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Parkgate Sep^t. 3^d 1792

My dear H

I should have thanked you sooner for your most pleasing entertaining letter, but I have delayed writing a few days in hopes that something might arrive to furnish matter for a letter - but I have nothing to tell.

As a chearful old maid (who does credit to the sisterhood observes), Parkgate is a constant scramble, first for a bathing house in the morning, which sets us in action[?] & then we go on fighting for souls & chickens, shrimps & plum pies at dinner & supper. The crowd \has/ been immense during the last week, but as it is grown colder it \is/ more bearable, & tomorrow I am to be lodged in the Assembly House, & my maid & I are to be