1769 - Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton Allen, 21 September 1707
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Ashenhurst September ye 21st. 1707.
Dear Sister [Sister Hampton]
Since I came home I spoke to my FatE. to give me leave to go with you to
Coleshill, but tho’ when I spoke to him before he said he would not be
concerned about yE removall from ye Parke, yet he now sais it will
cost more mony to be in another place [deleted] & he knows notwhy for wt.
reason you should remove but to gratify a wavering humour & an unsteady
temper wch. he will not comply with& when I with many severe expressions
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towards you wch. it would be as uneasy to me to write as it was to
hear ym wch. I assure you I did with a great deale of sorrow, & tho
I asked him Three or Four times {^yt} he would give me no leave to go with
youbut {^he {he utterly} refused it &} said you could not be so well any where else as where
you were,if I could do any more I wouldhave time wt I can to gratify you in this matter but all I he<.del> can say to
my FatE signifies nothing; I am & c.
For MEs. Allen at ME Stanleys at ye Parke in Alderley to be left at ye
Black Lion in Maclesfield.
Dear Sister [Sister Hampton]
Since I came home I spoke to my FatE. to give me leave to go with you to
Coleshill, but tho’ when I spoke to him before he said he would not be
concerned about yE removall from ye Parke, yet he now sais it will
cost more mony to be in another place [deleted] & he knows not
reason you should remove but to gratify a wavering humour & an unsteady
temper wch. he will not comply with
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towards you wch. it would be as uneasy to me to write as it was to
hear ym wch. I assure you I did with a great deale of sorrow, & tho
I asked him Three or Four times {^yt} he would give me no leave to go with
you
you were,
my FatE signifies nothing; I am & c.
For MEs. Allen at ME Stanleys at ye Parke in Alderley to be left at ye
Black Lion in Maclesfield.
Ashenhurst September ye 21st. 1707.
Dear Sister [Sister Hampton]
Since I came home I spoke to my FatE. to give me leave to go with you to
Coleshill, but though when I spoke to him before he said he would not be
concerned about your removal from ye Parke, yet he now says it will
cost more money to be in another place [deleted] & he knows notwhy for wt.
reason you should remove but to gratify a wavering humour & an unsteady
temper wch. he will not comply with& when I with many severe expressions
[new page]
towards you wch. it would be as uneasy to me to write as it was to
hear them wch. I assure you I did with a great deal of sorrow, & though
I asked him Three or Four times {^yt} he would give me no leave to go with
youbut {^he {he utterly} refused it &} said you could not be so well any where else as where
you were,if I could do any more I wouldhave time which I can to gratify you in this matter but all I he<.del> can say to
my FatE signifies nothing; I am & c.
For MEs. Allen at ME Stanleys at ye Parke in Alderley to be left at ye
Black Lion in Macclesfield.
Dear Sister [Sister Hampton]
Since I came home I spoke to my FatE. to give me leave to go with you to
Coleshill, but though when I spoke to him before he said he would not be
concerned about your removal from ye Parke, yet he now says it will
cost more money to be in another place [deleted] & he knows not
reason you should remove but to gratify a wavering humour & an unsteady
temper wch. he will not comply with
[new page]
towards you wch. it would be as uneasy to me to write as it was to
hear them wch. I assure you I did with a great deal of sorrow, & though
I asked him Three or Four times {^yt} he would give me no leave to go with
you
you were,
my FatE signifies nothing; I am & c.
For MEs. Allen at ME Stanleys at ye Parke in Alderley to be left at ye
Black Lion in Macclesfield.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Hampton Allen, 21 September 1707
It gives Thomas sorrow to report that his father does not support Sister Hampton moving from The Park, a view that he expressed to Thomas in severe terms.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [126]
Derbyshire Record Office
1707
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September 21 1707
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
The Park, Alderley [Alderley Park, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England]
The Black Lion, Macclesfield [Cheshire, England]
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People
Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author
- talking
- travel
- writing
uneasy
- distress
- love (familial)
- sorrow
hearing
- filial
- siblings
Person: Hampton Allen
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primary addressee
- confused
- disposition
- sinful
filial
Person: Francis Hollinshead (snr)
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other
talking
old age
anger
fatherhood