1650 - Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton, 13 October 1705
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Ashenhurst Saturday October ye 13th. 1705.
Dear Sister
I recd yEs. for wch. I thank you; I was in hopes of seeing you, before this.
I heard of yE being at Leeke on Wednesday last & wish I had known before you
would have been there, I should rejoyce Deare Sister in an extraordinary manner
if I mightgi have given you notice of a time to come to Ashenhurst, but I must
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tho’ it be ye greatest trouble to my self tell you yt as far as I can percieve
nothing but time will as yet work upon my FatE. I am under no small concern
to heare yt any one that canbut be thought to understand it should incline
to believe my BrotE. Allen to be consumptive, but hope this but ye opinion
of some ignorant pE.tender pray give my service to him & tell him I desire
him to take care of himself, hoping to see you in a little time I conclude
Deare Sister yE most affectionate BrotE.
Dear Sister
I recd yEs. for wch. I thank you; I was in hopes of seeing you, before this.
I heard of yE being at Leeke on Wednesday last & wish I had known before you
would have been there, I should rejoyce Deare Sister in an extraordinary manner
if I might
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tho’ it be ye greatest trouble to my self tell you yt as far as I can percieve
nothing but time will as yet work upon my FatE. I am under no small concern
to heare yt any one that can
to believe my BrotE. Allen to be consumptive, but hope this but ye opinion
of some ignorant pE.tender pray give my service to him & tell him I desire
him to take care of himself, hoping to see you in a little time I conclude
Deare Sister yE most affectionate BrotE.
Ashenhurst Saturday October ye 13th. 1705.
Dear Sister
I received yEs. for wch. I thank you; I was in hopes of seeing you, before this.
I heard of your being at Leeke on Wednesday last & wish I had known before you
would have been there, I should rejoice Dear Sister in an extraordinary manner
if I mightgi have given you notice of a time to come to Ashenhurst, but I must
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though it be ye greatest trouble to my self tell you that as far as I can percieve
nothing but time will as yet work upon my FatE. I am under no small concern
to heare that any one that canbut be thought to understand it should incline
to believe my BrotE. Allen to be consumptive, but hope this but ye opinion
of some ignorant pE.tender pray give my service to him & tell him I desire
him to take care of himself, hoping to see you in a little time I conclude
Deare Sister yE most affectionate BrotE.
Dear Sister
I received yEs. for wch. I thank you; I was in hopes of seeing you, before this.
I heard of your being at Leeke on Wednesday last & wish I had known before you
would have been there, I should rejoice Dear Sister in an extraordinary manner
if I might
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though it be ye greatest trouble to my self tell you that as far as I can percieve
nothing but time will as yet work upon my FatE. I am under no small concern
to heare that any one that can
to believe my BrotE. Allen to be consumptive, but hope this but ye opinion
of some ignorant pE.tender pray give my service to him & tell him I desire
him to take care of himself, hoping to see you in a little time I conclude
Deare Sister yE most affectionate BrotE.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton, 13 October 1705
Thomas has a strong wish to see his sister at his home but their father will not permit it. He hopes that people are wrong that Mr Allen suffers from consumption and asks his sister to tell him to take care of himself.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [100]
Derbyshire Record Office
1705
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Saturday October 13 1705
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
[England]
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- apologetic
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People
Person: Hampton Allen
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primary addressee
travel
distress
marriage
Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author
- apprehension
- love (familial)
- worried
consolation
- filial
- siblings
Person: John Allen
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other
consumption
- care provided by family/kin/household
- rest