“March the 7th 92.

“My D. I was extremely sorry to part with you so suddenly last night, our conversation was particularly interesting and I had a thousand affectionate things to Say to you. my heart was and is full of tenderness for you but no language can express half the Love and Affection I feel for you. you are dearer to me every Day of my life.  I am very Sorry I was so dull and Stupid yesterday, indeed my Dearest it was nothing but my being indisposed with a cold occasioned my Stupidity.  I thank you a thousand times for your Concern for me.  I am truly Sensible of your goodness and I assure you my D. if anything had happened to trouble me, I wou’d have open’d my heart and told you with the greatest confidence, oh, how earnestly I wish to See you.  I hope you will come to me tomorrow.  I shall be happy to See you both in the Morning and the Evening.  God Bless you my love. my thoughts and best wishes ever accompany you and I always am with the most Sincere and invariable Regard my D,

“Your truly affectionate—­

“my Dearest I cannot be happy till I see you if you Know do tell me when you will come.”

“April 4th 92.

“My D:  With this you will receive the Soap.  I beg you a thousand pardons for not sending it sooner.  I know you will have the goodness to excuse me.  I hope to hear you are quite well and have Slept well.  I shall be happy to See you my D:  as soon as possible.  I shall be much obliged to you if you will do me the favor to send me Twelve Tikets for your Concert. may all success attend you my ever D H that Night and always is the sincere and hearty wish of your “Invariable and Truly affectionate—­”

“James St. Thursday, April 12th

“M.D.  I am so truly anxious about you.  I must write to beg to know how you do?  I was very sorry I had not the pleasure of Seeing you this Evening, my thoughts have been constantly with you and my D.L. no words can express half the tenderness and affection I feel for you.  I thought you seemed out of Spirits this morning.  I wish I could always remove every trouble from your mind, be assured my D:  I partake with the most perfect sympathy in all your sensations and my regard is Stronger every day. my best wishes always attend you and I am ever my D.H. most sincerely your Faithful etc.”

“M.D.  I was extremely Sorry to hear this morning that you were indisposed.  I am told you were five hours at your Studys yesterday, indeed my D.L. I am afraid it will hurt you. why shou’d you who have already produced So many wonderful and Charming compositions Still fatigue yourself with Such close application.  I almost tremble for your health let me prevail on you my much-loved H. not to keep to your Studys so long at one time, my D. love if you could know how very precious your welfare is to me I flatter myself you wou’d endeaver to preserve it for my sake as well as your own. pray inform me how you do and how you have Slept.  I hope to see you to Morrow at the concert and on Saturday I shall be happy to See you here to dinner, in the mean time my D:  my Sincerest good wishes constantly attend you and I ever am with the tenderest regard your most &c.