1488 - Thomas Hollinshead to his brother-in-law Mr Stanley, 20 August 1704
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Dear Brother
I reciev’d yEs last might by Thomas, & am very glad to hea[re]
yt all are well at ye Park, & particularly yt Tomy is so nea[r]
a perfect Recovery from so dangerous an Accident; I wish {^I could come} to
see you at ye Parke but know not when I shall have an
opportunity to do it, but will be sure to imbrace ye first,
My BrotE. & Nancy joine with me in Service to yEself my
Sister & ye children I am Sr
YE affectionate BrotE.
& humble Servt.
Dear Brother
I received yours last might by Thomas, & am very glad to hea[re]
yt all are well at ye Park, & particularly yt Tomy is so nea[r]
a perfect Recovery from so dangerous an Accident; I wish {^I could come} to
see you at ye Parke but know not when I shall have an
opportunity to do it, but will be sure to embrace ye first,
My BrotE. & Nancy join with me in Service to yEself my
Sister & ye children I am Sr
YE affectionate BrotE.
& humble Servt.
Thomas Hollinshead to his brother-in-law Mr Stanley, 20 August 1704
Tom is recovering from the dangerous accident with the cart. Thomas wishes he could visit his sister and will embrace his sister first.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [68]
Derbyshire Record Office
1704
8
20
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
[Alderley Park, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England]
primary author
- embracing
- visiting
- happy
- love (familial)
- regret
duty
siblings
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Thomas Hollinshead to his brother-in-law Mr Stanley, 20 August 1704, 2081704: Derbyshire Record Office, Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family), D231 M/B/8 [68]
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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.