1486 - Thomas Hollinshead to his father Francis Hollinshead, 26 July 1704
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Ashenhurst {^Wednesday} July ye 26 th 1704.
Honoured Father
Yesterday I recieved yES. {^of ye 22d} am glad you haverecieved ye Mony,
The Exchequer Affairs are ye greatest Trouble to me, but shall hope by
yE next to heare a good Acct. of them, that we may see you speedily
at home shall be glad to meet you upon ye Roade where you think
fit, wch. Woodcock will easily performe. Will speake to Harrison or Hall
to Day if I can meet with them at Leeke & will tell Mr Walthall
according to yE. Orders. Lawrences Daughter Lydia has lately
married a Glover in Leeke, without his knowledge he presents his
Service to you & desires you willspeake totell his Son James to that
now Lydia is gone from him he cantake not take care of his Grand-
-Daughter Deborah as formerly; & that therefore he must forthwith
take courseabout her that she may be removed, This Behaviour
of his Daughters has afflicted Lawrence in a very sensible Manner,
& as I think withgreat good reason, Some sharp words have pass’d
betweenhim & his Daughterthem so yt he is at present left alone, & theref{^ore}
desires you will press James all you can to take care of his Daughter.
The Weather is but slow for getting Hay, but we have made
an End of mowing this morning. I am &c.
Honoured Father
Yesterday I recieved yES. {^of ye 22d} am glad you have
The Exchequer Affairs are ye greatest Trouble to me, but shall hope by
yE next to heare a good Acct. of them, that we may see you speedily
at home shall be glad to meet you upon ye Roade where you think
fit, wch. Woodcock will easily performe. Will speake to Harrison or Hall
to Day if I can meet with them at Leeke & will tell Mr Walthall
according to yE. Orders. Lawrences Daughter Lydia has lately
married a Glover in Leeke, without his knowledge he presents his
Service to you & desires you will
now Lydia is gone from him he can
-Daughter Deborah as formerly; & that therefore he must forthwith
take course
of his Daughters has afflicted Lawrence in a very sensible Manner,
& as I think with
between
desires you will press James all you can to take care of his Daughter.
The Weather is but slow for getting Hay, but we have made
an End of mowing this morning. I am &c.
Ashenhurst {^Wednesday} July ye 26 th 1704.
Honoured Father
Yesterday I received yES. {^of ye 22d} am glad you havereceived ye Mony,
The Exchequer Affairs are ye greatest Trouble to me, but shall hope by
your next to hear a good Acct. of them, that we may see you speedily
at home shall be glad to meet you upon ye Roade where you think
fit, wch. Woodcock will easily perform. Will speake to Harrison or Hall
to Day if I can meet with them at Leeke & will tell Mr Walthall
according to your Orders. Lawrences Daughter Lydia has lately
married a Glover in Leeke, without his knowledge he presents his
Service to you & desires you willspeake totell his Son James to that
now Lydia is gone from him he cantake not take care of his Grand-
-Daughter Deborah as formerly; & that therefore he must forthwith
take courseabout her that she may be removed, This Behaviour
of his Daughters has afflicted Lawrence in a very sensible Manner,
& as I think withgreat good reason, Some sharp words have passed
betweenhim & his Daughterthem so that he is at present left alone, & theref{^ore}
desires you will press James all you can to take care of his Daughter.
The Weather is but slow for getting Hay, but we have made
an End of mowing this morning. I am &c.
Honoured Father
Yesterday I received yES. {^of ye 22d} am glad you have
The Exchequer Affairs are ye greatest Trouble to me, but shall hope by
your next to hear a good Acct. of them, that we may see you speedily
at home shall be glad to meet you upon ye Roade where you think
fit, wch. Woodcock will easily perform. Will speake to Harrison or Hall
to Day if I can meet with them at Leeke & will tell Mr Walthall
according to your Orders. Lawrences Daughter Lydia has lately
married a Glover in Leeke, without his knowledge he presents his
Service to you & desires you will
now Lydia is gone from him he can
-Daughter Deborah as formerly; & that therefore he must forthwith
take course
of his Daughters has afflicted Lawrence in a very sensible Manner,
& as I think with
between
desires you will press James all you can to take care of his Daughter.
The Weather is but slow for getting Hay, but we have made
an End of mowing this morning. I am &c.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his father Francis Hollinshead, 26 July 1704
Thomas is hoping that he can meet his father on the road as his father travels back from London. [Mr?] Lawrence is afflicted by the behaviour of his daughter who has married without his knowledge and left him to care for his granddaughter, as he has before. He wants his son James to take her. Thomas reports they have finished mowing.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [66]
Derbyshire Record Office
1704
7
26
July 26 1704
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
[England]
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Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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- talking
- travel
- work
- apprehension
- love (familial)
- worried
duty
- environment
- rural
- summer
- work
filial
Person: Francis Hollinshead (snr)
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primary addressee
- travel
- work
old age
- urban
- work