“I have for this many a day been wishing to see you ‘to hear you speak to breath the same air in which you dwell’ Are you the picture of him you so powerfully represent as the Master piece of all Gods works Jack Chase?—
“write me dear sir and say where Omidi ’sto be gote, I do much admire the American Authors Washington Irver Mrs Stowe Allan Edgar Po the Late James Abbott and last though not least your good self—Did you ever read the history of Jeffery Rudel he was a young Noble man of Provence and reconed one of the handsomest and polite persons of his age. he lived in the time of Richard the first sir named cour de Lion who invited Jeffery to his court and it was there he first heard of the beauty wit, learning and virtue of the Countess of Tripoly by which he became so enamoured that he resolved upon seeing her purchased a vesel and in opesition to the King and the luxury of a Court set sail for Tripoly the obgect of his affections realised his most sanguine expectations.
“were you to cross the atlantic you should receive a cordeial reception from Mr George Gordon my-beloved & only brother & I’d bid you welcome to old s’’t Thomas a Becket famed for kindness to strangers.—
“permite me Dear Sir to subskribe myself your friend although unseen and at a Distance
“Eliza Gordon
“Heaven first sent letters,
For some wretches aid,
Some banished Lover
Or some Captive maid
“Pope.”