I am obliged, greatly
obliged, by your welcome note & welcome
book; which indeed, come into my
hand but yesterday, which I trust
you will accept as the explanation of
my great delay in acknowledging them.
The book is exceedingly neat & has no fault
but the one you name, its bulkiness. Nei-
ther the eye nor the hand quite agree to the
size; but you would naturally feel de-
licate in withholding, or abridging the con-
tributions you had yourself procured, es-
pecially from quarters so valued as those
from which the principal articles are proceed-
ed. You will not feel disappointed, I am
sure, at some slight pecuniary sacrifice.
The public, even the religious portion of it,
are not quite so liberal or even just
to such designs as yours, as we might
anticipate. I think you might with the
utmost propriety have omitted to convey
a copy to the minor contributors such as
myself. In this you have been too liberal.
Your benevolent purpose must compensate
the toil & the loss. When we read your vol-
ume we shall all [???] & think of our dear
friend, who, after all her troubles, modestly
styled herself the 'Compiler'.
After long wonderings, we are now
finding a resting place at least for a short
time. We have this day enjoyed apart-
ments in Camberwell. Here we hope to a-
bide for a season, how long, is known
to Him who fixes the bounds ^of our habita-
tion! Mrs Carey feels truly obliged by
your kind overture to her, & designs
to give expression to her own feelings in
a few separate lines to your dear Ma[???]
Our beloved Anne is fast improving.
She has been upon the very verge of the
grave. But God has been merciful to
her & to me. She har a sweet parent in
Mrs Carey. I think she will send
a line to her beloved friend, Elizabeth.
Our united[?] love to her & a kiss. Allow
me to beg my affectionate respects to every
one within your endeared circle, & to sub-
scribe myself,