Letter from Barbarina Dacre to John Murray

Diplomatic Transcription by Scott Postulo

My dear sir

[I will?] by the

favor of you to have

an [illegible] put into

the copy I now send

you and to let it be

dispatched immediately

by the direction I have

put within the leaves.

I will bring you a

large lot of copies by

& by — but why [should?]

[not?] I send those [illegible] are

to be [two illegible words] in London

instead of travelling

[illegible] [prefer?] to [trot?]

about with them? [Lord?]

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[two illegible words] & give

you [illegible]

[illegible]. — If so I

must have [illegible] of

[illegible]. — I forgot to

say this morning

that Ms [Leeson?]

has [illegible] for [illegible] copy

for a friend of hers,

Mr Charles [illegible],

which she [hopes?] may

be [bound] as [beautifully?]

as [illegible]. Will you

have the goodness

to order the same? —

When finished it is

to be sent to her &

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House in [two illegible words]

who will finance it

[W his wife?] in

[Downshire?]. — Pray

where is [illegible] now

to be found? and [when?]

shall I have [his?] copy

to [write?] something

into? — I have just seen

the [coronation?] at [Gov?] [illegible]

& thought it [beautiful?] &

am quite satisfied with

that. — [Yours truly?]

B Dacre

Lady Dacre

J. Murray Esqr

Albermarle St