1388 - Thomas Hollinshead to his father Francis Hollinshead, 12 February 1704

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Ashenhurst Saturday February ye 12th. 17034.
Honoured Father
I hope this will find you safe arrived at London; on Teusday last I
recieved a Letter for you from Mr Long knowing his Hand I
opened it, have sent you a copy of it tho I suppose you will have
seene him before this comes to yE Hands. Old Brindley is dead since
you went. Jerimiah Stanley hath seal’d ye Article for Building his
House, with a Covent. in it for repairs as you ordered, it has been
whispered yt Wm. Shenton will be sued if he take down any Part of ye
Stone upon ye {?Waft}, pray let me recieve yE. Orders ye next Post whether
we shall it must be taken downe openly in ye Day Time, or thrown down
in ye Night, I heard but tho’ only as a flying Report yt Mr Hollins should
have recieved some further orders abt this Matter but what I could
not learne; On Thursd Wednesday last Joseph Hains SenE. came to Leek
& on Thursday I saw him, he told me after a deale of other talke he was
abt. to agree with Mrs Bagnall for her Life, & if he did we should not
differ but said I must unstring a little further, wch I told him was very
unreasonable, so he said no more of it, but promised me if he did agree
before he left Leek I should heare from him. I heard nothing but
went yesterday to Mr Sutton who told me {yt in consideration of ye 100£ taken upon ye Mortgage} it was agreed yt Hains should
give Mrs. Bagnall 7£ of Ann cleare of all Deductions should give up all
ye Estate to Hains, & he to pay her 7£ of Ann cleare of all Deductions
during her Life wch has made me afraid we shall not get into ye Dale
before her death; On Munday last I went to Mr Sutton to desire ye Heads
of his Mortgage Deed of Bagnalls Estate, wch he then seem’d willing I should
have, so I told him I would be with him againe in a Weeke to recieve ym.
yesterday when I was with I ask’d him for ym. but then he was quite of
another Mind, & said a General Release of all his Sons Right & Title would
do {^us} all well, wch when I seem’d not to be satisfied with he said he had
formerly had some Talk with you abt. it, & as he thought you seem’d to
agree yt a General Release would be sufficient; after some further
Talk {^abt it} I told him I would write you what he said & when I recieved

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yE answer he should know it. Ralph Meare has been here to desire you
would stop Proceedings against him if you find any begun. Wm Fallowfield
of ye Cock has ask’d me if you would set him ye Horse Mill, I told him I
thought you would consider of it by reason of ye Repaire it wanted wch they
who now had it were obliged to make good. John Davenport of ye White
Horse has lead some stone towards willing up ye lower End of ye
Backside, & said ye Wall came from that corner of Mr Fennys Barne
next to ye spout to ye Gate Stoope that goes into ye Swan Backside.
Wm. Rogers has been sick, & has sent Word yt he is not able to hold ye
Plowe, Mr Walthall presents his Service to you & desires you would
send down One or Two of Sr John Packington’s speeches for ye Bill ag.nst
Occasionall Conformity. My Knee is not yet better bu mends, but is
not yet so firm as formerly but I hope it will be, My Sister Hampton
has been out of order since you went, we all present our Duties to you
I am &c.
Ashenhurst Saturday February ye 12th. 17034.
Honoured Father
I hope this will find you safe arrived at London; on Tuesday last I
received a Letter for you from Mr Long knowing his Hand I
opened it, have sent you a copy of it tho I suppose you will have
seene him before this comes to your Hands. Old Brindley is dead since
you went. Jerimiah Stanley hath sealrd ye Article for Building his
House, with a Covent. in it for repairs as you ordered, it has been
whispered that Wm. Shenton will be sued if he take down any Part of ye
Stone upon ye {?Waft}, pray let me recieve your Orders the next Post whether
we shall it must be taken down openly in ye Day Time, or thrown down
in ye Night, I heard but though only as a flying Report yt Mr Hollins should
have recieved some further orders about this Matter but what I could
not learne; On Thursd Wednesday last Joseph Hains SenE. came to Leek
& on Thursday I saw him, he told me after a deale of other talke he was
abt. to agree with Mrs Bagnall for her Life, & if he did we should not
differ but said I must unstring a little further, wch I told him was very
unreasonable, so he said no more of it, but promised me if he did agree
before he left Leek I should heare from him. I heard nothing but
went yesterday to Mr Sutton who told me {that in consideration of ye 100£ taken upon ye Mortgage} it was agreed that Hains should
give Mrs. Bagnall 7£ of Ann cleare of all Deductions should give up all
ye Estate to Hains, & he to pay her 7£ of Ann cleare of all Deductions
during her Life wch has made me afraid we shall not get into ye Dale
before her death; On Munday last I went to Mr Sutton to desire ye Heads
of his Mortgage Deed of Bagnalls Estate, wch he then seemrd willing I should
have, so I told him I would be with him againe in a Week to receive ym.
yesterday when I was with I askrd him for ym. but then he was quite of
another Mind, & said a General Release of all his Sons Right & Title would
do {^us} all well, wch when I seem’d not to be satisfied with he said he had
formerly had some Talk with you abt. it, & as he thought you seem’d to
agree that a General Release would be sufficient; after some further
Talk {^abt it} I told him I would write you what he said & when I received

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the answer he should know it. Ralph Meare has been here to desire you
would stop Proceedings against him if you find any begun. Wm Fallowfield
of ye Cock has asked me if you would set him ye Horse Mill, I told him I
thought you would consider of it by reason of ye Repaire it wanted wch they
who now had it were obliged to make good. John Davenport of ye White
Horse has lead some stone towards willing up ye lower End of ye
Backside, & said ye Wall came from that corner of Mr Fennys Barne
next to ye spout to ye Gate Stoope that goes into ye Swan Backside.
Wm. Rogers has been sick, & has sent Word that he is not able to hold ye
Plowe, Mr Walthall presents his Service to you & desires you would
send down One or Two of Sr John Packington’s speeches for ye Bill ag.nst
Occasional Conformity. My Knee is not yet better bu mends, but is
not yet so firm as formerly but I hope it will be, My Sister Hampton
has been out of order since you went, we all present our Duties to you
I am &c.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his father Francis Hollinshead, 12 February 1704

Thomas updates his father on various business dealings around property, and ask him if a certain stone structure should be removed by Thomas openly in the day time or at night. One of Thomas’ business associates suggests that he has been unreasonable or strict. His knee is mending but remains weak, Sister Hampton has been out of order, and a labourer is too sick to work.

Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)

D231 M/B/8 [51]

Derbyshire Record Office

1704

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12

February 12 1703/4

Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]

[England]

reporting

neutral

  • closing
  • throughout (inconsistent)

21-40%

People
Person: Hampton Allen
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other

  • disorder
  • unwell

Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author

leg

  • reading
  • talking
  • work
  • writing

weak

  • anger
  • apprehension
  • fear
  • hopeful

hearing

filial

body - improving

Person: Francis Hollinshead (snr)
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primary addressee

  • talking
  • travel
  • work

  • business
  • fatherhood