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Chosen Dudley
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Jen: yr 14
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I hope you will pardon my
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Confidens, For desireing, affaner off
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you, yt iss to gor to my wife Lodgings,
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and in yuirr how all things iss with her;
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For I was Forsend to gor my towyes From London
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Last Sunday night; and left my pors wife and
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Children, in yr midest off all her enings;
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For I have a Scandell uppon mes which I thank
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God I am not gillty off; was I I would not deney
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itt to you; For I know your to bes a parson off
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worth and sencs, Dearer parden mee For I
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dar not trust nor parson but your Slefe
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and I humbly begg off you For Christ Jesus
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saks to comford my wife and tell her yt I will
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send to you, and you shall know how to writr
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to mer in yr next; good sr before kind to writr
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to my brother dudley; and lett him know
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how things iss with my wife; ye next post
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worthy sr make good yr ould preverbs and stand
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my Frend; yt I may say affrend in neede iss a
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Frend in didr Left nor parson know you
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hears From
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butt not Wife
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I send a peny post Letter to my wife Last monday
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and him to send to mes; and a shillings in yr Letter but
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I never had not Letter From her; which yr no little
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troblr; to him who iss deare sr your ever obliged
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and most humble Sarvant wilst I am
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Frank: Milward
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Thears iss a pare off butt Gufes
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2 pars off procatr pistels; which iss in panke att yr
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3 bonles in Long aker; yr are pawned in
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Charles winsterlly
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name; which I did promised to my broken Dudley
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iff you will send them to
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hes will send you your money; yr are in For 15 Shillings
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but not I think out Litt itt a Lonr
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