Sunday Morning 13th July
I have this moment your my beloved [?hud] in [illeg] was unexpected as you [illeg] told me you did not expect [illeg] be able to write [illeg] during your [illeg] in the Kingdom of Fife. I confess I did flatter myself that you would [illeg] [illeg] as your own Christina if [illeg]; and I can [?asure] you if your [illeg [illeg] at Kingdom was a little cold e'er you got your [illeg] finished to me; when I tell you that it was received with heartfelt pleasure I am convinced your [illeg] not grudge the time you took: - Since you and I never have [?complained], and [illeg] getting [illeg] way every the little treasures are as well as you could wish them. and I believe they long nearly as much for them dearest [illeg] [illeg] as soebody else. dont let this speech hurry you as I really should be sorry [illeg] you & think

of [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] return [illeg] the first intended and to confess [illeg] I never have thought it [illeg] for you to get home till [?Friday] may-be you wont stay longer if you no [illeg] [illeg] have one that [illeg] say where you are.
all things [?have] here gone on most [?quietly] that [?nout] think I keeps in your absence a poor house Dr Hamilton [?arrived] here yesterday [illeg] [?sharnt] brought out [illeg] kind & [?dinner] they went in at [?height] [illeg] [illeg] to [illeg] [illeg] that her really was in [illeg] [illeg] of the word an object. - The [illeg] [illeg] with me on the [illeg] on which day the [illeg] family offered a [illeg] but I [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] [?James] [illeg] your return.
Miss [?Dru] came here on Wednesday [illeg] Martha at [illeg] - the cook

is doing fine & shops in the [illeg] [illeg] country [illeg] John Simpson takes a [illeg] charge. - [illeg] [?son] [illeg] Hope [illeg] [illeg] Thursday you have a card [illeg] your attendance at the [illeg] on Monday. -
We have never seen the [illeg] ladies as Mrs [?Anderson's] [?son] [illeg] [illeg] [damage to document] [illeg] [illeg] [illeg] which [?confused] her; [illeg] is now better. - I will write again this day for Perth and [?open] with [?under] cover & you at kingdom. - the [illeg] Ladies join [illeg] in kind Love & you and James - the [illeg] who send their Love [illeg] my dearest h[illeg].
I need not say how affectionetily I am your own Christina Anderson

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David Anderson [illeg]
[illeg]

Sunday Morning 13^th July

I have this moment yours My Beloved M^r A: it
really was unexpected as you absolutely told me you
did not expect to be able to write me during your
sojournment in the Kingdom of Fife: I confess I
did flatter myself that you would write to your own
Christina if possible; and I can assure you if your
Beef Stake at Kinghorn was a little cold {? l'er} you got
your short kind note finished to me; when I tell
you that it was received with heartfelt pleasure
I am convinced you will not grudge the time
you took:- Since you went I never have had a
complaint, and am getting stouter every day
the little treasures are as well as you could wish
them. and I believe they long nearly as much
for their Dearest Papa's return as somebody
else. dont let this speech [?bring] you as
I really should be [illeg, crossed out] [illeg] were you to think

if [illeg] James the [? return] [? room] that he
first intended and to confess the truth I never
have thought it possible for you to get home
till Friday: May-be you wont stay longer
if you [? do] let you me have one short line to
say where you are.-

All things here have gone on most quietly
tho' dont think I keep in your absence a
poor House. D^r: Hamilton dined here yesterday
Davie Stewart brought out [illeg] [illeg] to
dinner they went in at night poor Davie
so intolerably tipsey that he really was in
every sense of the word an [illeg]:- The
McKenzie's {?dined} with me on the Thursday
on which day the Huntington family offered
a visit but I excused myself until James
Scott and your return:-

Miss {?Don} came here on Wednesday My
Mother at {?Monkrief}: - the Cook

is doing fine 3 shops in the Harbour
{?great} Country sale: John Simpson takes
a complete charge:-

{?From} Sir A: Hope [illeg] last Thursday
you have a card requesting your attendance at
the Funeral on Monday:-

we have never seen the [illeg]
Ladies as Mrs Anderson's sore throats
{?would} in{damaged] [illeg] sore throat which
confined her; she is now better:-

I will write again from
this day for Perth and shall write under
cover to you at Kinross:- the three
Ladies join {?me} in kind Love to you and
James:- the Monkeys also send their Love

Adieu My Dearest M^r A:
I need not say that how affectionately
I am your own
Christina Anderson

David Anderson Esq^r
care of Mr George Graham
DundeeKinross
to lie at the Post office till called
for