52 Ironmonger Row St Lukes London Nov 12, 1840 Elders Smith & Cordon I receeved your letter this Evening & I was truly glad to get it & to hear that you arived safe, & I was glad to hear that Eldr Cordon was Baptizing & that you had so many Saints in Birmingham give my respects to them all — may the Lord bless them & you in your labours I have felt lonesome since you left me howeve[r] as usual I spent most of ...

Mr Geo. A Smith 44 Park St Birmingham [unknown writer] [sideways text] W Woodruff Nov 12[th] 14[th] Londain Receved Nov 21th Burslem [end of sideways text]