White Hall
Bennington
Stevenage
Herts
Oct 25th

My Dear Uncle

I hope you will excuse the liberty I take in writing to you but having heard from my dear father John Claydon that you were living, I thought [end of page]

[Page 2] I should like to write to you. I don't think I was born when you left England. I am his youngest daughter. I was at home for a holiday a month ago. My dear friends were pretty well. Father was as well as usual, but he breaks very fast he has not been able to do any work for this 3 years but [end of page]

[Page 3] he is getting an old man he says his longest time in this world is but short now he has been a dear good father to me and if it pleases God to call him first, I shall greatly miss him but I hope to meet him and all who are near and dear to me some day in that [end of page]

[Page 4] bright land where we shall never more be parted. My Dear Uncle, I am going to ask you to favour me with a letter from you and your portrait as I should so much like it. I saw the one you sent father. I think you are very much like him. I hope this will find you and your family

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