know, when my accounts are settled, at New Year's Day.

To be sure, we shall employ the trades-people of our village, in
preference to any others, in what we want for common use, and give
them every encouragement to be kind and attentive to us.

From my heart, do I wish that I was with you: and it cannot be long;
for, to-day, I am far from well; violent head ache, and very cold;
but, it may be agitation.

Whatever, my dear Emma, you do for my little charge, I must be pleased
with. Probably, she will be lodged at Merton; at least, in the spring,
when she can have the benefit of our walks. It will make the poor
mother happy, I am sure.

I do not write to her to-day, as this goes through the Admiralty; but,
tell her all I would say. You know my unchangeable thoughts about her.

I shall have the child christened, when I come up.

Have we a nice church at Merton? We will set an example of goodness to
the under-parishioners.

Would to God, I was with you at Laleham. I shall never forget our
happiness at that place.

Mr. Davison will pay Mrs. Nelson fifty pounds, October 1st. I dare
say, Mr. Shakespeare has some orders about it.

I had, yesterday, a letter from my father; he seems to think, that he