1771 - Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 3 January 1708
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Ashenhurst Saturday January ye 3d. 17078
Dear Sister
We are just come to Ashenhurst from Coleshill & have
had a {^good} journymy Str. gives her Serv I was afraid my
Sister would not have held outw thither nor Joseph
home again but [illeg shorthand] hitherto; if you have occasion
to write to my Str. you, direct for her to [illeg shorthand] left [shorthand: {?at the}] angell
in Coleshill Warwickshire, she is at ye house of One
Mason in that Town, I have {^this [illeg shorthand]} had a [?Letter: shorthand] from [illeg shorthand: {?father}] wherein
he sais he [illeg shorthand] troubled wth [illeg shorthand] aking [illeg shorthand] Eye & a pain [illeg shorthand]
hips; Pray give Service to my BrotE & ye children & give
my BrotE many thanks for his horse Iwas neverhave not been so easily
carried [illeg shorthand] Journy. I wish you a happy – year & many &
.. & am &c.
To MEs Stanley √ 6 [shorthand: {?at the}] Park.
Dear Sister
We are just come to Ashenhurst from Coleshill & have
had a {^good} journy
Sister would not have held out
home again but [illeg shorthand] hitherto; if you have occasion
to write to my Str. you, direct for her to [illeg shorthand] left [shorthand: {?at the}] angell
in Coleshill Warwickshire, she is at ye house of One
Mason in that Town, I have {^this [illeg shorthand]} had a [?Letter: shorthand] from [illeg shorthand: {?father}] wherein
he sais he [illeg shorthand] troubled wth [illeg shorthand] aking [illeg shorthand] Eye & a pain [illeg shorthand]
hips; Pray give Service to my BrotE & ye children & give
my BrotE many thanks for his horse I
carried [illeg shorthand] Journy. I wish you a happy – year & many &
.. & am &c.
To MEs Stanley √ 6 [shorthand: {?at the}] Park.
Ashenhurst Saturday January ye 3d. 17078
Dear Sister
We are just come to Ashenhurst from Coleshill & have
had a {^good} journeymy Str. gives her Serv I was afraid my
Sister would not have held outw thither nor Joseph
home again but [illeg shorthand] hitherto; if you have occasion
to write to my Str. you, direct for her to [illeg shorthand] left [shorthand: {?at the}] angell
in Coleshill Warwickshire, she is at ye house of One
Mason in that Town, I have {^this [illeg shorthand]} had a [?Letter: shorthand] from [illeg shorthand: {?father}] wherein
he sais he [illeg shorthand] troubled wth [illeg shorthand] aching [illeg shorthand] Eye & a pain [illeg shorthand]
hips; Pray give Service to my BrotE & ye children & give
my BrotE many thanks for his horse Iwas neverhave not been so easily
carried [illeg shorthand] Journy. I wish you a happy – year & many &
.. & am &c.
To MEs Stanley √ 6 [shorthand: {?at the}] Park.
Dear Sister
We are just come to Ashenhurst from Coleshill & have
had a {^good} journey
Sister would not have held out
home again but [illeg shorthand] hitherto; if you have occasion
to write to my Str. you, direct for her to [illeg shorthand] left [shorthand: {?at the}] angell
in Coleshill Warwickshire, she is at ye house of One
Mason in that Town, I have {^this [illeg shorthand]} had a [?Letter: shorthand] from [illeg shorthand: {?father}] wherein
he sais he [illeg shorthand] troubled wth [illeg shorthand] aching [illeg shorthand] Eye & a pain [illeg shorthand]
hips; Pray give Service to my BrotE & ye children & give
my BrotE many thanks for his horse I
carried [illeg shorthand] Journy. I wish you a happy – year & many &
.. & am &c.
To MEs Stanley √ 6 [shorthand: {?at the}] Park.
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Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 3 January 1708
Thomas did accompany their Sister Allen to Coleshill, though he was not sure she would make the journey. He has received a letter from their father reporting aching eyes and pain in the hips.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [133]
Derbyshire Record Office
1708
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January 3 1707/8
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
The Park [Alderley Park, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England]
People
Person: Francis Hollinshead (snr)
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other
- body
- eyes
- leg
old age
pain
Person: Thomas Hollinshead
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primary author
- horse-riding
- travel
- fear
- grateful
siblings
How to Cite
Thomas Hollinshead to his Sister Stanley, 3 January 1708, 311708: Derbyshire Record Office, Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family), D231 M/B/8 [133]