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.
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.
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.
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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
1758
10
9
Bolton [Lancashire, England]
Deal Street Liverpool [Lancashire, England]
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People
Person: Matthew Nicholson
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primary author
- drawing
- writing
childhood
well
- distress
- hopeful
- love (familial)
- duty
- education
school