| Description | He, the Richardsons and his sister enjoyed the party, with everybody in high spirits. He regretted, for the first time, his inability to dance quadrilles. Regrets that Mrs Kay does not go to the the Flaxmans tomorrow and that it is inconvenient for Mary Anne to visit at present, referring to her in relation to his writing his narrative, but accepts she should not leave Greenwich until Henry goes: when she recovers from fatigue, he would hope to see her; he refers to the struggle to write his narrative, which he finds as irksome as his first account; writing for the press is most hateful to him; he hopes it may explain any omissions of kindess or attentions on his part to them. No date given, paper watermarked 1827, but content on preparing his narrative suggests just after 9 Jan 1828, the date of Mary Anne Kay's birthday party. |
| Recipient Location | Royal Hospital, Greenwich |