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Capt[ain] Maude wrote a letter to his sister-in-law, Maggie, but he [RM] did  not find out what it said; one of the groomsmmen was was on the boat back to Liverpool; found out from Miss Bolds that it was Mr. Ambrose Littledale, the grandson of Anthony Littledale; Ambrose is working at T. & H. Littledale and may become a partner; the Hamiltons are leaving for London on Monday; is not sure whethere they will go to Sedgwick because Mary Wakefield is ill; asked Tom Bold if he could get Mr. Jenningsan appointment at the Docks; Tom said they would help Jennings apply and give him a recommentation; one of his front teeth has been decaying underneath the gold filling; went to Rodney Street to see the dentist, Mr. Stewart, who replaced Mr. Berend; Mr. Stewart said he would have to refill the tooth with gutta percha [?] and silica, because the tooth would not be able to support the gold; was pleased with the results; the process it not painful; Mr. Stewart showed him how to make the compound he used for the filling; Mr. Stewart  said him Mr. Berend's circular from when he retired praising Mr. Stewart's abilities; went by the old house on Rodney Street; the whole street seems unchanged; spoke with Mr. Gair and Mr. Rathborn [?] about East India cotton; been shipping less cotton to Liverpool; no more cotton will come from India until after the Monsoon, probably in February; people are overestimating the amount of surats for the next six months;  spoke with the Ashtons who spin cotton, he thinks cotton spinning has decreased a third in six months, the cost of a surat had been doubled; he said that same yarn surats could be mixed with cotton; Ashton felt that there would be a settement between North and South by November; also felt that new American cotton would arrive in January; estimates the cotton holdings of several firls; asks her to show this to Matthew; has not received has not received a reply from Miss Dilworth