1906 - Hugh Boscawen to Hugh Fortescue, 30 July 1696
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Deare Sr
I am very glad to find by yrs, yt my daughter wh
all ye children, are well, & thinke my selfe obligd to
let you know yt having kept my horses 5 weeks in
this place, & finding ye weather very unseasonable, & ye
time of ye yeare far spent, & being of opinion ye {?Parl}
will sit sooner then usuall I have this day sent my horses
home, being resolved to minde yr Lincolneshire affaire
till the {^order} to signd, & then give you an acot there of, yt you
may take possession & hunt wh yd Conl{^ll} in y parade, where {^are}
300 read deare, besids fallow, & must make {^as I am informed} wth you may
please to let Mr Rolle know, I am Sr
my wife joyns wth me in giving
you & my daughter her service
yr affectionate humble Servant
H Boscawen
Dear Sir
I am very glad to find by yours, that my daughter with
all ye children, are well, & think my self obliged to
let you know that having kept my horses 5 weeks in
this place, & finding ye weather very unseasonable, & ye
time of ye year far spent, & being of opinion ye {?Parliament}
will sit sooner then usual I have this day sent my horses
home, being resolved to mind your Lincolnshire affair
till the {^order} to signed, & then give you an account there of, that you
may take possession & hunt with ye Colonel in y parade, where {^are}
300 red deer, besides fallow, & must make {^as I am informed} with you may
please to let Mr Rolle know, I am Sir
my wife joins with me in giving
you & my daughter her service
your affectionate humble Servant
H Boscawen
Hugh Boscawen to Hugh Fortescue, 30 July 1696
He is glad to find that his daughter and the children are all well, the weather is very unseasonable and so he has sent his horses home as he plans to stay in London until the 'Lincolnshire affair' is concluded, Fortescue can use the horses to hunt red deer
Boscawen Collection (Fortescue papers)
1262M/0/FC/1 [20]
Devon Heritage Centre
1696
8
1
1 Agt 96
London
[England]
[?Cornwall]
[England]
primary author
work
- grateful
- happy
weather
To Cite this Letter
Hugh Boscawen to Hugh Fortescue, 30 July 1696, 181696: Devon Heritage Centre, Boscawen Collection (Fortescue papers), 1262M/0/FC/1 [20]
To Cite this Edition
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.