Cossey, June the 26^th. 1786

{[My Dearest Charlotte, I think you will be glad to see my Hand-writing
again & therefore I make use of my returning good Health to Converse with my
poor Little Girl. After I wrote last my fever was something worse, & I
desired your Papa to let you know how I was; but now thank God I am
really quite Recover'd & have only weakness left of my disorder, which is
what will mend every day. I have taken the Bark for the last week
& yesterday went down stairs to the Library, so that you see I am
now quite in the way of Health.]} I hope you have been quite well.
I long to hear from you. I had a letter from your Brother when I
was ill they were just Returned to Juilly . William says he went to
see you five times which I am pleased with. What can be the meaning
of xxxxxxxx Mr Moor
who is now called Appleton is to be with him in future. He is a very
good sort of man & has undertaken their trust with pleasure. He is reckoned
a good Latin scholar & is otherwise very well-informed, of a proper age
turned of 40 & I hope every way qualified to quit the place he has with
pleasure undertaken to fulfil. He leaves Mr Blount of Maple Durham
where he is chaplain for to come to George. {?I shall now my just}

soon have the pleasure of seeing you and a great one it will be to me.
Neddy hopes you have received his letter. He is very much grown
very gentil & civil. Your uncle Edward, the General & my brother Henry
are here. L^dy Wodehouse & Miss Wodehouse are gone with Sr John
into Cornwall to an estate L^dy Wodehouse has there since the death of
her brother. They stay about 6 weeks. {[A sad affair has just happened
In Ireland, a Mr. Fitzgerald a gentleman of good fortune, whose
Mother Lady Mary Fitzgerald is Sister to Lord Bristol and to {^^{the late}} L^dy Musgrave,
Mrs. Dillon's Mother after a very profligate Bad Course of Life at length
in the most audacious manner, caused & was present at the Murder of a
gentleman (Mr. McDonald) in his own Park. This happened in February
last. He was immediately, with the two other who were his dependants,
taken into Custody; & on the 12^th. of this month, was in consequence of the
Verdict against Him, Hanged with Brecknock & Fulton, his two associates.
I knew him formerly in London. He was then a very pretty young man,
only always fighting duels. He married L^dy Buckingham's youngest
sister Miss Connolly, by whom he has one Daughter a very handsome
Girl, about 14. What a dreadful thing & how much does this show the


want of good principles being sowed when young, to Counteract the
effects of ungoverned Passion. Mr. Fitzgerald might now have been
about 37 or 8. His first Wife is dead. He behaved always
very well to her and was very fond of his daughter. His second wife,
who is living, he was parted from.}] I hear that Lady Inchmore
is coming over to England in September. Have you heard any
thing of her? The Chevalier wrote a few days ago to your uncle Edward.
He was still at Bordeaux detained there by having parted with his
footman {?Moravilledde} & not being able to find another had sent a
message from Paris. Adieu my dearest
dear girl. Is Miss Hawkins gone to Panthemont
and have your other friends left you?
I wonder some of the second school are not
admitted up to yours. Perhaps there may be some agreeable ones &
once more adieu my dearest Charlotte & believe me your most affectionate
& best friend.
All here send their love to you. Little Ned desires I will name him
in particular. He is now busy with his Latin for Mr Chamberlayne.

Posts or painters you will find
that all things here are to your mind.
Barbara Sneyde.
March the 8^th 1786.

Pray let you Brothers know that I received their Letter but
have not been able to answer it on account of my illness. I shall write
to them very soon. Have you received the Book I sent by the dilligence
& how do you like them?

[change of orientation]
France p^as p^d to London
Madmoiselle
A Mademoiselle Jerningham aux Dames
Ursulines Rue St Jacques
a Paris

Cossey, June the 26^th. 1786

{[My Dearest Charlotte, I think you will be glad to see my Hand-writing
again & therefore I make use of my returning good Health to Converse with my
poor Little Girl. After I wrote last my fever was something worse, & I
desired your Papa to let you know how I was; but now thank God I am
really quite Recovered & have only weakness left of my disorder, which is
what will mend every day. I have taken the Bark for the last week
& yesterday went down stairs to the Library, so that you see I am
now quite in the way of Health.]} I hope you have been quite well.
I long to hear from you. I had a letter from your Brother when I
was ill they were just Returned to Juilly . William says he went to
see you five times which I am pleased with. What can be the meaning
of xxxxxxxx Mr Moor
who is now called Appleton is to be with him in future. He is a very
good sort of man & has undertaken their trust with pleasure. He is reckoned
a good Latin scholar & is otherwise very well-informed, of a proper age
turned of 40 & I hope every way qualified to quit the place he has with
pleasure undertaken to fulfil. He leaves Mr Blount of Maple Durham
where he is chaplain for to come to George. {?I shall now my just}

soon have the pleasure of seeing you and a great one it will be to me.
Neddy hopes you have received his letter. He is very much grown
very gentle & civil. Your uncle Edward, the General & my brother Henry
are here. L^dy Wodehouse & Miss Wodehouse are gone with Sr John
into Cornwall to an estate L^dy Wodehouse has there since the death of
her brother. They stay about 6 weeks. {[A sad affair has just happened
In Ireland, a Mr. Fitzgerald a gentleman of good fortune, whose
Mother Lady Mary Fitzgerald is Sister to Lord Bristol and to {^^{the late}} L^dy Musgrave,
Mrs. Dillon's Mother after a very profligate Bad Course of Life at length
in the most audacious manner, caused & was present at the Murder of a
gentleman (Mr. McDonald) in his own Park. This happened in February
last. He was immediately, with the two other who were his dependants,
taken into Custody; & on the 12^th. of this month, was in consequence of the
Verdict against Him, Hanged with Brecknock & Fulton, his two associates.
I knew him formerly in London. He was then a very pretty young man,
only always fighting duels. He married L^dy Buckingham's youngest
sister Miss Connolly, by whom he has one Daughter a very handsome
Girl, about 14. What a dreadful thing & how much does this show the


want of good principles being sowed when young, to Counteract the
effects of ungoverned Passion. Mr. Fitzgerald might now have been
about 37 or 8. His first Wife is dead. He behaved always
very well to her and was very fond of his daughter. His second wife,
who is living, he was parted from.}] I hear that Lady Inchmore
is coming over to England in September. Have you heard any
thing of her? The Chevalier wrote a few days ago to your uncle Edward.
He was still at Bordeaux detained there by having parted with his
footman {?Moravilledde} & not being able to find another had sent a
message from Paris. Adieu my dearest
dear girl. Is Miss Hawkins gone to Panthemont
and have your other friends left you?
I wonder some of the second school are not
admitted up to yours. Perhaps there may be some agreeable ones &
once more adieu my dearest Charlotte & believe me your most affectionate
& best friend.
All here send their love to you. Little Ned desires I will name him
in particular. He is now busy with his Latin for Mr Chamberlayne.

Posts or painters you will find
that all things here are to your mind.
Barbara Sneyde.
March the 8^th 1786.

Pray let you Brothers know that I received their Letter but
have not been able to answer it on account of my illness. I shall write
to them very soon. Have you received the Book I sent by the dilligence
& how do you like them?

[change of orientation]
France p^as p^d to London
Madmoiselle
A Mademoiselle Jerningham aux Dames
Ursulines Rue St Jacques
a Paris