1447 - Barbara Johnson to George William Johnson, 2 March 1776
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My Dear Brother
I have sent you a Purse and
a Pair of Garters, I wish they may be what
you like. I could not finish the Purse sooner
having no Twist with me at Thenford.
I shall be glad of some money if you please,
and as I find Charles can’t come here at
present I believe the best method of conveyance
will {^be} in a Draught by the Post, it may be made
payable some time after the Date in case
of accidents, though I believe the Post is pretty
secure. be so good to direct to me in Mercers-Row,
I will write to you immediately upon the Rect
of it: I am very glad Charles and you have
had so pleasant an Expedition upon the see.
it must be very agreable.
Our Friends here are all well, and desire
to be kindly remember’d to you, Mrs Smyth
of Linford was a few days ago very dangerously
ill, but is now much better and likely to get
over it. I have sent your five Shillings to the
Boys at Rugby who return you many thanks.
I heard lately from Bath, they are all well
there. Robert enters quite into the Spirit of
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the Bath – Easton amusements and goes there
very frequently. Mrs Liddiard now lyes in of
another Boy, they have a house very near
Robert at Bath.
Mrs Uthwate has been here this Week, she
has given me a very obliging Invitation to stay
with her at Linford, but as I have been out so
long lately I think I shall not make any other
Visits at present.
I have just heard from Berkley-Square, they
are all well there: they send me surprizing
accounts of the present Fashions, and of the
Ladies Heads which are quite enormous:
The Assizes here are next Week and there
is to be an Assembly on Thursday, there were
some very great Assembly while I was out,
at which there were the Prince of Hesse, the
Duke of Duchess of Devonshire, Lord Spencer’s and
all the Familys in the neighbourhood
Adieu my Dear Brother! Believe me Ever
Your Affect. Sister
and Faithful Friend
B. Johnson
[f.14]
George Wm Johnson Esqr.
My Dear Brother
I have sent you a Purse and
a Pair of Garters, I wish they may be what
you like. I could not finish the Purse sooner
having no Twist with me at Thenford.
I shall be glad of some money if you please,
and as I find Charles can’t come here at
present I believe the best method of conveyance
will {^be} in a Draught by the Post, it may be made
payable some time after the Date in case
of accidents, though I believe the Post is pretty
secure. be so good to direct to me in Mercers-Row,
I will write to you immediately upon the Rect
of it: I am very glad Charles and you have
had so pleasant an Expedition upon the see.
it must be very agreeable.
Our Friends here are all well, and desire
to be kindly remembered to you, Mrs Smyth
of Linford was a few days ago very dangerously
ill, but is now much better and likely to get
over it. I have sent your five Shillings to the
Boys at Rugby who return you many thanks.
I heard lately from Bath, they are all well
there. Robert enters quite into the Spirit of
[f.13v]
the Bath – Easton amusements and goes there
very frequently. Mrs Liddiard now lies in of
another Boy, they have a house very near
Robert at Bath.
Mrs Uthwate has been here this Week, she
has given me a very obliging Invitation to stay
with her at Linford, but as I have been out so
long lately I think I shall not make any other
Visits at present.
I have just heard from Berkley-Square, they
are all well there: they send me surprizing
accounts of the present Fashions, and of the
Ladies Heads which are quite enormous:
The Assizes here are next Week and there
is to be an Assembly on Thursday, there were
some very great Assembly while I was out,
at which there were the Prince of Hesse, the
Duke of Duchess of Devonshire, Lord Spencer’s and
all the Families in the neighbourhood
Adieu my Dear Brother! Believe me Ever
Your Affect. Sister
and Faithful Friend
B. Johnson
[f.14]
George Wm Johnson Esqr.
Barbara Johnson to George William Johnson, 2 March 1776
Barbara has sent George a purse and garters she has been making. She is glad that Charles and George have had a pleasant journey on the sea. Their friends are well, but Mrs Smyth was very ill – she is better now and likely to recover. All at Bath are well, including Robert, who takes the waters frequently. Mrs Liddiard is lying in after recently giving birth to a boy. Mrs Uthwaite has been visiting and has invited Barbara to stay, but as Barbara has been away from home a lot recently, she does not think she will go. All in Berkley Square are well – they report on ladies’ fashions in London, including the fashion for ‘enormous’ heads.
Johnson Family
MS. Don. c. 193 13
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
1776
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Northampton, Northamptonshire [England]
[England]
- reporting
- response
- conflictual
- humorous
- negative
- positive
- main body
- opening
41-60%
primary author
- making
- travel
- visiting
home-sick
happy
at home
primary author
travel
happy
other
travel
happy
other
well
waters (taking the)