jonah magnus, 1818 - 18?? | dear jonah, it is my fondest wish that this message should find you in good health, as i have heard more than one mutual acquaintance remark on your current state of overwork. while i earnestly hope it is merely idle gossip, my knowledge of your character leads me to entreat that you allow yourself some respite, or at the very least take some further secretarial staff into your employ. certain uncharitable quarters would have it that your life consists of little but rattling around an edinburgh townhouse, surrounded by piles of ghostly accounts and lunatic documentation.
