver them. I desire to
know how you have dispos’d of the Box & the three Barrels
of Shells. My Dear Judith give my Love to my Dear little
ones those dear Pledges of our mutual Passion. Adieu my own
Judy adieu I am eternally & entirely yours
M Madan

Pray my service to M^rs Battle
Direct for me at Canterbury if you write
by Thursday’s Post, you shall hear from
me when I come to Rochester ‘till then continue
to direct as usual

Canterbury Aug^st 30^th 1731
My Dearest Life
I was in hopes Thomas would have brought
me some kind mark of y^r remembrance, but I find you insist too
much upon Punctilies to let me have Two Letters for one, I should
have made you my debtor had I not waited for an order of march
which we were in daily expectation of & yesterday a Letter came
from the secretary of war to let us know the king designed our
stay in Kent somew^t longer, but that we might enlarge our
Quarters if we pleased. for which purpose Bland has writ to
have xxx Rochester for a Squadron, to which place I shall
march next Thursday of Friday, if our request is granted, then
I intend making a Trip to you for a few days. It is impossible
to tell you my Dearest Soul what inward Joys I feel, on the
least hopes, of returning to y^r arms, how many Thousand kisses
have I in store for you? I’ll fly to thy dear xxx Bosom,
full of Love & ecstasy & there confess my unequalled Passion
for thee oh! Judy w^t words can say what I then shall feel?
My variety of Pleasure! my ever new Delight! continue to
Love me, & let me know w^t return you’ll make in those
blest moments, let me have a letter dictated by y^r soul

[f.127v]

be for once without reserve, remember it is to thy own Madan,
Dear Dearest Creature how can I leave so pleasing a subject
to talk dully of Business? But I must –
Thomas tells me the Boy wants a Livery, I thought I
had order’d one before I left Holliport, since I did not be pleas’d
to send for the Maidenhead Tayler & let him make one for him
of the same colour as the others, I know now w^t to do ab^t
Oates 20^s p^r G^r is very dear, I wish you would write to Coll Butler
for five Quarters & at the same time desire him to send to Brook
Street for Bottles to Bottle off the Pipe of Madeira, I believe it
will be necessary to send to Close to deliver them. I desire to
know how you have disposed of the Box & the three Barrels
of Shells. My Dear Judith give my Love to my Dear little
ones those dear Pledges of our mutual Passion. Adieu my own
Judy adieu I am eternally & entirely yours
M Madan

Pray my service to M^rs Battle
Direct for me at Canterbury if you write
by Thursday’s Post, you shall hear from
me when I come to Rochester ‘till then continue
to direct as usual