Richard Ryland, London, to John Saffery, Salisbury, [Thursday], 9 January 1812.

Sav. Gard. 9 Jan 1812

Sir

   I enclose you BP Bills for Mrs Saffery’s Account        £56.10.

                                             & for my Daughters        24.5

                                                                     together       £81. 1

and beg the favour of you to pay them each their £12.2.6 separately – I am sorry to hear they have been suffering from Colds, we have escaped here very well except Archer who is spending his Vacation with us & he is better – Richard was in town for 5 days only from the Nyruphen, I thank God, quite well

   I beg my best love to Harriet & Lucy and am

                                             Your mo. hume Servt

                                                         R Ryland

Text: Timothy Whelan, gen. ed., Nonconformist Women Writers, 1720-1840 (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2011), vol. 6, p. 323 (annotated version); Saffery/Whitaker Papers, acc. 142, II.B.6.a.(32.), Angus Library. Address: Revd John Saffery | Salisbury. No postmark.