“J.S.  April the 19th 92”

“April 24th 1792.

“My D. I cannot leave London without Sending you a line to assure you my thoughts, my best wishes and tenderest affections will inseparably attend you till we meet again. the Bearer will also deliver you the March.  I am very Sorry I could not write it Sooner, nor better, but I hope my D. you will excuse it, and if it is not passable I will send you the Dear original directly.  If my H. would employ me oftener to write Music I hope I should improve and I know I should delight in the occupation, now my D.L. let me intreat you to take the greatest care of your health.  I hope to see you Friday at the concert and on Saturday to dinner, till when and ever I most sincerely am and Shall be yours etc.”

“M.D.  If you will do me the favor to take your dinner with me tomorrow I shall be very happy to see you and particularly wish for the pleasure of your company my Dst Love before our other friends come.  I hope to hear you are in good Health.  My best wishes and tenderest Regards are your constant attendants and I ever am with the firmest Attachment my Dst H most sincerely and Affectionately yours,

“R.S.”

“James S. Tuesday Ev.  May 22d.”

“M.D.  I can not close my eyes to sleep till I have return’d you ten thousand thanks for the inexpressible delight I have received from your ever Enchanting compositions and your incomparably Charming performance of them, be assured my D.H. that among all your numerous admirers no one has listened with more profound attention and no one can have Such high veneration for your most brilliant Talents as I have, indeed my D.L. no tongue can express the gratitude I feel for the infinite pleasure your Musick has given me. accept then my repeeted thanks for it and let me also assure you with heart felt affection that I Shall ever consider the happiness of your acquaintance as one of the Chief Blessings of my life, and it is the Sincer wish of my heart to preserve to cultivate and to merit it more and more.  I hope to hear you are quite well.  Shall be happy to see you to dinner and if you can come at three o’Clock it would give me a great pleasure as I shou’d be particularly glad to see you my D. befor the rest of our friends come.  God Bless you my h:  I ever am with the firmest and most perfect attachment your &c.

“Wednesday night, June the 6th 1792.”

“My Dst, Inclosed I send you the verses you was so Kind as to lend me and am very much obliged to you for permitting me to take a copy of them, pray inform me how you do, and let me know my Dst L when you will dine with me; I shall be happy to See you to dinner either tomorrow or tuesday whichever is most Convenient to you.  I am truly anxious and impatient to See you and I wish to have as much of your company as possible; indeed my Dst H.  I feel for you the fondest and tenderest affection the human Heart is capable of and I ever am with the firmest attachment my Dst Love