Cossey June 19 1789

My good Miss Jerningham

I return you a thousand thanks for your charming
good letter and I wish I could find words to expr
ess the gratitude I fele for your kind remem-
brence of me and my littel girle. I never can
be greatfull a nuf to you for your great
goodness and charity in answering for my
lattel girel and the handsom present you have
made her I return you a thousand thanks for it
and as soon as she can speak she shall
thank you herself for all your goodness to her
and I hope she will allways be greatfull for
them. I will drink your health in it and {?per}
haps a cup too much wich I intend to do every
yeare plase God I live. For this silver Mug is of
great concequence to us both as from a parson of
quality, and from one that from her infancy I
allways had and allways shall have the greatest
affection for wich will make it allways very

{?allowable} to me. I am afraid you don't think
Anastatia a pretty name. You was very right I did
look into the Long Litney for it. You made me {?think}
about St Fabian and Sebastian the next pretty name for
a boy but I must go no {?futher} with the litney.
I am very glad to [damaged] have been so well interested

in London this year. You have been {^<sup>atBalles I should have liked to have seen that at Ranalgh
I am shour that must have been most a {?reason} fine.
I have read your Letter a Hundred Times and shall
red it a hundred more. Its allways new to me.
You say I may tell you how I have past my time. very
dull indeed from the time you left Cossey till I was
brought to bead. I was preparing for this world and
the next and I know I allways ought to live so I was
very unhappy but I thank God I am a live. I have got
som gum and I shall begin to varnish this week.
my husband tell me Mr Wm Jerningham is in
London and he has a very handsom yong gentelman
all most as tall as Mr Jerningham. I hope he will
com to Cossey with you, and I hope that will not be
{^long} fore you will return. Cossey seems quit dead. I wish
I could beg the intersason of som good st to restore
the Life to it again. I am afraid my good miss
I shall tier you with my scrawles as you was so
good as to permit me to write to you {^so} I will conclude
and Remain Madam your ever Dutyfull and
Obedent Humble Old Servent
Mary H. Fox
Mr & Mrs Claxton are very
much oblidg to you for remembering
them and Lucy & George I belive
they was pleased.

[nee Hatton our
old House]

[change of orientation]

My good miss I would have answered you [damaged] [be]fore but I {?truly} had such a headake &
I could not see to rit so I [damaged] forgive me</sup>

Cossey June 19 1789

My good Miss Jerningham

I return you a thousand thanks for your charming
good letter and I wish I could find words to expr
ess the gratitude I feel for your kind remem-
brence of me and my little girl. I never can
be grateful enough to you for your great
goodness and charity in answering for my
little girl and the handsome present you have
made her I return you a thousand thanks for it
and as soon as she can speak she shall
thank you herself for all your goodness to her
and I hope she will always be grateful for
them. I will drink your health in it and {?per}
haps a cup too much which I intend to do every
year please God I live. For this silver Mug is of
great consequence to us both as from a parson of
quality, and from one that from her infancy I
always had and always shall have the greatest
affection for which will make it always very

{?allowable} to me. I am afraid you don't think
Anastatia a pretty name. You was very right I did
look into the Long Litney for it. You made me {?think}
about St Fabian and Sebastian the next pretty name for
a boy but I must go no {?futher} with the litney.
I am very glad to [damaged] have been so well interested

in London this year. You have been {^<sup>atBalles I should have liked to have seen that at Ranalgh
I am sure that must have been most a {?reason} fine.
I have read your Letter a Hundred Times and shall
red it a hundred more. Its always new to me.
You say I may tell you how I have past my time. very
dull indeed from the time you left Cossey till I was
brought to bead. I was preparing for this world and
the next and I know I always ought to live so I was
very unhappy but I thank God I am a live. I have got
some gum and I shall begin to varnish this week.
my husband tell me Mr Wm Jerningham is in
London and he has a very handsome young gentelman
all most as tall as Mr Jerningham. I hope he will
com to Cossey with you, and I hope that will not be
{^long} fore you will return. Cossey seems quit dead. I wish
I could beg the intersason of some good st to restore
the Life to it again. I am afraid my good miss
I shall tier you with my scrawls as you was so
good as to permit me to write to you {^so} I will conclude
and Remain Madam your ever Dutiful and
Obedient Humble Old Servant
Mary H. Fox
Mr & Mrs Claxton are very
much oblidged to you for remembering
them and Lucy & George I believe
they was pleased.

[nee Hatton our
old House]

[change of orientation]

My good miss I would have answered you [damaged] [be]fore but I {?truly} had such a headache &
I could not see to write so I [damaged] forgive me</sup>