Langford, Dec^r . —

My dear Brother

I can no longer refuse myself thepleasure of profitting by your kind invitation when we last parted, of spending some weeks with you at Churchill, & therefore if quite convenient toyou & M^rs . Vernon to receive me at present, I shall hope within a few days to be introducedto a Sister, whom I have so long desired to be ac::quainted with. — My kind friends here are most affectionately urgent with me to prolong my stay,but their hospitable & chearful dispositions lead them