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  LETTER LIV

  HANNAH BURTON[IN ANSWER.]MONDAY, JULY 3.

  HONORED MADDAM,

  I have not forgot to write, and never will forget any thing you, my dearyoung lady, was so good as to larn me. I am very sorrowful for yourmisfortens, my dearest young lady; so sorrowfull, I do not know what todo. Gladd at harte would I be to be able to come to you. But indeed Ihave not been able to stir out of my rome here at my mother's ever sinceI was forsed to leave my plase with a roomatise, which has made me quiteand clene helpless. I will pray for you night and day, my dearest, mykindest, my goodest young lady, who have been so badly used; and I amvery sorry I cannot come to do you love and sarvice; which will ever bein the harte of mee to do, if it was in my power: who am

  Your most dutiful servant to command,HANNAH BURTON.