June 13^th – Grosvenor Square

Dear Charlotte – yesterday I had the
pleasure of receiving your letter: I did
reproach myself for not writing to you
at the time I sent you the print: – I
have seen Miss Petre. She looks better
than she did before but she is not yet
arrived at beauty, xxxxxxx she
seems to have plumpers in her mouth:
I understand she was willing to stay longer.
If so I think they were much to Blame
if not to leave her a year longer: – my
mother bids me thank you for your letter
and I also Thank you for the one you sent
me where you described some of your
companions, as for the large girl that was

staring upon the ground. I think I
see her from your Description, and if
I am not mistaken she would be glad if her
school life was expired, I wou’d not xx
marry her for the world, I have taken
in antipathy to Her – the Chevalier
is return’d from Cossey and he talks of
Paris. He means to go the End of the
month: I have not yet made my
intended visit to Cossey, but I hope
to steal down for a fortnight: my xx
Mamma will not allow little Neddy
a longer time: when I am there I shall
give you a full account of the village
and the children we were partial to.
There is a very pretty child two doors from
this house was bit by a mad dog
yesterday, xxx the remedy which was given

him immediately will it is hoped prevent
any bad consequences: I think in a con=
=vent you are in no danger of mad dogs.
How However take care you are not bitten
by a mad bug.
I write so large a scrawl that I have not room
for an Epitaph of half a dozen lines which
I xxxx wrote yesterday: upon the Mr Robson's
for my bookseller, a very promising
youth who was flung from his horse and
died almost immediately.
My harp presents its best tones to you – I
practice and play upon it a good good deal
as it entertains me ––
Adieu -
your very affectionate
Uncle
Ed Jerningham

[Change of hand]

Note
The Miss Petre
here mentioned was Ann Catherine
daughter of 9th Lord Petre married
to General {?Onslow} & died 5/4 1796

June 13^th – Grosvenor Square

Dear Charlotte – yesterday I had the
pleasure of receiving your letter: I did
reproach myself for not writing to you
at the time I sent you the print: – I
have seen Miss Petre. She looks better
than she did before but she is not yet
arrived at beauty, xxxxxxx she
seems to have plumpers in her mouth:
I understand she was willing to stay longer.
If so I think they were much to Blame
if not to leave her a year longer: – my
mother bids me thank you for your letter
and I also Thank you for the one you sent
me where you described some of your
companions, as for the large girl that was

staring upon the ground. I think I
see her from your Description, and if
I am not mistaken she would be glad if her
school life was expired, I would not xx
marry her for the world, I have taken
in antipathy to Her – the Chevalier
is returned from Cossey and he talks of
Paris. He means to go the End of the
month: I have not yet made my
intended visit to Cossey, but I hope
to steal down for a fortnight: my xx
Mamma will not allow little Neddy
a longer time: when I am there I shall
give you a full account of the village
and the children we were partial to.
There is a very pretty child two doors from
this house was bit by a mad dog
yesterday, xxx the remedy which was given

him immediately will it is hoped prevent
any bad consequences: I think in a con=
=vent you are in no danger of mad dogs.
How However take care you are not bitten
by a mad bug.
I write so large a scrawl that I have not room
for an Epitaph of half a dozen lines which
I xxxx wrote yesterday: upon the Mr Robson's
for my bookseller, a very promising
youth who was flung from his horse and
died almost immediately.
My harp presents its best tones to you – I
practice and play upon it a good good deal
as it entertains me ––
Adieu -
your very affectionate
Uncle
Ed Jerningham

[Change of hand]

Note
The Miss Petre
here mentioned was Ann Catherine
daughter of 9th Lord Petre married
to General {?Onslow} & died 5/4 1796