474.
To his Stepmother.
Downing Street, Monday, Sept. 8th, 1783.
Dear Madam,
I am confined to this place (a better place than Dover) by the winds, and they likewise detain two Flanders mails by which I expect a letter from Deyverdun. I thought this advertisement necessary for fear you should suppose me tossing on the seas. I hope to get away by Friday, but you may rest assured that both for your sake and my own I will take very good care of my person.
I am, Dear Madam,
Ever yours,
E. Gibbon.
475.
To Lord Sheffield.
Downing Street, September 8th, 1783.