Happy Valentine's Day

To celebrate we share with you some heartfelt words of love written in a letter in 1808. The letter is written by Mary, Mrs William Balfour, 1788-1820, Captain William Balfour's first wife (and first cousin, daughter of William Manson). ' It is extremely painful for me to communicate or correspond with you while my mind is in its present distress...' She is writing to John Balfour, 3rd of Trenaby,…