1012 - Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 16 September 1732
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My Dear Judy
I writ to you late Week from Colchester wch
I hope has, by this time, reach’t Holliport. I cannot help repining
at my present confinemts as it must necessarily {^place} you {^in}
a most disagreeable situation, my Dear Child! I very sensibly feel
your uneasiness, but hope a sudden change of Wind will soon
relieve you from all ye inconvenience. I wish anything I cou’d
say
& sincere Love
yr Pleasures & being truly sensible of yr merit are proofs of
affection, I do wth the greatest sincerity confess they are my chief
{^wish} nay only thoughts – I very much flatter’d my self wth the hopes
of hearing from {^you} & tho’ my stay here was uncertain yet you might
have trusted a few lines to Fortune, had they miscarried I am
sure
Love yr dear voice wou’d {^have} utter’d when I had you in my arms, for you
might have depended on my return to you the moment it was in
my power. I hope our little Family continue well, kiss them for
me, I here send you a million dispose of them as you think proper. Adieu
my only Love, my eternal Delight once more adieu & believe yrs entirely
M Madan.
My Dear Judy
I writ to you late Week from Colchester wch
I hope has, by this time, reached Holliport. I cannot help repining
at my present confinemts as it must necessarily {^place} you {^in}
a most disagreeable situation, my Dear Child! I very sensibly feel
your uneasiness, but hope a sudden change of Wind will soon
relieve you from all ye inconvenience. I wish anything I could
say
& sincere Love
yr Pleasures & being truly sensible of yr merit are proofs of
affection, I do wth the greatest sincerity confess they are my chief
{^wish} nay only thoughts – I very much flattered my self wth the hopes
of hearing from {^you} & tho’ my stay here was uncertain yet you might
have trusted a few lines to Fortune, had they miscarried I am
sure
Love yr dear voice would {^have} uttered when I had you in my arms, for you
might have depended on my return to you the moment it was in
my power. I hope our little Family continue well, kiss them for
me, I here send you a million dispose of them as you think proper. Adieu
my only Love, my eternal Delight once more adieu & believe yrs entirely
M Madan.
Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 16 September 1732
Martin empathises fully with Judith’s uneasiness at their being parted, and hopes that circumstances will permit them to be reunited soon. He wants to convince her of his depth of feeling for her – her happiness and good disposition are his only thoughts. He thinks about the sound of her voice and of holding her in his arms. He hopes their children stay well, and asks that Judith kiss them on his behalf – he sends a million kisses.
Madan Family
Eng Letter C.284 f.131
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
1732
9
16
Manningtree [Essex, England]
Holyport [Berkshire, England]
primary author
arm
- confinement
- embracing
- kissing
- listening
- thinking
- travel
separation
uneasy
- affection
- feeling
- hopeful
- love (parental)
- love (romantic)
- low
- mind
- thought
marriage
primary addressee
- embracing
- kissing
- talking
separation
- affection
- love (parental)
- love (romantic)
disposition
marriage
To Cite this Letter
Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 16 September 1732, 1691732: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Madan Family, Eng Letter C.284 f.131
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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.