52 Iron Monger Row St Lukes London Nov 10th 1840 Eldr W. Richards Dear Brother yours of Nov 7th came to hand in due time. In the midst of councellors there is Safety, & I am always thankful for council, from my Brethren the Twelve & ever mean to be ready to abide by it. We both came to London by the council of the Twelve & we feel equally as willing to leave London by the same council you spoke our feeling exactly in this thing, immedi- ately on ...

Of the Diocease in Gloucester it is mostly taken from a pamphlet written by Capt D. L St Clair who declairs to his own knowledge that we have robed the plundered three families in Herefordshire & left them in abject poverty one a respectable farmer has paid to them £200 & two family in the parish of Bosley have given them evry shilling they possess & will probably have to go to the union house having nothing left but the clothse upon ther backs he equally Blames the Bishop & Ministers ...

Mr W. Richards 149 Oldham Road Manchester Copied by J [sideways text] Ironmonger Road Nov 10 [18]40 Woodruff. Nov 10, 1840 Copied by S. Y. [end of sideways text]