Betsy Fawcett letter to Edmund Kean, 1827 February 1

              to E. Kean

Dear Edmund 
	I am extremely sorry to be under the 
painful necessity of troubling you with another Letter 
but I cannot think it possible the answer I received 
on Thursday at the Theatre came from your own lips. 
I have no doubt you have many intruders on your 
Liberality but on no occasion whatever will I trouble 
you again if you will only assist me to get out 
of the difficulty I am at present labouring under. 
I am in daily expectation of being confined and 
have not a shilling in the world to see me through 
it if I go to an Hospital I shall lose my work 
which is the only dependence I have. Had I the 
trifle that remains of the sum you was kind enough 
to provide me some years ago (of which there is 
a little remaining) it would enable me to get 
partly through my trouble--if you would only 
grant me an interview for five minutes I will 
never either write, come or send again as long 
as I live. You can thus 	the facts of my 
assertion. Pray do see me or send me a favorable 
answer as I am waiting. I remain, yours 
	ever grateful 
			Betsy Fawcett