Henry Parkes

“ This is where Hornblower lodges, and they seem to be very decent people—a sort by no means very common in London. Kirby-street, Hatton Garden, is a very respectable street, but London is such that the next street to it is full of thieves, Jews, and evil persons. ”

“ Some of the men at the manufactory have made me little presents, when leaving them, altogether to the amount of more than one pound—not in money, you know—but little articles of their own making, including a very beautiful ivory pocket tablet.
I hope you will enjoy health and unlocked for prosperity till you hear from me again, and till I hear from you, I have not much more time now. If any of you should ever have to come to London you cannot do better than to get lodging, if you can, at our house in Kirby-street, but I will give you another address, in case Irvines should be gone away: Mr. ”

“ We shall sail to-morrow^ but may be six or seven days before we get round the coast to Plymouth, if we have unfavourable winds, and we may get there in two days. You may expect to hear from us in about four months, and again in about a year. The name of the ship is Strathfieldsaye—a queer name, is it not? We have every prospect of a good voyage. ”