[f.19]
Dear Miss F.
My Sister is extremely desirous of
waiting on you and of being introduced to Mrs Donn
Lord & Lady ?Acto will not probably be out with You
till late in the Day tomorrow. If you approve therefore
My Sister and I will Pay you a Visit soon after
Breakfast and before they can arrive. But if you have
the smallest Objection I beg you will freely tell me so,
for I can assure you that my Sister has your Happiness
& Satisfaction most sincerely at Heart, and wishes to
be regulated by your Convenience & Inclination. I had
the pleasure of seeing your Brother Yesterday: He is to be
out with You on Saturday – Lord & Lady Acto talk
of setting off for England on Tuesday or Wednesday
I hope that you and all my Friends at Haddington
continue well during this wet unwholsome weather


[f.19v]

I got a cold from being exposed to the Rain at my
Uncles Burial which has been attended with some Symptoms
of a slight fever. I think I have now got rid of it
and by tomorrow I hope I shall ^be perfectly well – I know
not whether I may say according to the style of the Persians
that the pleasure of seeing you could of itself make
me well; but, I am sure the Reverse could be
perfectly true; and that if I were ill, the Disappointment
I should suffer in not seeing You would certainly make
me worse. At all Events I am convinced that a
Ride to Haddington tomorrow will do me a great
Deal of good. I beg my best respects to
all at Haddington and am most sincerely
Y^r ever Faithful & affectionate
D. Anderson

S. Germains
Thursday Morning
26. June 1785

[f.19]
Dear Miss F.
My Sister is extremely desirous of
waiting on you and of being introduced to Mrs Donn
Lord & Lady ?Acto will not probably be out with You
till late in the Day tomorrow. If you approve therefore
My Sister and I will Pay you a Visit soon after
Breakfast and before they can arrive. But if you have
the smallest Objection I beg you will freely tell me so,
for I can assure you that my Sister has your Happiness
& Satisfaction most sincerely at Heart, and wishes to
be regulated by your Convenience & Inclination. I had
the pleasure of seeing your Brother Yesterday: He is to be
out with You on Saturday – Lord & Lady Acto talk
of setting off for England on Tuesday or Wednesday
I hope that you and all my Friends at Haddington
continue well during this wet unwholesome weather


[f.19v]

I got a cold from being exposed to the Rain at my
Uncles Burial which has been attended with some Symptoms
of a slight fever. I think I have now got rid of it
and by tomorrow I hope I shall ^be perfectly well – I know
not whether I may say according to the style of the Persians
that the pleasure of seeing you could of itself make
me well; but, I am sure the Reverse could be
perfectly true; and that if I were ill, the Disappointment
I should suffer in not seeing You would certainly make
me worse. At all Events I am convinced that a
Ride to Haddington tomorrow will do me a great
Deal of good. I beg my best respects to
all at Haddington and am most sincerely
Y^r ever Faithful & affectionate
D. Anderson

S. Germains
Thursday Morning
26. June 1785