1505 - James Watt (III) to his father James Watt, 13 December 1779
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Hond Papa
I write these few Lines with pleasure
to inform you that I and all Friends at Birmingham
are well. - My Mamma has not wrote to me and therefore I can give you no
information about her. - In the Letter
that you sent me, I observed that you was
not pleased with my writing but I hope this
will give you more satisfaction. - I
hope my improvement in Latin will please
you. I am reading Virgil and have gone through
The Eclogues, and the first Georgic. -
I am sorry to hear that you
cannot be at home before the Holydays, but Mr
Keir has been so good as to desire me to spend
them with him. -
I shall go two hours every
Day to Mr Playfair to draw, in which I hope
my improvements will be sufficient to please
you. - Please to give my compliments
To Mr Boulton. -
I am
Your dutiful Son
James Watt
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P.S. Mr Keir &. Mr Henderson are well, and
send their compliments to you. - I beg your
Pardon for making a mistake in Mr Hender-
son's name in my last Letter. - Mr
Pickering sends very respectfull Compliments to you.
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J. Watt Winson Green
Decr 13th 1779
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Mr Watt
At MrWilsons
Chacewater near Truro
Cornwall
(via Bristol)
Hond Papa
I write these few Lines with pleasure
to inform you that I and all Friends at Birmingham
are well. - My Mamma has not wrote to me and therefore I can give you no
information about her. - In the Letter
that you sent me, I observed that you was
not pleased with my writing but I hope this
will give you more satisfaction. - I
hope my improvement in Latin will please
you. I am reading Virgil and have gone through
The Eclogues, and the first Georgic. -
I am sorry to hear that you
cannot be at home before the Holidays, but Mr
Keir has been so good as to desire me to spend
them with him. -
I shall go two hours every
Day to Mr Playfair to draw, in which I hope
my improvements will be sufficient to please
you. - Please to give my compliments
To Mr Boulton. -
I am
Your dutiful Son
James Watt
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P.S. Mr Keir &. Mr Henderson are well, and
send their compliments to you. - I beg your
Pardon for making a mistake in Mr Hender-
son's name in my last Letter. - Mr
Pickering sends very respectful Compliments to you.
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J. Watt Winson Green
Decr 13th 1779
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4
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Mr Watt
At MrWilsons
Chacewater near Truro
Cornwall
(via Bristol)
James Watt (III) to his father James Watt, 13 December 1779
James (away at school) reports on his health and those of friends in Birmingham, though he cannot report on his mother's health as she has not written to him. He reports on his education and apologizes for mistakes in his previous letter.
Watt, James and Family Papers
MS 3219/4/1/1/8/5
Library of Birmingham
1779
12
13
Decr 13 1779
Winson Green [Birmingham, Worcester, England]
Clacewater near, Truro, Cornwall [England]
primary author
whole-body
- reading
- visiting
- writing
childhood
well
regret
education
school
childhood
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James Watt (III) to his father James Watt, 13 December 1779, 13121779: Library of Birmingham, Watt, James and Family Papers, MS 3219/4/1/1/8/5
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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.