I am much obliged to M^rs Rickards & yourself for your kind invitation, but it will not be in our power to accept of it—As to Miss Estlin,

she will be returned to Bristol by the time you mention. & we shall ourselves be just on the eve of a journey, as M^r Barbauld has to preach the annual Sermon of the South Unitarians at Lewes this year, & I shall accompany him if the weather is favourable, & take a little tour.

We must therefore defer to some future time the pleasure of visiting Hampstead again—Indeed I must come & pick up my goods & chattels before we get into our new house,

& therefore you will be so good as to remember that we shall claim our chairs, probably in two or three month’s time. I
am

[fol 1^v] am glad to hear so good an account of worthy M^rs Plumptre.

Remember us to Miss Baillies & all our friends—If you see M^r Lewis

tell him how sorry we were to be abroad when he called—I have not just now time to write more, nor indeed any thing particular to say but that which I hope you need not be told that I am Your’s & M^rs Rickards