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million, sword-blades, indigo, raw silk, oil, pomegranates, almonds, raisins, olives, chesnuts, lemons, snuff, hams, iron, saltpetre, fine wool, oranges, sarsaparilla, cocoa-nuts, citrons, and Spanish pepper. You have a letter that is not so long; in it I tell you positively, the river Minho is in Spain.

T. W. MALKIN.
Hackney, Monday, Dec. 1, 1800.

MY DEAR AUNT ——,

I wanted very much to come and see you, but when I was a little boy, I went; however, it is such a long time after, that I do not remember it, I am learning Latin, and I know a good deal of it. I think I can read Greek[1] a little too, and my Father thought I got on a little with French, only I have left it off. I have a

  1. The Greek character only.