Autograph letter signed to Bohte ("my good Hostess Mrs Bohte")

One page, 4to, edges discoloured and chipped with marginal loss of text. "With a friend of mine Lieut Bodenhoff of the royal danish Navy who goes to London to visit his family, I have got an opportunity to write you a few words.- My long silence is principally occat[s]ioned by the expensive postage, having no particular news to tel you, nor any orders to give you in the litterary[sic] way. Being persuaded you allways willl receive my letters with friendship[ I am happy enough to tell you that I myself and all my family is still in good health. I should be very glad to get the same information with respe[ct] to you and Mrs. Bohte. I believe me to be in your debt for one or two books, but cannot remember how much. I have asked Mr Bodenhoff to pay you accordingly. English books being so very expensive, I dare not giv[e] you any orders. However I beg you to inform me, if there should be any new publications in the mathemati[cal] mechanical and nautic[al] way, and perhaps by and by I could find out some orders for you -/ If you had a compleat[sic] set of naval Chronicle, I beg you to inform me of the price , as I might probably find a purchaser.- If the latest experiments of Dr. on Gunnery should be published, I wish to know the pri[ce.] Having nothing more to add, I recommend me in your memory and with the best compliments from Mrs. Tuxen and myself to you and my good Hostess Mrs. Bohte, I remain . . .". The bookseller's hand (same as Gillies examples) has added the note (some missing): "Naval Chronicle/ 44[?] Vols royl 8[vo] 1/2 board/ ar £15.15.."