| Description | Most of first and second pages cut out. She is writing about someone male with suspected fever of afflcition of head, saying she does not like cupping, as it generally requires repetition; hopes for better news ... writing about social event in Horncastle, in support of the dispensary, with a sermon for its benefit; the Captain has his health drunk and he made a toast to Mr Sellwood, which was not heard and consequently ignored; arrangements for dinners in future raised; on death of the physican last week, there has been contention between two rivals to succeed him, like those in a Parliamentary election. There was the Horncastle Ball (second only to Lincoln in the county) in the evening, with Mrs Dymocke the patroness, which went well apart the music being provided by the scraping of a half-score of boys almost lost behind their fiddles; the picnic supper was provided by the neighbouring gentry; Lord Yarborough's death meant his family were not present and Sir Joseph Banks was missed, but all was very gay and very pleasant. They dined yesterday at Mt Short's, two miles away; they will be going to Nottingham on Monday; she hopes to have sent her cold packing before she meets strangers again. Postmarked Horncastle and 20 Oct 1823 |
| Sender Location | [Horncastle, Lincolnshire] |
| Recipient Location | Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich |