you too, my Dear Madam, that I could not com
mand my fingers, to shew you both my Heart
without any commands at all, but most willingly,
welcomed you! - I am, indeed, the greatest fool
that ever touched an Instrument, without I have
a loud voice to sing to me I tremble - as you
saw. Pardon involuntary faults, Dear Lady -
and be assured there is no fault, nor blemish, in
the sincere esteem, & regard, I have the [illeg]
to assure you I have for you -

I am, always, Dear Madam,
your obliged, & obed^t. Servant -
D. Blore. _

I never told you, my Dear Lady, because I knew it would only be
unpleasant to you, that the day I had the happiness to dine with you, I had

at first it was said Mr Bossley, & Mr Birch, were the only guests_& I was most desirous to engage you, my Dear Lady, and Mr Longsdon, to have met - them, &
to have partaken of our plain dinner, & most sincere
and respectful welcome. _ But so many gentleman being afterwards invited, & the intention being to be as late as , on Wednesday, at Mr Birches, 4 o'clock
in the morning I felt it would be impossible to enjoy
the gay, & easy society of intimate friendship; & that
to you and me, the day would have been lost._
If you do not think me right now, I will endeavour
to do better next time.
Oh! how ill I behaved to that pleasing, & very beautiful young Lady, miss Gordon, when you did me the
favour to introduce her yestermorning! _ and to

My dear Madam-

I had the great pleasure to catch a glimpse of our
Mr. Longsdon just as he [illeg] into the house to day -
But it was as short, & as [?evanescent], as afine strain of music. which one recalls better from the memory, than one
conceives while it is playing. He had time to tell me, however,
that "you thought it was wrong I did not dine with the gentlemen."
With what reluctance I should do any thing you thought wrong
on investigation I will not attempt to say. It would grieve
me, & shame me.- But I am persuaded when Mr. Longsdon
saw how many there were to done - reflected that our [illeg]
here are very little; but one servant to wait, [illeg]
& you will agree I only did prudently not to join the
throng. The majority of the gentlemen I have [?never seen].

as first it was said Mr. [?Bofoley], & Mr. [?Birch], were the
only guests - & I was most decorous to engage you, my
Dear Lady, and Mr. Longsdon, to have met them, &
to have [illeg] of our plain dinner, & most [?diverse]
& respectful welcome.- But so many gentlemen
being afterwards invited, & the [?intuition] being to
be as late as, on Wednesday, as Mr. [?Butcher], 4 o'clock
in the morning, I felt it would be [illeg] to to enjoy
the gay, dreart society of intimate friendship; & her
to you, & me, the day would have been lost.-
If you do not think me right now, I will endeavour
to do better next time.

ah! how ill I behaved to that [illeg], & very beautiful
young Lady, [?Miss] Gordon, when you did me the
favour to introduce her yestermorning!- and to

you, too, my Dear Madam, that I could not com
mand my fingers, to shew you both how my Heart
without any commands at all, but most willingly,
welcomed you!- I am, indeed, the greatest fool
that ever touched an Instrument. without I have
a loud voice to sing to me, I [illeg] ---- as you
saw. for I am sure no [?epithet] can equal my
[?sensation]. Pardon involuntary faulty, Dear Lady,
and be assured there is no fault, nor blemish, in
the [illeg], & regard, I have the Lo[illeg]
to assure you I have for you-

I am, always, Dear Madam,
your obliged, & [illeg] Servant-
D. Blore

I never told you, my Dear Lady, because I knew it would only be
unpleasant to you, that the day I had the happiness to dine with you, I had

a pain in my side which rendered respiration very difficult [?of me]
It is the "young disease, which will subdue at [?Length]-
"grows with our growth, and strengthens with our strength!"
I am very subject to it - and sensible of its [?increase] - which often makes
me appear less sensible of external pleasures than I really am.
once more adieu! my dear madam-

Mrs Longsdon-
Little Longsdon-

Though I am [illeg] to ask you to [illeg], in to ask you to your [illeg],
I am impatient for the pleasure of seeing you & Mr. L.
here. to [?dine] because it prolongs the hours of [?resting]
else I have no delicacies to offer you - no [illeg], no
[illeg] - no nice things, like those at Longsdon - A third time, Dr Madm, adieu.

June 19 1801.
8 o'clock. night.

My Dear Madam -

I had the great pleasure to catch a glimpse of our
Mr. Longsdon just as he passed into the house today.
But it was as short, & as evanescent, as afine strain of
music. which one recalls better from the memory, than one
conceives while it is passing. He had time to tell me,
however,
that "you thought it was wrong I did not dine with the gentlemen".
with what reluctance I should do any thing you thought wrong
on investigation I will not attempt to say. It would grieve
me, & shame me. - But I am persuaded when Mr. Longsdon
saw how many there were to dine - reflected that our rooms
here are very little, but one servant to wait: [illeg] that he
and you will agree I only did prudently not to join the
throng. The majority of the Gentlemen I have never seen.

as first it was said Mr. Bossley, & Mr. Birch, were the
only guests - & I was most desirous to engage you, my
Dear Lady, and Mr. Longsdon, to have met them, &
to have partaken of our plain dinner, & most sincere
& respectful welcome. - But so many gentlemen
being afterwards invited, & the intention being to
be as late as, on Wednesday, at Mr. Birches, 4 o'clock
in the morning, | felt it would be impossible to enjoy
the gay, & easy society of imitimate friendship: & that
to you, & me, the day would have been lost. -
If you do not think me right now, I will endeavour
to do better next time.

Oh! how ill I behaved to that pleasing, & very beautiful
young lady, Miss Girdom, when you did me the
favour to introduce her yestermorning! - and to

you too, my Dear Madam, that I could not com
mand my fingers, to show you both how my Heart
without an commands at all, but most willingly,
welcomed you! - I am, indeed, the greatest fool
that ever touched an instrument, without I have
a lough voice to sing to me, I tremble - as you
saw. Nor I am sure no epithet can equal my
sensation. Pardon involuntary faults, Dear Lady -
and be afraid there is no fault: nor blemish, in
the sincere esteem, & regard, I have the [damaged]
to spare you I have for you -

I am, always, Dear Madam,
your obliged, & obed[this text contains superscript text] Servant -
D Blore -
I never told you, my Dear Lady, because I knew it would only be
unpleasant to you, that the day I had the happiness to dine with you, I had

a pain in my side which rendered respiration very difficult to me -
It is the "young disease, which will subdue at length -
"Grows with our growth, & strengthens with our strength". -
I am very subject to it - and sensible of its overease - which often makes
me appear less sensible of external pleasures than I really am.
Once more adieu! my Dear Madam. -

[This part contains the address and seal and is side on]
Mrs. Longsdon
Little Longsdon

Though I am sensible to ask you to dinner, is to ask you to your loss,
I am impatient for the pleasure of seeing you & Mr. L.
here - to dine because it prolongs the hours of visiting -
else I have no delicacies to offer to you - no chickens no
loins - no nice things, like those at Longsdon - A third time, D[This text contains superscript text]. Mad[This text contains superscript text]. adieu

June 13. 1861.
8 O'clock. night.

My Dear Madam -

I had the great pleasure to catch a glimpse of our
Mr Longsdon just as he {?passed} into the house to day -
But it was as short, & as [illeg] as afine strain of
music. which one recalls better from the memory, than one
conceives while it is {?passing}. He had time to tell me, however,
that "underlinedyou thought it was underlinedwrong I did not dine with the gentlemen."
With what reluctance I should do any thing you thought underlinedwrong
on inunderlinedvestigation I will not attempt to say. It would grieve
me, & shame me.- But I am persuaded when Mr. Longsdon
saw how underlinedmany there were to dine - reflected that our rooms
here are very little; but one servant to wait; [illeg]. that he
& you will [?agree] I only did underlinedprudently not to join the
throng. The majority of the Gentlemen I have never seen.

at first it was said Mr. [?Bofsley], + Mr. Birch, were the
only guests - & I was most [illeg] to engage you, my
Dear Lady, and Mr. Longsdon, to have met them, &
to have [illeg] of our plain dinner, & most [illeg]
& rightful welcome. - But so many gentlemen
being afterwards invited, & the invitation being to
be as late as on Wednesday, at Mr Birches, 4 o'clock
in the morning, I felt it would be [illeg] to enjoy
the gay, & [illeg] society of {?invitatiate} friendship; & that
to you, & me, the day would have been lost. -
If you do not think me right now, I will endeavour
to do better next time.
oh! how ill I behaved to the pleasing, & very beautiful
young Lady, {?miss} Girdon, when you did me the
favour to introduce her yestermorning! - and to

you, too, my Dear Madam, that I could not underlinedcom
underlinedmand my fingers, to show you both how my [illeg]
without any commands at all, but most willingly,
Welcomed you! - I am, indeed, the greatest fool
that even touched an Instrument, without I have
a loud voice to sing to me, I tremble - underlinedas underlinedyou
underlinedsaw. I or I am sure underlinedno underlined[illeg] can equal my
sensation. Pardon underlinedinvoluntary faults, Dear Lady -
and be assured there is no fault; nor blemish, in
the service esteem, & regard, I have the [damaged]
to assure you I have for you -

I am, always, Dear Madam,
your [?officed], & [illeg] Servant -
[illeg]. -
I never told you, my Dear Lady, because I knew it would only be
unpleasant to you, that the day I had the [illeg] to dine with you, I had

[vertical right side]
a pain in my side which rendered [illeg] very difficult [illeg] -
If in the "young [], which underlinedwife [illeg] at [illeg] -
"Grows with our growth, & strengthens with our strength." -
I am very [illeg] to it - and [?servitude] of its [illeg] - which often [illeg]
we underlined[?appear] underlined[illeg] [?service]of {?extended} pleasures than I really am,
once more adieu! my Dear Madam. -

[standard direction, central]
Mrs. Longsdon -
Little Longsdon -

[vertical left side]
Though I am [illeg] to ask you to dinner, in [illeg] you to your [illeg],
I am impatient for the pleasure of seeing you & {?Mr. L}.
here. [illeg] underlined[illeg] because it prolongs the hours of [illeg] -
else I have no {?delicacies} to offer to you - no underlined[illeg] no
[illeg] - no nice things, like those at Longsdon - A third time, [illeg]. Madam, adieu.

June 19. 1801.
8 O'clock. night.

My Dear Madam _

I had the great pleasure to catch a glimpse of our
m{^r} Longsdon just as he [?passed] into the house to day.
But it was as short, & as evanescnt, as afine train of
music. which one recalls better from the memory, than one
conceives while it is [?playing]. He had time to tell me, however,
that "you thought it was wrong I did not dine with the gentlemen."
With what reluctance I should do any think you thought wrong
on investigation I will not attempt to say. It would grieve
me, & shame me. - But I am persuaded when M{^r} Longsdon
saw how many there where [illeg] dine - reflefected that us [illeg] [illeg]
here are very little, but one servant of wait; [illeg] that he
& you will agree I only did prudently not to join the
throng. The majority of the Gentlemen I have never seen.

at first it was said M{^r} Bofsley, & M{^r} {?Berich}, were the
only guests - & I was most devious to engage you, my
Dear Lady, and M{^r} Longsdon, to have met them, &
to have partaken of our plain dinner, & most {?sincere}
& respectful welcome. _ But so many Gentlemen
being afterwards invited, & the intention being to
be as late as on wednesday, at M{^r} Bincher, 4 p'clock
in the morning, I felt it would be impolitte to enjoy
the gay, deary variety of intricate friendship; & that
to you, & me, the day would have been lost. _
If you so not think we might now, I will endeavour
of to better [illeg] time.
Oh! how ill behaved to that pleasing, & very beautiful young Lady, miss [?Gordon], when you did me the
favour to introduce her yestermorning! _ and to

you, too, my Dear Madam, that I could not com
mand my fingers, to show you both how my [illeg]
without any commands at ale, but worst willingly,
welcomed you! _ I am, indeed, The greatest foot
that ever touched an instrument, without I have
a loud voice to sing to me, I tremble ___ as you
saw. For I am sure no epithet can equal my
sensation. Pardon involuntary faults, Dear Lady-
and be assured there is no fault; nor blemish, in
the sincere [illeg], & [illeg], I have the [damaged]
to assure you I have for you-

I am, always, Dear Madam,
Your obliged, [illeg] Servant.
D.Bloore.

I never told you, my Dear Lady, because I knew it would only be
unpleasant to you, that the day I had the happiness to dine with you, I had