2210 - Ann Whitehead to Martha Heddin, 17 April 1777

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Dear Madam

It is so long a go sence I had the pleasur
of hearing of you makes me troble you with this as
I had an Oppertunity to send it as fare as London and
I hope it will find you in very good health which I long
to hear, you are so, it is a sad thing to be placed at so
great a distance from you if my surcumfrance would
permet me I would sartainly come and live near to
you that if I could be of any sarvice to you it would
give me great pleasuer, but god help me I could be
but littel less to you or to any body for my Lameness
contineus though not so bad this winter as it was
for two or three winters past, and thess could Wind es
dont a greay with it at all. you was so good when
I parted with you to tell me you would favour me with
a letter to let me know how you did but I fear you
have for got, but I suppose you dont care to trobel
that Gentleman I dare say Mrs Richards would write
at the {?furst} {?words} {?spacking} for I realy long to hear
of you and likewiss how Mrs Fronteen to whome I
beg my compliments, I have lost my good Old
neabour Mrs Morgan she Died larst Nor her Eldest
Darter is very much afflected with the gout she

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was very bad in it when her mother Diy'd and
has not bin free from it ever since she is in it now
and thinks to go to bath as sune as she is able I wysh
it may be of sarvice to her, I have nothing more
I can say at this Distance but assure you I am

Dear madam that
I am at all times & all
places your most obliged
humble sarvant at all
Comands

A Whitehead

Frome 17 Aprill 1777

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A Whitehead
Froom
1777

To
Mrs Heddin Isleworth
Meddelsex Bell

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Ann Whitehead to Martha Heddin, 17 April 1777

Apologising for writing but it is a sad thing to be at so great a distance from each other, describing Mrs Morgan’s daughter's difficulties with the gout.

Heddin, Martha

ACC/1360/099 [1]

London Metropolitan Archives

1777

4

17

17 Aprill 1777

Frome

[Somerset] [England]

Isleworth, Middlesex

[England]

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