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  Dear friend

I recieved​ received​ youre​ your​ letter and waus​ was​ glad to hear that you enjoyed youre​ your​ trip up to london and am also glad you like canada i wish the english goverment​ government​ would give it to the states i am sure it would be much better for everybody in it as their​ there​ would be a good deal livelier times than their​ there​ is and lots of work i am having good times now i am changed from the gunners to the cavarly​ cavalry​ and am learning to ride and the sword exercise   and it is splendid fun we look so awkard​ awkward​ on horse back some hanging on to the horsees​ horse's​ neck and others on to the saddle and the rideing​ riding​ master will chase them round the school till they leave go or else tumble off i have not got a tumble yet thanks to my horse fer​ for​ he is an easy goer. the french man of war waus​ was​ here when you where​ were​ here well since she went away. their​ there​ has been an english one here and we have had a splendid time with the sallors​ sailors​ they are such jolly fellows they where​ were​ up to the citadel every night singind​ singing​ and dancing and   they are just the fellos​ fellows​ that can sing to i recived​ received​ the papers that you sent to me and read all the accounts of youre​ your​ selif​ self​ and think you are right at home their​ there​ i think you better settle down in canada in this letter isend​ i send​ you you one of my photos and that waus​ was​ what kept me from writing i waus​ was​ wating​ waiting​ for it. i would like to spend a couple of weeks in london and look through the asylum i have never been through one yet. one of the little boats with the man of war waus​ was​ out at the zulu war and fetched always to england   now i hope you will excuse my bad writing and spelling for my sister give me a tallking​ talking​ to for my spelling the last time she wrote i got a letter from mother to day and she told me that my brother had broke his arm but it is getting along all right mow​ now​ he his such a little fellow only 8. years old and nou​ now​ i guess this is all i have got to say and i hope you are well as this leaves me

yours truly J Richardson