Dear Sir,

Had your letter come a post or two later, it must hav[e]
waited some time for an answer - for I am just going to visit Olney, & sha[ll be]
absent I believe from London till the first week in September.

The republication of Cardiphonia must rest a while. I should
be glad of a circulation of the books, & should have no objection to money that
comes fairly - but I do not think I can give my consent honorably without
my bookseller's concurrence & I must not do evil that good may come of it.

We thank you for your kind sympathy on Mrs. Cunninghan's account.
But the Lord removed her, & therefore it must be right. I am well satisfied, & Mrs.
Newton has been mercifully supported. Her Eliza is a very amiable child. She
has taken a fast hold of our hearts - but the worm is at the root of this pleasing
ground likewise - & tho' she is in many respects better than when
she came to us first - her recovery is very doubtful. Indeed the
Physicians give little or no hope of it, tho' life may be prolonged
a year or two. But this otherwise shall be as the Lord pleases.
There will be none of these trials & crosses, as they are caled [sic], in heaven.

We shall be very glad to see you in London. But Sept-
ember [&] even October will be rather early for your purpose, at
least you should not leave town before November. I shall certainly
rejoyce to do you every good office in my power - But there are
so many building [?] applications continually in hand, such a
general want of money, & so many distressed poor - that it is an un-
favorable time for collections, & the line of my connections lies
very little among those who contribute much to the building
of meeting houses - nor do I usually concern myself at all with
such cases, my influence being directly employed for the help of the
living temples of the Lord. But for your sake I would stretch a point.

Do you know Wm. Jones of Lady Glanerhy's [?] chappel in Edinburg? I
believe a letter from him would do you good here. Come & try what can be done. The Lord
can give success beyond expectation. All hearts are in his hands.

I enclose the receipt for the Cardiphonia's, which surely if the vessel
arrived, ought to have been delivered at Dundee some time ago. I hope to see Wm.
Scott in 2 or 3 days, I will deliver your message to him, & if you can write when
you return my frank, I will forward the letter to him. Miss Corvis is pretty well
& at present with us. We all join in love & best wishes. I am

Dear Sir, affectionately yours

John Newton

5 August 83
I have only time to write very briefly.