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The next specimen is addressed to a gentleman, holding the office of judge in Canada, to whom, as a family connection, Thomas was in the habit of writing an annual letter. The hand-writing is remarkably pretty. He wrote on these occasions con amore, as his pride was a little touched with the idea of his letters being thought worth transmitting across the Atlantic. The superscription, in due form, runs thus:
- Mr. Williams,
- a Lawyer,
- Quebec,
- Canada.
- Quebec,
- a Lawyer,
Hackney, May 1, 1802.
Saturday morning
MY DEAR UNCLE,
It was my intention to write a line or two to you; both since it is so long since I have done so, because it is my plea-
