This collection, MA 1849, is comprised of forty-six autograph letters signed from Samuel Taylor Coleridge to his wife, Sara Coleridge, written between 1802 and 1824.
This letter is from the Joanna Langlais Collection, a large collection of letters written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge to various recipients. The collection has been divided into subsets, based primarily on Coleridge's addressees, and these sub-collections have been cataloged individually as MA 1848- MA 1857.
Concerning his travel plans and his health; saying he is going to visit Mrs. Wedgwood's father, Mr. Allen and "...my Health continues to improve / & if I remain tranquil, I may return to you, a new Creation;" adding that Tom Wedgwood has "...borrowed from me the money, I had saying - that is was impossible, we could have any but joint expences;" sending his love and reminding her "... not to let Derwent & Hartley have any Tea. Milk & water equally hot - & they won't know the difference. A weak Ginger Tea would certainly be useful to Hartley's Bowels."