119 - Matthew Nicholson to James Nicholson, 9 October 1758

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To
Mr Nicholson
in Deal Street
Liverpoole

[f.17]

Bolton October 9th 1758

Hon’d Sir,
I wrote to my Mama the second
of this month, I doubt she has not
receiv’d it, for if she had I think she
wou’d have answer’d it, but perhaps
She had not Leisure. I am very well,
and have been so ever since I came. Please
to ask my Mama to send me my But=
=tons for I am in great want of them.
Please to give my Duty to my Mama,
Love to Sisters & Brother, Compliments
to Miss Perceval & Doctor Kenyon
I am,
Hond Sir,
Your Dutiful Son,
Mattw Nicholson

P.S. I shall be greatly obliged to you if you wou’d let me learn to
Draw, for the Person that comes to teach us to write will teach me to Dr[?aw]
upon reasonable Terms.
[f.17v]

To
Mr Nicholson
in Deal Street
Liverpool

[f.17]

Bolton October 9th 1758

Honoured Sir,
I wrote to my Mama the second
of this month, I doubt she has not
received it, for if she had I think she
would have answered it, but perhaps
She had not Leisure. I am very well,
and have been so ever since I came. Please
to ask my Mama to send me my But=
=tons for I am in great want of them.
Please to give my Duty to my Mama,
Love to Sisters & Brother, Compliments
to Miss Perceval & Doctor Kenyon
I am,
Honoured Sir,
Your Dutiful Son,
Matthew Nicholson

P.S. I shall be greatly obliged to you if you would let me learn to
Draw, for the Person that comes to teach us to write will teach me to Dr[?aw]
upon reasonable Terms.
Details

Matthew Nicholson to James Nicholson, 9 October 1758

A short letter from a son to a father, briefly reporting that he is in good health, and asking permission to take up drawing lessons.

Nicholson Family Papers

ENG 1041 f17

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester

1758

10

9

Bolton [Lancashire, England]

Deal Street Liverpool [Lancashire, England]

People
Person: Matthew Nicholson
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primary author

  • drawing
  • writing

childhood

well

  • distress
  • hopeful
  • love (familial)

  • duty
  • education

school

Person: James Nicholson
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primary addressee

Person: Elizabeth Nicholson
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other

hurried

How to Cite

To Cite this Letter

Matthew Nicholson to James Nicholson, 9 October 1758, 9101758: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Nicholson Family Papers, ENG 1041 f17

To Cite this Edition

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.

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