385 - Mary Fox to Charlotte Jerningham, 19 June 1789
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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 {^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
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 {^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
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 {^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
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 {^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
Details
Mary Fox to Charlotte Jerningham, 19 June 1789
Mary H Fox (Mary Hatton, Charlotte’s old nurse) to Charlotte, in London. Thanks her for a silver mug sent to her baby daughter, she will drink Charlotte’s health with it. She’s read over her letter a hundred times. She was very bored at Cossey without Charlotte for most of her pregnancy, until she gave birth. She was engaged in religious preparation for childbirth – preparing for the next world and thanking God that she has survived. Mr William is very handsome and nearly as tall as Mr Jerningham. She would have replied to Charlotte’s letter earlier but had a headache and could not see to write.
Jerningham Family Papers
JER/55
Cadbury Library, University of Birmingham
1789
6
19
Cossey [Norfolk, England]
London [England]
reporting
- apologetic
- positive
- religious
- closing
- main body
41-60%
People
Person: Mary Hatton
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primary author
head
- childbirth
- death/dying
- devotional practice
- drinking
- incapacitated
- writing
pregnancy
- grateful
- happy
- hopeful
- duty
- faith
- pain
- sight
religion
- god
- motherhood
Person: Charlotte Jerningham
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primary addressee
- dancing
- gifting
- writing
tired
health
hopeful