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London 8 Feby 1810
Dear Mother
The long time elapsed since I had the
pleasure of addressing a line to you makes me
eagerly embrace the first opportunity. Scarcely
have I been out an hour yesterday when I had
the happiness of hearing, from my Father's letter,
that you were well, It was late on Tuesday eve^g
when I reached London, and to day I begin to
feel pretty well recovered from the shaking of
a coach. Few times more dreadful to me than
the roughest part of our passage - for I now
begin to like the water almost as well as Land
I saw [illeg] [illeg] for a few minutes
only last night to say I shall wait upon your
boy W Whately. and shall dine and spend the
evening with Mr. G Worewood - after a few more
days about here, I hope to see you at Longsdon
my father may now give up his Idea of my
getting too fat for I am quite as thin as
when I left England - tho' extremely well.
I expect to find Bessy capable of presiding at
a tea table in an assembly room - and
Kate quite recovered from her indisposition and
as lively as ever - let me know if she is at
Miss Bradley's or whether I must call there if
I pass through Chesterfield -
I have not seen Miss Morewood yet

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from my Father's letter I imagine it is probable I
may have the pleasure of escorting her home. -
You must remember me to my friends about
you - I shall write to your Brothers' tomorrow
and postponing all further intelligence that I
may reserve for myself & pleasure in rela-
-ting - I am, Dear Mother,
with love to my sisters & brother -
Truly your affectionate Son
[?Jn] Longsdon

I Desire James to drop me a line [deleted]
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2136 - John Longsdon to Elizabeth Longsdon, 8 July 1810