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For Edmund Galley, Devon County Gaol, Exeter, Devon. July 17. 1836. From Edmund's fiancée.

Dear Edmund,

I received your letter, and was very glad to hear that you received the money safe, and I hope you will not think me neglecting you in not writing to you before in answer to your letter, because it was not my fault. I have been to Dartford as you requested of me and seen Mrs Rowe, and she recollects the handkerchief very well, but cannot recollect the time when the handkerchief was redeemed by you; the bit of paper was lost that was pinned on it or else she would have been able to have known the time that it was left; and I have seen Mr Bromley and he cannot swear that you were not there at that time, for he firmly believes you were at Dartford.

I met your sister at Mrs Rowe's and she gave me five shillings, and promised me if I would come on the Sunday week following to give me some more, and I went and saw her again but did not receive any more from her, and she told me if I would leave the letter with her she would endeavour to get a gathering and send up some more, but she has not done so, maybe she is afraid to entrust it to me, so I hope she has sent it to you.

I hope you will have some friend come in your favour from Dartford, I have seen your aunt and I offended her for I told her that you had got a set of unfeeling relations, but I hope God above will be your friend, for I firmly believe you are an innocent man. I have done my uttermost to make a friend to borrow some money to send you, but I cannot or else you should not be in want of it, for I would not mind working early and late to have paid it.

Dear Edmund, I have sent you the five shillings which your sister gave me for you; she would not send it herself because they would not be at the expense of the letter, and I take it very unkind that they have never wrote to you any of them. My mother desires to be remembered to you, and she has run a nail in her foot, and I am afraid she will have a very bad leg through it. I saw the brickmaker you was playing with, and he recollects very well playing with you, but can't remember the time; I hope the next letter you send me will be for me to meet you on the road home.

I shall be very anxious to hear from you when it is all over, for I shall not able to see you at that place. May God give you fortitude to stand your trial, and may you be proved an innocent man is the sincere wish of your affectionate friend.

JANE CORDING.

I think this is good enough to say that he was at the Windmill Pub.

Kind regards.

Barbara Dienn.