jacky faber the lawson peabody school for young girls beacon street , boston , massachusetts , united states august 30 , 1803 james emerson fletcher , midshipman 9 brattle lane , london , england dear jaimy , i dont know nothing about writing letters , jaimy , this being the first one i ever wrote and i dont know how to do it so i am just going to plunge ahead and hope you will forgive me when i make a mess of it which i will .