*(Killough?)
27th October 1851
Dear James,

I think that almost that I should not write to you, for that you know that you promised to write to me when you got over but you hardly even mentioned me in your letter to W--. Drop us another note soon and please give us some more particulars of your new mode of life and how you like it. The Dr had a note from your mamma the day before yesterday they were all well I believe. Tell me how you get on and what kind of girls you have in Liverpool. Write soon I must break off as the post goes immediately,

Yours truly,

Ben Thomson