204 - Draft Letter from Ralph Thoresby, probably to Richard Cholmley, 43a

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Honoured Sr.
By a Letter from Worthy Mr. Gunter I perceive you are pleased to condescend
to have an Interview betwixt your Lovely daughtr & my unworthy selfe, wch I
cordially rejoice at hopeing it wil prove in Earnest of ye gratefull blessing I am
capable of here below wch I place {^in nothing so much as} in ye happy fruition of yr Vertuous and
every way uncomparable {^accomplished} Lady, to whom be pleased Good Sr. to make my most
devoted Service acceptable, as also to your Lady & {?Moth}er wth your other daughters
Mr Guntr I perceive is unavoidably abroad ye remaindr of this week, but upon
Wednesday next (wch I {?lernt} yt if your occasions wil permit you would please to
be at home then) I shal performe Deo Volunta to wait upon yr incomparable d[?augh]r
wch yt it may be attended wth good success I earnestly implore your assistance at
{?ye ?throne} of Grace, for truly Sr. (tho I should not write this letter to one yt I
hope has a great Interest there) if my O deceive me not, the Hand of God is
ye first place yt I might be comfortably related to such a person & family as might
engage me more effectually to serve God, was my chief designs & paths yt
this great concern may Isue in ye Good of our Spiritual & comfort of our temporal
[illeg] is I assure you ye daly ‘prayer & heartily Ejaculations of
Sr. Your very humble Servt.
R. T.
Honoured Sr.
By a Letter from Worthy Mr. Gunter I perceive you are pleased to condescend
to have an Interview betwixt your Lovely daughter & my unworthy self, which I
cordially rejoice at hoping it will prove in Earnest of ye grateful blessing I am
capable of here below which I place {^in nothing so much as} in ye happy fruition of yr Virtuous and
every way incomparable {^accomplished} Lady, to whom be pleased Good Sr. to make my most
devoted Service acceptable, as also to your Lady & {?Moth}er with your other daughters
Mr Guntr I perceive is unavoidably abroad ye remainder of this week, but upon
Wednesday next (which I {?lernt} yt if your occasions will permit you would please to
be at home then) I shall perform Deo Volunta to wait upon yr incomparable d[?augh]r
which yt it may be attended with good success I earnestly implore your assistance at
{?ye ?throne} of Grace, for truly Sr. (though I should not write this letter to one yt I
hope has a great Interest there) if my O deceive me not, the Hand of God is
ye first place yt I might be comfortably related to such a person & family as might
engage me more effectually to serve God, was my chief designs & paths yt
this great concern may Issue in ye Good of our Spiritual & comfort of our temporal
[illeg] is I assure you ye daily ‘prayer & heartily Ejaculations of
Sr. Your very humble Servant.
R. T.
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Draft Letter from Ralph Thoresby, probably to Richard Cholmley, 43a

A draft letter from Ralph Thoresby, probably to Richard Cholmley, in which he discusses an interview with the addressee's daughter - courting? He hopes to visit and wait upon the addressee and his daughter. Religious in tone and discussions of his emotions - excitement and hopefulness that this meeting will take place.

Thoresby, Ralph Papers

YAS/MS6/43a

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

1684

Leeds [Yorkshire, England]

[England]

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Person: Ralph Thoresby
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primary addressee

  • devotional practice
  • visiting
  • writing

  • feeling
  • happy
  • hopeful
  • love (romantic)

  • faith
  • personal blessings
  • self

  • courting
  • god

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To Cite this Letter

Draft Letter from Ralph Thoresby, probably to Richard Cholmley, 43a, 1684: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, Thoresby, Ralph Papers, YAS/MS6/43a

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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.

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