1434 - Barbara Johnson to George William Johnson, 10 August 1773

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Thenford August 10th

My Dear Brother
I am very much oblig’d to
you for writing to me and am glad to hear you
and Charles are well, I came here last Thursday
and found Mrs Wodhull better than she was. I hope
she will continue mending for she has not been
in a good state of health some time. Robert and
Nan arrivd here the day after me they have
taken a house ay Bath and mean to go there about
Michaelmas, they left little Harriet very well
at Kenilworth; Mary Ingram was here when
we came but she went yesterday with Mrs Napier
to Winchester, I never saw her in better health
and spirits. Miss Ingram comes here next month.
I don’t want any money at present, I thank
you for the ten pound you sent by Robert. I shall
remember that I now owe you thirty pound on
account, which will last me a good while:
George Smyth now does to {^Rugby} School with his Br.
Billy and as they both come home together at
the holidays I thought it better to divide your
bounty between them, so a I gave them half
a crown a piece at Whitsuntide which made
them both very happy and Me and Mrs Smyth
desir’d I would thank you when I wrote.

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tell Charles the Gun arrived very safe and
Robert likes {^it} vastly; he designs being at Mr
Liddiard’s in the shooting season.
We breakfasted at Astrop last Monday, there
were about sixty people, there are a great
many Familys upon the place, the Thorntons
and Mr & Mrs Wykam of Swacliffe dine here to morrow.
The two Miss Taylor’s daughters of Mrs
Currance are both married, one to a Hertfordshire
Gentleman, and the eldest to a Gauz weaver in
London. Charles knew them both:
The Duke of Malborough gives a Fete Champetre
at Blenheim the 19th of this month, it is to be
extremely magnificent and all the Oxfordshire
Familys are invited, it is suppos’d to be on
account of the approaching Election.
We din’d on Saturday at Mr Nichol’s at
Bodicot, he is now fitting up the upper Rooms
in his new Building, he has three fine Boys.
I went lately to see the Earl of Essex perform’d
at Northampton which we acted so many
years ago at Wytham. It was that which induc’d me to go.
I wish you and Charles would take a ride
over to see us here, we should all be vastly
happy to see you both. I should be extremely glad
if I could prevail upon you to come, you

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can’t imagine the pleasure it would give us all
we are very strong at present, there is nobody
here but Robert, Nan, and I. Mrs Craven
is at Liddiard’s at Rockley.
Robert and Nan joyn with me in kind Love
to you and Charles, Mr & Mrs Wodhull Compts
I am my Dear Brother
Ever most affectly yours
B. Johnson

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George Wm Johnson Esqr
Wytham Hill
Stamford Mall
Lincolnshire
Thenford August 10th

My Dear Brother
I am very much obliged to
you for writing to me and am glad to hear you
and Charles are well, I came here last Thursday
and found Mrs Wodhull better than she was. I hope
she will continue mending for she has not been
in a good state of health some time. Robert and
Nan arrived here the day after me they have
taken a house ay Bath and mean to go there about
Michaelmas, they left little Harriet very well
at Kenilworth; Mary Ingram was here when
we came but she went yesterday with Mrs Napier
to Winchester, I never saw her in better health
and spirits. Miss Ingram comes here next month.
I don’t want any money at present, I thank
you for the ten pound you sent by Robert. I shall
remember that I now owe you thirty pound on
account, which will last me a good while:
George Smyth now does to {^Rugby} School with his Br.
Billy and as they both come home together at
the holidays I thought it better to divide your
bounty between them, so a I gave them half
a crown a piece at Whitsuntide which made
them both very happy and Me and Mrs Smyth
desired I would thank you when I wrote.

[f.7v]

tell Charles the Gun arrived very safe and
Robert likes {^it} vastly; he designs being at Mr
Liddiard’s in the shooting season.
We breakfasted at Astrop last Monday, there
were about sixty people, there are a great
many Familys upon the place, the Thorntons
and Mr & Mrs Wykam of Swacliffe dine here to morrow.
The two Miss Taylor’s daughters of Mrs
Currance are both married, one to a Hertfordshire
Gentleman, and the eldest to a Gauz weaver in
London. Charles knew them both:
The Duke of Malborough gives a Fete Champetre
at Blenheim the 19th of this month, it is to be
extremely magnificent and all the Oxfordshire
Familys are invited, it is supposed to be on
account of the approaching Election.
We dined on Saturday at Mr Nichol’s at
Bodicot, he is now fitting up the upper Rooms
in his new Building, he has three fine Boys.
I went lately to see the Earl of Essex performed
at Northampton which we acted so many
years ago at Wytham. It was that which induced me to go.
I wish you and Charles would take a ride
over to see us here, we should all be vastly
happy to see you both. I should be extremely glad
if I could prevail upon you to come, you

[f.8]

can’t imagine the pleasure it would give us all
we are very strong at present, there is nobody
here but Robert, Nan, and I. Mrs Craven
is at Liddiard’s at Rockley.
Robert and Nan join with me in kind Love
to you and Charles, Mr & Mrs Wodhull Compts
I am my Dear Brother
Ever most affectly yours
B. Johnson

[f.8v]

George Wm Johnson Esqr
Wytham Hill
Stamford Mall
Lincolnshire
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Barbara Johnson to George William Johnson, 10 August 1773

She is glad to hear that both George and Charles are well. Barbara has arrived to find Mrs Wodhull in a better state of health than she has been in for some time, and she hopes she will continue improving. Robert and Nan have arrived, they left their daughter Harriet very well. Barbara has seen Mary Ingram, and has never seen her in such good health and spirits. Miss Ingram will visit next month. George and Billy Smyth now go to Rugby school, Barbara has given them half a crown each. Robert was pleased to receive the gift of a gun and is looking forward to shooting season. They have breakfasted at Astrop with sixty people. Discussion of other visits and dining, Mr and Mrs Wykam will dine with them, and they dined with Mr Nicols, who has three fine boys. Barbara has been to see the Earl of Essex performed. She hopes that George and Charles will ride over to see them soon – it would make them all so happy. All send love.

Johnson Family

MS. Don. c. 193 7

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

1773

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Thenford, Northamptonshire [England]

Wytham Hill, Stamford, Lincolnshire [England]

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Person: Barbara Johnson
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Person: George William Johnson
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Person: Charles Woolsey Johnson
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Person: Robert Augustus Johnson
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Person: Anna Rebecca Johnson
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