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Derby Nov 11.^th 1792

My d.^r H

I sincerely congratulate you & the dear Boy on the resolution he has displayed, & on having got rid of so severe an enemy, for I conceive this to be the tooth which tormented him some years ago. Mr. Guy is a charming man & an excellent surgeon, but upon these occasions his feeling is rather inconvenient, as timidity is often infectious & upon such tryals the Patient (especially if they be young) requires encouragement

I write on a sunday & have discovered that I have only folio paper, & as I have neither time or materials to fill a folio you must excuse this illeg