1384 - Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton, 8 January 1704
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Dear Sister
If I had had an opportunity would have written to you before now, but hope
you will excuse me by reason of business I could not omit; I am troubled I cannot
send you Mony by this bearerbut I wch I am afraid you are inhave beenwant of {^before now} but I
assure {^you} I have it not, will do it as soon as possible, Hurdlowe & half of Ashenhurst
is set, yE cow {?I} assure will be next Summer where it was last. {?Beck} has given my
FatE. warning to go away; BroE. Franc. & Nance give theire Service to you I am
Dear Sister &c.
Be sure to burn this Letter when you have read it.
Dear Sister
If I had had an opportunity would have written to you before now, but hope
you will excuse me by reason of business I could not omit; I am troubled I cannot
send you Mony by this bearer
assure {^you} I have it not, will do it as soon as possible, Hurdlowe & half of Ashenhurst
is set, yE cow {?I} assure will be next Summer where it was last. {?Beck} has given my
FatE. warning to go away; BroE. Franc. & Nance give theire Service to you I am
Dear Sister &c.
Be sure to burn this Letter when you have read it.
Ibid. eod.
Dear Sister
If I had had an opportunity would have written to you before now, but hope
you will excuse me by reason of business I could not omit; I am troubled I cannot
send you Money by this bearerbut I wch I am afraid you are inhave beenwant of {^before now} but I
assure {^you} I have it not, will do it as soon as possible, Hurdlowe & half of Ashenhurst
is set, yE cow {?I} assure will be next Summer where it was last. {?Beck} has given my
FatE. warning to go away; BroE. Franc. & Nance give their Service to you I am
Dear Sister &c.
Be sure to burn this Letter when you have read it.
Dear Sister
If I had had an opportunity would have written to you before now, but hope
you will excuse me by reason of business I could not omit; I am troubled I cannot
send you Money by this bearer
assure {^you} I have it not, will do it as soon as possible, Hurdlowe & half of Ashenhurst
is set, yE cow {?I} assure will be next Summer where it was last. {?Beck} has given my
FatE. warning to go away; BroE. Franc. & Nance give their Service to you I am
Dear Sister &c.
Be sure to burn this Letter when you have read it.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton, 8 January 1704
Thomas regrets that he has been too busy to write. He is currently unable to send Hampton money but assures her that things will be resolved soon. He tells her to burn the letter.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [43]
Derbyshire Record Office
1704
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Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
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