The Cotman Letters 1834

Addressed to Mr. J. J. Cotman,
London.

My dear John,
You reminded me in Edmund’s letter of correcting your spelling, which I will now do[.] in your last letter to him there were only two words spelt wrong, writing, was one, and right the other, which were spelt thus (writeing, wright, in overlooking your letter again [I] find that pourtraying is wrong you had spelt it without the u. I am now about answering Miss Pratt’s note this you know dear John is not the most agreeable thing with me. I was sorry to hear such a bad account of you from Mr. Geldart, but hope when you write again to have a more favorable one. I am so busy my dear John this morning that I cannot write to you any thing worth the trouble of reading, you will I daresay have Papa’s letter to look at, let that suffice. I should not have written this, had I not found those words wrong in your letter. I must now conclude my dear John and remain
Your affectionate Sister
Anne Cotman.

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