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− | + | Via Etna 11 Welfield Place – 11 Janry[crossed out] ‘62 | |
+ | (Tuesday night) February | ||
+ | Dear Ann | ||
+ | Yesterday I recd. your Highwood | ||
+ | letter of 22/24 ulto. via Saxonia, & this morning that | ||
+ | via Arabia, commenced 26th at Highwood, & concluded | ||
+ | on 28th. at your own home. – The latter epistle is | ||
+ | accompanied by one of 28th, from Mytton - & all 3 | ||
+ | are very acceptable. – You speak of Walker[underlined] as | ||
+ | “now” (28th) “writing to you” (me) “at the same table;” | ||
+ | but perhaps you met Mytton[underlined]: - anyhow, there | ||
+ | is nothing from him enclosed either in your letter | ||
+ | via Arabia, or in Matthew’s. – | ||
− | + | Despite of the foul weather, you seem to have en | |
+ | =joyed your “11 days” sojourn at Highwood; so I am | ||
+ | glad you went, both for your own sake, & that of | ||
+ | Mrs. King. – | ||
− | + | I rejoice with you on the diamond ring having | |
+ | been found. – Your journey to 4th. St on the 21st. | ||
+ | was no double consolatory to our faithful domes= | ||
+ | =tics in their affliction for their Aunt’s death. | ||
− | + | I am glad you had that letter of 10th January | |
+ | from Nan, & that she sent word about Rutson [to?] | ||
+ | his wife & sent her $5 at the same time. | ||
− | + | It is a relief to me, as no doubt to you & all | |
+ | around your fireside, to find that the anticipated | ||
+ | attack on Norfolk is indefinitely postponed, or | ||
+ | was not the contemplated object of “Burnside’s | ||
+ | Expedition”. – | ||
− | + | I thank you for the copy of Harriet’s letter of 20th | |
+ | Janry, & I hope that you may soon have had another | ||
+ | one giving a more agreeable report as to the health | ||
+ | of the household. – | ||
+ | |||
− | + | [2] | |
− | + | I read with interest & sympathy Fontaine’s letter | |
+ | to you of 26th January. – It is somewhat incoherent. | ||
− | + | I heartily wish these two lads were released. | |
− | to | + | By this vessel I send you 3 more copies of the “Times.” |
+ | In that of the 11th you will find an interesting dis= | ||
+ | =cussion in the House of Lords, as to British subjects | ||
+ | confined in their Forts. – I fancy it may do some | ||
+ | of | ||
+ | good, & perhaps hasten the liberation ^ our two ne= | ||
+ | =phews, or at least lead to better sanitary regu= | ||
+ | =lations & more comfort generally. – But for the indig= | ||
+ | =nity, the common[underlined] prisons such as “the Tombs,” Sing | ||
+ | Sing, Auburn, etc., would be far better receptacles for | ||
+ | these State prisoners. | ||
− | + | I enclose the sequel as to Mr. Holden’s case of Bank | |
+ | =ruptcy, in case you think it might interest Rutson. | ||
− | + | Today David Spence told me that not very long ago | |
+ | wrote it | ||
+ | he sent[crossed out] a letter to James, and sent ^ by W.J. steamer | ||
+ | to a son of Mr. H.W. Schwartz, at Havanah, whence | ||
+ | it went via Schr, to [...tamoras?]. He said he had | ||
+ | had some idea of enclosing in it a Bank of England | ||
+ | £5 note, to help him along; but on second thoughts | ||
+ | he did not, for want of assurance that the letter | ||
+ | would get safely to hand. – David often asks me | ||
+ | for any news of our 4 older nephews, & of the family | ||
+ | at large. – | ||
− | + | Mary Bold desires me to give her love to you, & thank | |
+ | you for the note you sent her in the letter of 22/24th. | ||
+ | January to me. – She hopes to find time to write to | ||
+ | you by next Saturday’s Cunard streamer. – She doubts | ||
+ | whether Mary Wakefield can have recovered & be in her | ||
+ | normal state; also she thinks she would have heard | ||
+ | from her in answer to a letter asking for her like= | ||
+ | =ness to be placed in her photographic Album. | ||
− | I | + | I have not made any enquiry yet, as to Tregelles’ |
+ | [..................?.................] | ||
− | + | [3] | |
− | + | now | |
+ | its Nos. are yet[crossed out] completed. I have no prospect of any | ||
+ | opportunity of sending the book. – One of these days | ||
+ | I propose putting the enquiry to the [successer?] of [Grossel?] | ||
+ | the bookseller in Church St. – | ||
− | + | Mrs. Hagarty has at least engaged a few for herself & | |
+ | daughters in Dr. McNeill’s church. She went out in | ||
+ | the mild weather a week ago, & visited the church for | ||
+ | this object on a week day, & at the same time she | ||
+ | ascended the stairs into Dr. Mc. Neill’s pulpit, & got the | ||
+ | sexton to shew & explain to her the apparatus for | ||
+ | Mr. | ||
+ | conveying the sound into Dr[crossed out]. Hodgson’s pew.. – I have | ||
+ | not seen him since. It was Elizabeth Bold who had | ||
+ | these particulars from her. – Her daughter Mary is | ||
+ | staying at Prizat (I don’t know whether I spelt it | ||
+ | right) – W. Wakefield’s place; where she has made | ||
+ | the acquaintance of Mrs. [Weston?], & is delighted | ||
+ | with her, as she says all the Wakefield’s are too. | ||
− | [ | + | I have nothing about William Rutson since one of |
+ | his sons was at New Brighton. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tom bold was to return from London tonight, & | ||
+ | I expect to meet him tomorrow at Mr. Torr’s. This | ||
+ | morng, in speaking of this impending dinner party | ||
+ | before I went to town, I remarked how far rather | ||
+ | I would stay & dine off “lobscouse” in Welfield Place. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Recently there was a present to this household | ||
+ | of two hares from Sir Robt Gerard. – I said I ho- | ||
+ | =ped it would be repeated annually. – | ||
+ | |||
+ | Yesterday, as I walked home to dinner, I called at | ||
+ | Willacy’s in Berry St., & purchased for 4 pence, 4 of | ||
+ | the Scotch tea-cakes called “Scones” or "Scons,” served | ||
+ | to the satisfaction of those who partook of them | ||
+ | cold for T last night, & toasted for breakfast this | ||
+ | morning. – | ||
+ | |||
+ | for several days | ||
+ | We have had a decided cold spell ^ but it ended | ||
+ | yesterday. – After church & early dinner on Sunday | ||
+ | which was a very bright day indeed – I volun= | ||
+ | [=teered................?] over to Wallasea, Master Willie’s | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Marginalia] | ||
+ | 12th – I enclose 5 papers [?] Wilks Long eyed Needles. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [4] | ||
+ | |||
+ | skates, as I found on enquiring from Laura, he had | ||
+ | left them behind him. – When I reach Mr. Green’s | ||
+ | at 3 3/4 or later, I found that all the boys had gone to | ||
+ | church; so I left the parcel for him containing the skates | ||
+ | & my card, stuck inside of it; & I then walked across the | ||
+ | fields towards New Brighton, & remained with Mr. & Mrs. | ||
+ | Addison until 6 1/2 p.m., when I walked back to | ||
+ | the Seacombe Ferry, & reached Welfield Place when they | ||
+ | had just sat down to T. – In going, I purposely | ||
+ | crossed by the Seacombe Ferry, so that I might pur | ||
+ | =sue the old road thence to Wallasea Church. It was | ||
+ | just15 years [’15 years’ underlined] since I had last gone over that road, | ||
+ | & I was much struck with the very few changes. [‘very few changes’ underlined] | ||
+ | |||
+ | First there was “Grosvenor Square” [“Grosvenor Square” underlined] in all its pristine | ||
+ | elegance, with “Grosvenor Brewery” [“Grosvenor Brewery” underlined] in the center of it! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next there was “Saddler’s Wells” [“Saddler’s Wells” underlined] with “[O...?]”, [?] | ||
+ | a large brass plate on the gate; - then Martin’s [Martin’s underlined] Lane | ||
+ | where the old pilot lived. John Tobin’s church & | ||
+ | house looked just as of yore. – “At the Last, they | ||
+ | still profess to sell “good ale & beer”; but the brewery | ||
+ | moto no longer attracts the wearied wayfarer; & the | ||
+ | sign is now simply a [tap-boat?]! – I saw the new | ||
+ | church at Wallasea for the first time, with the | ||
+ | near by | ||
+ | steeple of the old building ^ but I did not enter | ||
+ | the church yard. – Altogether I enjoyed my walk; | ||
+ | & thought when those with whom we used to go to | ||
+ | & from that church “long time ago”! | ||
+ | |||
+ | John Tobin has just resigned his charge of the | ||
+ | church at Egremont. He feels rather out of health, | ||
+ | & out of pocket too. He has never had any pay | ||
+ | from that church; & it has cost him much money | ||
+ | in repairs. The Trustees have not properly performed | ||
+ | their duties. The building is now in much want of | ||
+ | repairs; the congregation is much diminished. I | ||
+ | fancy the whole concern will be reorganised, & perhaps | ||
+ | in another year or so “your Sir John” may resume the | ||
+ | charge. This last is only my own surmise. – Love to all | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Marginalia] | ||
+ | Yours affectionately Rutson Maury |
Revision as of 14:42, 7 November 2014
Via Etna 11 Welfield Place – 11 Janry[crossed out] ‘62
(Tuesday night) February
Dear Ann
Yesterday I recd. your Highwood
letter of 22/24 ulto. via Saxonia, & this morning that via Arabia, commenced 26th at Highwood, & concluded on 28th. at your own home. – The latter epistle is accompanied by one of 28th, from Mytton - & all 3 are very acceptable. – You speak of Walker[underlined] as “now” (28th) “writing to you” (me) “at the same table;” but perhaps you met Mytton[underlined]: - anyhow, there is nothing from him enclosed either in your letter via Arabia, or in Matthew’s. –
Despite of the foul weather, you seem to have en =joyed your “11 days” sojourn at Highwood; so I am glad you went, both for your own sake, & that of Mrs. King. –
I rejoice with you on the diamond ring having been found. – Your journey to 4th. St on the 21st. was no double consolatory to our faithful domes= =tics in their affliction for their Aunt’s death.
I am glad you had that letter of 10th January from Nan, & that she sent word about Rutson [to?] his wife & sent her $5 at the same time.
It is a relief to me, as no doubt to you & all around your fireside, to find that the anticipated attack on Norfolk is indefinitely postponed, or was not the contemplated object of “Burnside’s Expedition”. –
I thank you for the copy of Harriet’s letter of 20th Janry, & I hope that you may soon have had another one giving a more agreeable report as to the health of the household. –
[2]
I read with interest & sympathy Fontaine’s letter to you of 26th January. – It is somewhat incoherent.
I heartily wish these two lads were released.
By this vessel I send you 3 more copies of the “Times.” In that of the 11th you will find an interesting dis= =cussion in the House of Lords, as to British subjects confined in their Forts. – I fancy it may do some
of
good, & perhaps hasten the liberation ^ our two ne=
phews, or at least lead to better sanitary regu
lations & more comfort generally. – But for the indig
=nity, the common[underlined] prisons such as “the Tombs,” Sing Sing, Auburn, etc., would be far better receptacles for these State prisoners.
I enclose the sequel as to Mr. Holden’s case of Bank =ruptcy, in case you think it might interest Rutson.
Today David Spence told me that not very long ago
wrote it
he sent[crossed out] a letter to James, and sent ^ by W.J. steamer to a son of Mr. H.W. Schwartz, at Havanah, whence it went via Schr, to [...tamoras?]. He said he had had some idea of enclosing in it a Bank of England £5 note, to help him along; but on second thoughts he did not, for want of assurance that the letter would get safely to hand. – David often asks me for any news of our 4 older nephews, & of the family at large. –
Mary Bold desires me to give her love to you, & thank you for the note you sent her in the letter of 22/24th. January to me. – She hopes to find time to write to you by next Saturday’s Cunard streamer. – She doubts whether Mary Wakefield can have recovered & be in her normal state; also she thinks she would have heard from her in answer to a letter asking for her like= =ness to be placed in her photographic Album.
I have not made any enquiry yet, as to Tregelles’ [..................?.................]
[3]
now
its Nos. are yet[crossed out] completed. I have no prospect of any opportunity of sending the book. – One of these days I propose putting the enquiry to the [successer?] of [Grossel?] the bookseller in Church St. –
Mrs. Hagarty has at least engaged a few for herself & daughters in Dr. McNeill’s church. She went out in the mild weather a week ago, & visited the church for this object on a week day, & at the same time she ascended the stairs into Dr. Mc. Neill’s pulpit, & got the sexton to shew & explain to her the apparatus for
Mr.
conveying the sound into Dr[crossed out]. Hodgson’s pew.. – I have not seen him since. It was Elizabeth Bold who had these particulars from her. – Her daughter Mary is staying at Prizat (I don’t know whether I spelt it right) – W. Wakefield’s place; where she has made the acquaintance of Mrs. [Weston?], & is delighted with her, as she says all the Wakefield’s are too.
I have nothing about William Rutson since one of his sons was at New Brighton.
Tom bold was to return from London tonight, & I expect to meet him tomorrow at Mr. Torr’s. This morng, in speaking of this impending dinner party before I went to town, I remarked how far rather I would stay & dine off “lobscouse” in Welfield Place.
Recently there was a present to this household of two hares from Sir Robt Gerard. – I said I ho- =ped it would be repeated annually. –
Yesterday, as I walked home to dinner, I called at Willacy’s in Berry St., & purchased for 4 pence, 4 of the Scotch tea-cakes called “Scones” or "Scons,” served to the satisfaction of those who partook of them cold for T last night, & toasted for breakfast this morning. –
for several days
We have had a decided cold spell ^ but it ended yesterday. – After church & early dinner on Sunday which was a very bright day indeed – I volun= [=teered................?] over to Wallasea, Master Willie’s
[Marginalia] 12th – I enclose 5 papers [?] Wilks Long eyed Needles.
[4]
skates, as I found on enquiring from Laura, he had left them behind him. – When I reach Mr. Green’s at 3 3/4 or later, I found that all the boys had gone to church; so I left the parcel for him containing the skates & my card, stuck inside of it; & I then walked across the fields towards New Brighton, & remained with Mr. & Mrs. Addison until 6 1/2 p.m., when I walked back to the Seacombe Ferry, & reached Welfield Place when they had just sat down to T. – In going, I purposely crossed by the Seacombe Ferry, so that I might pur =sue the old road thence to Wallasea Church. It was just15 years [’15 years’ underlined] since I had last gone over that road, & I was much struck with the very few changes. [‘very few changes’ underlined]
First there was “Grosvenor Square” [“Grosvenor Square” underlined] in all its pristine elegance, with “Grosvenor Brewery” [“Grosvenor Brewery” underlined] in the center of it!
Next there was “Saddler’s Wells” [“Saddler’s Wells” underlined] with “[O...?]”, [?] a large brass plate on the gate; - then Martin’s [Martin’s underlined] Lane where the old pilot lived. John Tobin’s church & house looked just as of yore. – “At the Last, they still profess to sell “good ale & beer”; but the brewery moto no longer attracts the wearied wayfarer; & the sign is now simply a [tap-boat?]! – I saw the new church at Wallasea for the first time, with the
near by
steeple of the old building ^ but I did not enter the church yard. – Altogether I enjoyed my walk; & thought when those with whom we used to go to & from that church “long time ago”!
John Tobin has just resigned his charge of the church at Egremont. He feels rather out of health, & out of pocket too. He has never had any pay from that church; & it has cost him much money in repairs. The Trustees have not properly performed their duties. The building is now in much want of repairs; the congregation is much diminished. I fancy the whole concern will be reorganised, & perhaps in another year or so “your Sir John” may resume the charge. This last is only my own surmise. – Love to all
[Marginalia] Yours affectionately Rutson Maury