2243 - James and Margaret Miller [nee Watt (II)] to James Watt (II), 15 June 1791
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Dear [?Sir]
I did myself the pleasure to write
you the 3[?rd][?with][?in] reply to your kind favour of the 25th April, and indeed I ought to have wrote you some days ago [?but][?has] been uncommonly busy but nothing that, with your goodness, will plead for and pardon my seeming neglect shall make me [?farther] apology
With happiness and pleasure I now beg leave to inform you that your Daughter and I were married on the [?6th] [?current] at [? illeg.] to which place Mrs Marr and your Son accompany'd us the ceremony was perform d by the Rev.[?d super] Doctor Hardy one of the Ministers of [?Edinb']the [?privatest] manner which could not been done so here, on account of our numerous friends, we return'd from [?Edinb.] last night and directly home to our own
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[illeg.] House. I beg you will accept my sincere thanks for your great kindness in the [?expedition] you have made in forwarding this business, I shall at all times be glad and happy to hear of your good health. I hope Mrs [?Watt] and your family are all well to whom I [?request] my sincere and respectful good wishes.
With duty and respect I sincerely wish you and [?them] all health and happiness remaining at all times with [?truth] and regard [inkblot]
Dear Sir
Glasgow 15th June 1791 Yours most sincerely
[?JW] Miller
N.B. Please address Mr [?Gardner][?I land]
Charlotte Street
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Dear [?Sir]
I did myself the pleasure to write you the [?3rd] with in [illeg] to your kind favour of the 25th April and indeed I ought to have with you some days ago but has been uncomonly busy but [?trusting ]that with your goodness will plead for and pardon my seeming neglect shall make no further apology
With happeniness and pleasure I now beg leave to inform you that your Daughter and I were married on the 6th current at [?Edinb] to which place Mrs Marr and your Son accompany'd us the ceremony was performed by the Rev d Doctor Hardy one of the ministers of [?Edinb]in the [illeg] manner, which could not been done so here, on account of our numerous friends, we return'd from [?Edinb]last night and directly home to our own
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[Illeg] House, I beg you will accept of my sincere thanks for your great kindness in the [Illeg] you have made in [?forwarding] this business, I shall at all times be glad and happy to hear of your good health. I hope Mrs Watt and your family are all well to whom I request my sincere and respectful good wishes.
With Duty and Respect I sincerely wish you and them all health and happiness remaining at all times with health and regard
Dear Sir
Glasgow 15th June 1791 Yours most sincerely
N.B. Please address me Gardeners Land Charlotte Street Ja s Miller
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Glasgow June 15
[?Fond] Father
I take up the pen once more to thank you for your goodness to me and for my present happiness. If their is any thing in my power that will render your old Age comfortable speak but the word as I will do it - for it is both my duty [missing] happiness to [?love] so excellent a parent -
My Brother left us upon Tuesday we were very happy with him and went to see every place of note about Edinburgh - We all regretted very much that he could not spend a longer time with in Scotland but hope now he has found the way he will not be such a stranger.
Mrs Murr was with us in Edinburgh and was very well while there but has since been complaining a good deal my Aunt Betty is much in her ordinary and kept her health pretty well while we were away -
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Please give my respectful Compliments to Mrs Watt and beg her acceptance of [?this] pair of gloves for herself and four pairs for Gregory and Jessy which I send by the mail tomorrow If you will be so kind as accept of two pair I shall consider it as a great obligation
With sincere wishes for your health and happiness I remain Fond Father your dutiful daughter
Margt W Miller
[Addressed to] Mr James Watt, Heathfield, near Birmingham
[Addressed from] Mr & Mrs Miller June 15 1791
Gardeners Land Charlotte Street
James and Margaret Miller [nee Watt (II)] to James Watt (II), 15 June 1791
James announces his marriage to Margaret some days before, and would like to continue to hear of James Watt’s good health. Margaret sends thanks to her father and assures him she will continue to remain dutiful. Mrs Marr was at the wedding and Aunt Betty kept ‘pretty well’ when they were away. She sends gloves for her stepmother, Mrs Watt, and the two children.
Watt, James and Family Papers
MS 3219/4/1/1/9/10
Library of Birmingham
1791
6
15
Glasgow
[Scotland]
Heathfield, near Birmingham
[Warwickshire] [England]
primary addressee
- clothing
- comportment
ageing
- health
- well
happy
disposition
at home
- family
- fatherhood
- parenthood
primary author
hands
- devotional practice
- gifting
- sight-seeing
- travel
- writing
- grateful
- happy
- hopeful
- regret
- duty
- personal blessings
- at home
- religious meeting
- travel
- filial
- marriage
other
- sight-seeing
- travel
disposition
travel
- family
- filial
- siblings
James and Margaret Miller [nee Watt (II)] to James Watt (II), 15 June 1791, 1561791: Library of Birmingham, Watt, James and Family Papers, MS 3219/4/1/1/9/10