Alfred House
Wisbeach
Cambs
My dear Madam
I heard by letter from Town,
last night that Miss Lancaster
had favoured my Uncle with a
call and given them the pain=
=ful intelligence of your accident
which it seems you have found
a sobridquet for, so that I imagine
it useless to attempt any thing
like condolence, but really I am
very sorry – I trust Miss Lancasters
society added to your naturally
good spirits will soon make {?Richard}
himself again. I hope all {?the}
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whilst your {?inmate} I include Miss
Lancaster amongst yours – My best res=
=pects if you please and perhaps I might
ask the favor of troubling him with a
note to {?Mis George} at his return and now
allow me to remain
Yours most respectfully
{?T Crouch}
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quite well at N^o 10 will you
be the bearer of my Kind
respects to that quarter. I requested
Kate [illeg] some time since
to call and first satisfy you
of my safe arrival but I
am afraid she has not complied
with my desire indeed while
we neglect our own [illeg] we
can scarcely expect a friend to
be more attentive. I therefore after
asking pardon for the poast promise
a long full and particular recovery
at Midsummer when I hope to
spend a little time at [place name]
you are I think aware that Miss
Place is younger than myself and
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has been accustomed to the society
of an elder sister which circumstance
{?under} my sojourn in the family
more pleasant than it might be in
another state of affairs M^rs Peace
resides at the school and [illeg]
her daughter from the case of domes=
=tic occasions. I can not call them a
{?refined} family but they are
Quite orderly and extremely lib=
=eral [damaged] their opinions. Wisbeach
has only one Parish Church with
a Chapel of ease building the different
class’s of dissenter are numerous and
respectable I have been once to hear
M^r Holmes the {?Indepant} Minister
who is liked by all parties – the Lady
my sister is with her been on a visit
to her sister at Wisbeach and did
not forget to call one me. Mary Ann
entertains a hope of visiting [illeg]
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This summer. Finding I am arrived
on the last side I must make a conclu=
=sion soliciting your indulgence for this
as well as with a former puzzler. If I am
not in the condition of the [illeg] who
could not spell with a bad pen I must
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Miss Heatley
4 Hampton Street
Nalworth
certainly confess I cannot write on
this sort of Paper. And now trusting
that you and yours are doing well
wish “All and each a fair good Night
“And pleasing dreams and slumber light”

Alfred House
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
My dear Madam
I heard by letter from Town,
last night that Miss Lancaster
had favoured my Uncle with a
call and given them the pain=
=ful intelligence of your accident
which it seems you have found
a sobriquet for, so that I imagine
it useless to attempt any thing
like condolence, but really I am
very sorry – I trust Miss Lancaster's
society added to your naturally
good spirits will soon make {?Richard}
himself again. I hope all {?the}
[crosshatched same page]
whilst your {?inmate} I include Miss
Lancaster amongst yours – My best res=
=pects if you please and perhaps I might
ask the favour of troubling him with a
note to {?Mis George} at his return and now
allow me to remain
Yours most respectfully
{?T Crouch}
[new page]
quite well at N^o 10 will you
be the bearer of my Kind
respects to that quarter. I requested
Kate [illeg] some time since
to call and first satisfy you
of my safe arrival but I
am afraid she has not complied
with my desire indeed while
we neglect our own [illeg] we
can scarcely expect a friend to
be more attentive. I therefore after
asking pardon for the post promise
a long full and particular recovery
at Midsummer when I hope to
spend a little time at [place name]
you are I think aware that Miss
Place is younger than myself and
[new page]
has been accustomed to the society
of an elder sister which circumstance
{?under} my sojourn in the family
more pleasant than it might be in
another state of affairs M^rs Peace
resides at the school and [illeg]
her daughter from the case of domes=
=tic occasions. I can not call them a
{?refined} family but they are
Quite orderly and extremely lib=
=eral [damaged] their opinions. Wisbech
has only one Parish Church with
a Chapel of ease building the different
class’s of dissenter are numerous and
respectable I have been once to hear
M^r Holmes the {?Independent} Minister
who is liked by all parties – the Lady
my sister is with her been on a visit
to her sister at Wisbech and did
not forget to call one me. Mary Ann
entertains a hope of visiting [illeg]
[new page]
this summer. Finding I am arrived
on the last side I must make a conclu=
=sion soliciting your indulgence for this
as well as with a former puzzler. If I am
not in the condition of the [illeg] who
could not spell with a bad pen I must
[vertical centre]
Miss Heatley
4 Hampton Street
Nalworth
certainly confess I cannot write on
this sort of Paper. And now trusting
that you and yours are doing well
wish “All and each a fair good Night
“And pleasing dreams and slumber light”