Eitem 823. - Edward Williams, London, to Peggy (Flimston, Cowbridge),

He would have written sooner but for the reason that there is a very dangerous kind of smallpox in the house where he lodges and the neighbourhood. He writes this from a distant part of the town, on paper bought on the spot. He will one of these days sprinkle the newspapers out in the fields with vinegar, and when dry, send them to her. His last sheet of poems is worked off - he will have no more done this fortnight.