Letter from Richard Ford, Exeter, to Robert Cooke, 1848 September 10 : autograph manuscript sign.

Confirming that he received an enclosure from Dr. Isidore Hyatt; asking him to send some copies of his own books and directing him to send any parcels received at Park Street down along with them; reminding him to let Ford's mother have Walpole's Letters for a few days if he can get a copy; complaining of the rain, but noting that most of the harvest has been got in and half the potatoes saved; observing that "Cousin John will soon be on his way South", and expressing his hope that "trade is mending".