1737 - Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 9 April 1707
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Ashenhurst Saturday Aprill ye 9th. 1707.
Deare Sister
I hope this will find you safe at London wch. we shall be glad to
Heare & did hope for by last Post, I have had a [?Lre: shorthand for letter] from my Str.
Hampton she would have [deleted] stuffe to make a second mourning suite
& if there should be mony to spare a suit of {?knots} but I suppose there will
be none & would have you buy ye stuffe very good& we if ye mony
will hold out & we will get what else she wants as soon as we can,
I parted with my BrotE. Stanley very well this day sevennight I hope
my FatE is something better, he gives his Blessing to you, & joins with
me & all here in service to Sr David Nairne my Lady {^&} yEself [deleted] pray let
usby next know if you can wt you shall set homewards
I am Dear Sister &c.
For MEs Stanley at ye Hon.Eble. Sr David Nairns in Queenstreet by
ye upper end of ye Haymarket Westminster.
Deare Sister
I hope this will find you safe at London wch. we shall be glad to
Heare & did hope for by last Post, I have had a [?Lre: shorthand for letter] from my Str.
Hampton she would have [deleted] stuffe to make a second mourning suite
& if there should be mony to spare a suit of {?knots} but I suppose there will
be none & would have you buy ye stuffe very good
will hold out & we will get what else she wants as soon as we can,
I parted with my BrotE. Stanley very well this day sevennight I hope
my FatE is something better, he gives his Blessing to you, & joins with
me & all here in service to Sr David Nairne my Lady {^&} yEself [deleted] pray let
us
I am Dear Sister &c.
For MEs Stanley at ye Hon.Eble. Sr David Nairns in Queenstreet by
ye upper end of ye Haymarket Westminster.
Ashenhurst Saturday April ye 9th. 1707.
Dear Sister
I hope this will find you safe at London wch. we shall be glad to
Hear & did hope for by last Post, I have had a [?Lre: shorthand for letter] from my Str.
Hampton she would have [deleted] stuff to make a second mourning suit
& if there should be money to spare a suit of {?knots} but I suppose there will
be none & would have you buy ye stuff very good& we if ye money
will hold out & we will get what else she wants as soon as we can,
I parted with my BrotE. Stanley very well this day sevennight I hope
my FatE is something better, he gives his Blessing to you, & joins with
me & all here in service to Sr David Nairne my Lady {^&} yourself [deleted] pray let
usby next know if you can wt you shall set homewards
I am Dear Sister &c.
For MEs Stanley at ye Hon.Eble. Sr David Nairns in Queenstreet by
ye upper end of ye Haymarket Westminster.
Dear Sister
I hope this will find you safe at London wch. we shall be glad to
Hear & did hope for by last Post, I have had a [?Lre: shorthand for letter] from my Str.
Hampton she would have [deleted] stuff to make a second mourning suit
& if there should be money to spare a suit of {?knots} but I suppose there will
be none & would have you buy ye stuff very good
will hold out & we will get what else she wants as soon as we can,
I parted with my BrotE. Stanley very well this day sevennight I hope
my FatE is something better, he gives his Blessing to you, & joins with
me & all here in service to Sr David Nairne my Lady {^&} yourself [deleted] pray let
us
I am Dear Sister &c.
For MEs Stanley at ye Hon.Eble. Sr David Nairns in Queenstreet by
ye upper end of ye Haymarket Westminster.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 9 April 1707
Thomas asks his sister Stanley to purchase materials while she is in London, so that Hampton may make a second mourning outfit. He has parted with his brother-in-law ‘very well’ and on good terms. Their father is better.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [119]
Derbyshire Record Office
1707
4
9
Saturday April 9 1707
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
Queenstreet, Haymarket, Westminster [London]
People
Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author
- travel
- visiting
separation
well
- affection
- hopeful
siblings
Person: Francis Hollinshead (snr)
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other
whole-body
old age
recovery
personal blessings
health - improving
How to Cite
Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 9 April 1707, 941707: Derbyshire Record Office, Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family), D231 M/B/8 [119]