185 - Rebecca Cooper to Catherine Elliott, 11 August 1761

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Dr Sisr London Augst 11 1761
I take ye Earlest opportunity of Sattisfying you that
I and my Companion got safe & well home of Satterday Night & found both
Famailys in good Healths I went of Sunday to Hackney & found all well
there Exceptting Sisr Frost you must Immagine ye Meetting was very
Maloncoly (it was so) Especialy on my part for as to her Recevd me with
a Composed & Serene joy as she chose indeed on all Occation but when
she begun to talk of her Death & ye Reason of Desireing to see me before
that time my Situation you may well judg was very Unhappy Especially
When Expressing so mutch Sincere Regard for me even in her Last moments
(as [deleted] one may say) for Certainly that cannot be far of for her –
Situation is quit Deploreable {^for} is Reduced past my Discription is not now
Able to sit up any & her Voice so very low you can’t Understand very
Little of what she says I go of Friday again to Hackney as she is very
Desireouse of seeing me as mutch as posable whilst she lives where I propose
Staying to see ye Last of ye Best of Woman ------------
When I went to see my Little Boy found he had been very ill but {^is} better
He hath not come on at all but is Rather Week in his Loines its
true he gose a Lone but it is but poorly & his Nurs is so very big
that I believe hath not had ye best of Nursing but been left to hobble
about as he cou,d am advised by all friends to keep him in ye Air till
Stronger hath therefore spok to Mrs Wheler who will take him & upon
That Consideration & ye Young {?Girls} Parants fear of her Coming to Town
Hath Determind me to Desire you to Lett them know I shall not want her
I hope it will be no Disadvantige for shoud be very sorry it shoud be any
For Realy liked her very Mutch Mr Cooper Desires when an Opportunity
Offers {^in Brors Wagon} you woud send up filly as he shoud like to have him up With
Us before he gose to Bording Scool – shall know Conclude with Returning
My Most hearty thanks for all favours & My Other Half & Kittys joining
In Love to Bror Self & all friends
Yr Ever Affecate Sisr
R Cooper
PS/
your Answer to this woud be very
Agreeabe Charles is here & very Well begs his Love where Due
Dr Sister London Augst 11 1761
I take ye Earliest opportunity of Satisfying you that
I and my Companion got safe & well home of Saturday Night & found both
Families in good Healths I went of Sunday to Hackney & found all well
there Excepting Sisr Frost you must Imagine ye Meeting was very
Melancholy (it was so) Especially on my part for as to her Received me with
a Composed & Serene joy as she chose indeed on all Occasion but when
she begun to talk of her Death & ye Reason of Desiring to see me before
that time my Situation you may well judge was very Unhappy Especially
When Expressing so much Sincere Regard for me even in her Last moments
(as [deleted] one may say) for Certainly that cannot be far of for her –
Situation is quit Deplorable {^for} is Reduced past my Description is not now
Able to sit up any & her Voice so very low you can’t Understand very
Little of what she says I go of Friday again to Hackney as she is very
Desirous of seeing me as much as possible whilst she lives where I propose
Staying to see ye Last of ye Best of Woman ------------
When I went to see my Little Boy found he had been very ill but {^is} better
He hath not come on at all but is Rather Week in his Loins its
true he goes alone but it is but poorly & his Nurse is so very big
that I believe hath not had ye best of Nursing but been left to hobble
about as he could am advised by all friends to keep him in ye Air till
Stronger hath therefore spoke to Mrs Wheler who will take him & upon
That Consideration & ye Young {?Girls} Parents fear of her Coming to Town
Hath Determind me to Desire you to Lett them know I shall not want her
I hope it will be no Disadvantage for shoud be very sorry it shoud be any
For Really liked her very Much Mr Cooper Desires when an Opportunity
Offers {^in Brors Wagon} you would send up filly as he should like to have him up With
Us before he goes to Boarding School – shall know Conclude with Returning
My Most hearty thanks for all favours & My Other Half & Kitty’s joining
In Love to Bror Self & all friends
Yr Ever Affectionate Sister
R Cooper
PS/
your Answer to this would be very
Agreeable Charles is here & very Well begs his Love where Due
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Rebecca Cooper to Catherine Elliott, 11 August 1761

Reporting her visit to her sister-in-law in the final days of her life, her little boy's illness and the difficulties in employing a suitable nurse, and making arrangements to see nieces and nephews before they go to boarding school

Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield

LD1576/2 [4]

Sheffield Archives

1761

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Augst 11 1761

London

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[??Sheffield??, ??Yorkshire??, England]

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Person: Rebecca Cooper
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primary author

  • travel
  • visiting
  • writing

  • health
  • safe
  • well

  • affection
  • distress
  • grief
  • happy
  • love (familial)
  • love (parental)
  • shock
  • sorrow
  • sympathy

duty

at home

  • family
  • friendship
  • parenthood

Person: Ann Frost
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other

  • death/dying
  • talking
  • visiting

  • illness
  • melancholy

  • dead
  • easy
  • ill-health
  • incurable
  • unwell
  • weak

  • distress
  • love

  • disposition
  • faith

  • care provided by family/kin/household
  • consolation

  • at home
  • in bed

  • family
  • friendship

  • body - worsening
  • health - worsening
  • mind - worsening