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of affectionate Letters, in which I have invariably endeavoured to communicate to you all the amusement & satisfaction I could: not burthening you with my literary Vexations, but wishing to impart to you every ray of good Fortune, that might glance upon me.– I should have entertained you with a History of my Excursion, had you not grieved me so sorely, by not giving up the rash Project, that I conjured you to relinquish – but I hope more mature Consideration will give so kind & generous a Turn to your Conduct, that you will not destroy that Correspondence of reciprocal Kindness & Attention, which I heartily wish to preserve (for our mutual Tranquility & Comfort) between you however distant, & your

tender tho resolute,
& however you may deem him severe
your affectionat
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The dear boy is well: & returns yr kind remembrance with grateful affection —Unavoidable Fatigue during my last day in London with a violent Cold on my Return, & the bitter vexation of finding in yr Letter, that you are inclined to oppose & perplex me, have rendered me very feverish, & uncomfortable in my Health: but Jame's Powder with Rest & Reflexion will soon, I trust, restore me, especially If I am fortunate enough to make you a Convert to my Ideas — God bless you

Eartham June 15 1792 Pray remember me Kindly to Mrs Twigge - I am not well enough to write a chearful Letter to a Bride at present