Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn in London to his mother, Mary Aitken Glenn (1819-1896). R Glenn writes that he arrived in London after a five-hour carriage ride from Liverpool. He, Ernest, and another New Churchman from New York named William A. Tenney (?) paid extra for a private carriage ride, and they amused themselves with talking, singing, and playing cards. They arrived at Shriley’s Temperance Hotel where they only spent one night because there was “a death-like stillness about the place.” In the morning, they took a two-wheeled Hansom cab to their current hotel where they have a 5th floor room with a view of the city. Glenn thinks they will probably head to Paris shortly and then explore London on the return journey. Their hotel is within proximity of St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Houses of Commons, and the River Thames, which Glenn describes as “muddy stream” full of steamers. Glenn sends his love home and asks his mother to tell Ella that he had a dream that she died, which should mean she is going to be married. Names mentioned: Ernest (no surname given), William A. Tenney (?), Ella (no surname given) Places mentioned: London, Liverpool, Shirley’s Temperence Hotel, River Thames, Schuylkill River, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Houses of Parliament