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Bristol Reference Library, SR4 pb Southey MSS, B22438. ALS; 4p. . Previously published: Kenneth Curry (ed.), New Letters of Robert Southey, 2 vols (London and New York, 1965), II, pp. 212–213.
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I have just received Bertha’s letter; & begin this to you
while I am waiting for Mr Westall (to whom one of your
shoulders belongs) with whom I am going this morning to Mr
Longmans, upon his business. And I have laid aside a great volume of Portugueze manuscriptsr Rickman to frank it at dinner time.
Tho your cousin Robert
On Wednesday last
I am busy from morning till night, & very much tired with visiting every day, walking about so much & seeing so
many people. So you must not wonder if I should not have time to finish this sheet, nor if I cannot write so nice a letter as that from
Streatham, where I had time & leisure. Tell your Aunt Coleridge that of all people in the world Joey Lockr Westall.
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<I have bought> Here is a book for Cuthbert.
Tell him Pappa sends it because he is a good boy: & that Pappa will come home & bring pretty things for him! – Aunt Lovell must ask Mrs
Crothers to raise the seeds in a hot bed; & give her a couple of plants which will be enough for our use.
Now I must dress for dinner, that I may be in time to get this franked. Love to all
I must send off this letter without the book & the seeds for fear of being too late, & of making it too
heavy. But I will send the book by the next post. Tell your Mamma that I sent
the rent to Morrison on Monday the 8th. You may be sure
that I will not forget the prayer-books, & the pickle, & every thing else that I promised. I saw Mr Townsend the other day; he is going to Keswick this year as a Cathedral.r Noel.
I know who will sing that song. Mr Nash is
coming down with me. Be sure you take care of his shoulder, & of Mr Westalls.