1772 - Thomas Hollinshead to his father, Francis Hollinshead, 10 January 1708
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I have recd yEs of ye 6th. {^Instant} with ye
continuance of yE indisposicon wch I pray God remove; I must
desire to see you if you judge it convenient, should hope to be able
to leave affairs
terme & would then immediately set home, but for this I shall
wait yE direccons. Will take care of Jackfields Fence {?Revidge} encroacht
& ye setting Dog as you order, since you are pleased to leave ye
Journy to Blythe to me I intend to set thither sometime next week
do hope at least to understand more of that affair by it can be done
in a long correspondence by [?Letters: shorthand] or direccons to be delivered from
anotE then ye party himself. We are [illeg shorthand] recommend [illeg shorthand] manner
I am &c.
To ME Harvey at ME Vardens ye Signe of ye black lamb in
Katherine Street by ye Strand London
Sr
I have recd yEs of ye 6th. {^Instant} with ye
continuance of your indisposition wch I pray God remove; I must
desire to see you if you judge it convenient, should hope to be able
to leave affairs
term & would then immediately set home, but for this I shall
wait your directions. Will take care of Jackfields Fence {?Revidge} encroacht
& ye setting Dog as you order, since you are pleased to leave ye
Journey to Blythe to me I intend to set thither sometime next week
do hope at least to understand more of that affair by it can be done
in a long correspondence by [?Letters: shorthand] or directions to be delivered from
anotE then ye party himself. We are [illeg shorthand] recommend [illeg shorthand] manner
I am &c.
To ME Harvey at ME Vardens ye Signe of ye black lamb in
Katherine Street by ye Strand London
Thomas Hollinshead to his father, Francis Hollinshead, 10 January 1708
Thomas is concerned by news that his father’s disposition (causing a pain in his side, most likely his leg) continues, though he is glad that his father will allow Thomas to take a journey on his behalf.
Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family)
D231 M/B/8 [136]
Derbyshire Record Office
1708
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10
January 10 1707/8
Ashenhurst [Bradnop, Staffordshire, England]
Mr Vardens at the Sign of the black lamb, Katherine Street, by the Strand, London
primary addressee
whole-body
old age
unwell
religion
primary author
travel
- sorrow
- worried
filial
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Thomas Hollinshead to his father, Francis Hollinshead, 10 January 1708, 1011708: Derbyshire Record Office, Hollinshead Letterbook (Okeover family), D231 M/B/8 [136]
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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.