Revised Jun 6 2021

No 26. J. M. Heywood Esq. to Miss N. Heywood

Maristow near Plymouth July 8th. 1792

My dear Madam.

It gives me great Concern that by my Departure from London, the parcel which you have consigned to my Care, for your Brother Peter, & also the Letters you inclosed for him, shou'd have been delayed an Hour, as from them all, he must have received great Pleasure & Comfort. I have however this Day sent Orders to Albemarle Street respecting the Box, & shall instantly forward the Letters, which I hope he will receive on Wednesday next.

Shou'd you be strongly inclined to see your Brother, & take a Journey to Portsmouth, I see no Impropriety in it, or that any ill Consequences will follow to him, as you say that Witnesses must be present: but under such Disadvantages, & feeling as you must; (however his Distresses are by this Time much alleviated,) at seeing him a Prisoner, in Irons! – added to the recollection of what he has suffered for the last fifteen Months, I think you will run a great risk of injuring yourself materially without essentially serving him who must now receive continual Comfort from the Correspondence & Attention of all his Friends. — Be assured my dear Miss Heywood, that whatever I have done, or can do for your poor Brother upon this Occasion, I shall never think a Trouble, & it will give me the most heart-felt satisfaction if I can ever think that by my services, I can contribute to his Preservation, upon which the Happiness of his Family so much depends. — The Advice you ask of me flatters me greatly, & I wish my Judgment was equal to my Sincerity, & the regard with which I beg to subscribe myself.

your affectionate

  & faithful serv't.

    J: M: Heywood