DEAR JAMES,
Should I have made any blunders in the above, please set them to rights. I have not seen Smith today; of course cannot say whether it will suit him to come West this week or not. As for me, my Saturday afternoons and other leisure hours have been for these some weeks past devoted to certain hobby-horsical matters which thro' the week I have little time to meddle with; but as you will probably not be throng at home on Friday, I shall be very happy to accompany you down the town. We will call on Smith, and see the race together. Hoping your family are all well,
I remain,
Yours, &c.,
R. TANNAHILL.
The original is in the possession of James Caldwell, Esq.—Ed.
[1] The date of this letter was Wednesday, 10th August, 1808, the Race for the Silver Bells being on the 12th.—Ed.