1465 - Thomas Hollinshead to his sister Mrs Stanley, 27 February 1704

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Ashenhurst February ye 27th 17034
Deare Sister
We were very glad to heare by W. Bennison yt you were pretty well
againe & yt all ye Family was in good Health; I have spoken to Mr
Walthall abt. Nurse’s staying with you, wch he was very willing both now
& heretofore to agree to, but ye later End of last weeke there wasas some
Exceptions Dislike expressed to her long Absence, wch was as was said such
as was never allowed to any other, this tho’ spoken by One not concern’d
abt. ye {?Alins}women, yet Mr Walthall desired me when I wrote to you
to let you know it; if you can with convenience I think it would
do well to let her come home before Sunday next. Pray present all
our Services to my Brother Aunt Birtles & ye children, hoping to see
you this Weeke I conclude
Deare Sister &c
Ashenhurst February ye 27th 17034
Deare Sister
We were very glad to heare by W. Bennison that you were pretty well
againe & that all ye Family was in good Health; I have spoken to Mr
Walthall abt. Nurse’s staying with you, wch he was very willing both now
& heretofore to agree to, but ye later End of last weeke there wasas some
Exceptions Dislike expressed to her long Absence, wch was as was said such
as was never allowed to any other, this though spoken by One not concerned
abt. ye {?Alins}women, yet Mr Walthall desired me when I wrote to you
to let you know it; if you can with convenience I think it would
do well to let her come home before Sunday next. Pray present all
our Services to my Brother Aunt Birtles & ye children, hoping to see
you this Weeke I conclude
Deare Sister &c
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Thomas Hollinshead to his sister Mrs Stanley, 27 February 1704

Thomas is pleased that his Sister Stanely is well. He advises her that the nurse who has been staying with her is wanted back by her household and that she should let her come home by the end of the week.

Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)

D231 M/B/8 [54]

Derbyshire Record Office

1704

2

27

February 27 1703/4

Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]

[Alderley Park, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England]

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neutral

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41-60%

People
Person: [Mrs] Stanley
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Deare Sister

primary addressee

whole-body

childbirth

  • recovery
  • well

nurse

body - improving

Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author

  • listening
  • talking

  • hopeful
  • love (familial)

siblings

Person: Nurse (to ?Alins family)
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other

  • travel
  • work

  • care provided by family/kin/household
  • nurse