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" whenever I have the happiness to meet you again, hope to find in You a happy-
increase of health and affection, which will be very acceptable to Your affectionate
Hum"'= Serv'
"To M"' Leverett."
Stephen Johnson."
" P. S. my Comp'' to the Good Old Lady, our Landlady, Mr. Eddy," your B'"
and Sister Green," and other Friends who may inquire after me."
" Dear Maddam
" S. J."
" Lyme, 8'" May 1776."
" I have receiv'd Mr. Gordon's Informing of the Continuance of Your
Indisposition, for which I was sorry on Your account and my own—as it embarrasses
my way, and renders me somewhat doubtful what to do. to Come and not proceed
would by no means answer, my pulpit unsupplied &c. &c.—to proceed if your indis-
position would not admit your return with me would be far worse, if I could see
any Considerable advantage, would willingly defer till June—but may is usually the
most healthy and best for Travelling— a long Journey moderately pursued I think
most likely to Confirm Your health, especially when attended with Good and agreable
Company &c.
"upon these apprehensions I rather think, extraordinaries excepted, shall make
a visit at the time before propos'd, by which time hope You'll be in very Comfortable
health.
" Mr. Gordon informs You"^ Concluded to Publish &c., so that there is no need
of my writing to Mr. Eddy—if that Pretty little M"'', Mr. Eddy's Charmer, is yet with
You, I wish You to get her to ride out with You every fair day—as I think fresh air
and moderate exercise a most likely means to throw off the relicks of Your Indispo-
sition, to recover and Confirm Your health—Since I wrote have been to Middletown,
New London &c., have made inquiry for a Chaise, but can find none to my mind
must therefore depend on getting one in Boston—at Medfield on my return heard
there were Good and Cheap ones in Boston, second hand, and sho** have ingaged
some Friend to have bought me one, but did not know but I sho"^ go into service in
"' Apparently the Minister of Newtown, where Miss Leverett resided when this letter was written.
"' A sister of Mrs. Abigail (Leverett) Johnson, named Rebecca, had married John Greene of Boston
—A Memoir . . . of Sir John Leverett, Knt. . . . Boston, 1856, p. 153.
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