Henry Siddons letter to Miss Wilson, 1804

              My best Friend 
If we do not perform on 
the Monday at Covent Garden we 
shall set out for Lancaster tomorrow week which will be SuUday 
the 24th of this month and on Tuesday 
the 26th we hope to have the 
pleasure of dining with you at 
Lancaster. We will contrive to 
be with you at four 0 clock. 
I am sure little SES will be very 
much attached to you long before 
the Summer is over but how you 
will be able to bear her noise for 
her lungs are mighty strong is a 

/ point which we must leave to the decision of Time. If she should be too much for you, we must carry her with us to York and so give you fair play till we return: we keep her Birth day twice tomorrow and Monday as my Party would be too large for one day. She 1Lkes her Cak.e very much, and if you turn over you~will see how she thanks you, we are ever 
Yours most ardently 
HS-HS-SES