Mary Doddridge (cousin), Northampton, to Mrs. Mercy Doddridge, 17 September 1766.
She is glad for her last letter and the news that Mrs. Humphreys and children are now better. Has not heard in some time from her cousin Mercy (the daughter of Mrs. Doddridge). Hopes for a letter soon if Mrs. Doddridge's eyes will permit her to write. All her old friends, Mary tells her, desire to be remembered to her and her children.
Text: Crew MS 50, fol. 71, Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge.