To my Father
Sr Wm Jerningham

Paris y^e 13^th July
1791

Well! My Dear nephew & Cousin, to answer your 4
kind Letters of y^e 30^th {?Inst} article by article, 1o
I received them with great pleasure, as you say you
did mine. 2o you say you shall take no sort of notice
of what is passed, I don’t know any thing you have
to take notice of, for I think I have been a very
good relation to you, & so have you to me, & I see
no reason why you should change. 3o you send me a
Draft, for w^ch I thank you kindly. Last Sunday
I gave a Little Feast to all our Abbess’s past
present & to come; & this Day I give another, composed of
Pap, Pouding & pease for my Companion Jubilations
we are 5 in number, as for a general Feast, I don’t
know yet, if I shall be able to give it {^^for} tho
the Mayor & Municiplaty, is kinder to us, than
their own, perhaps, we shall at last be found
to seek a refuge in our own Country, & in that
case, I think I shall do well, to keep the rest of

your Bounty, to pay our journey there without you
chuse to send me another draft for that purpose, but
you need not distress or hurry your self for that
no my age gives me hopes, I shall go from hence
to heaven, I don’t suppose however, but I shall
stop some time in the way, in an auberge, called
Purgatory, from whence you must help me out, not
so much by money as prayers, you may give me
some of them, by way of prevention; all my Mothers
& sister here, desire their Compliments to you, &
join[ng] me in the same to your Lady & Family, but
This {^^is} all her Lady^sp shall have from me, till
she has paid me a Letter she owes me, in answer
to one I wrote her 2 years ago. I endeavor to
follow the good example, given me here, that
is to say (& you will perceive it) to bear our
Crosses cheerfully. Adieu. That God may Bless
you & yours, is the Daily Prayer of
Dear Cousin
Your affectionate Cousin
& Servant
Mary Ursula Stafford

To my Father
Sr Wm Jerningham

Paris y^e 13^th July
1791

Well! My Dear nephew & Cousin, to answer your 4
kind Letters of y^e 30^th {?Inst} article by article, 1o
I received them with great pleasure, as you say you
did mine. 2o you say you shall take no sort of notice
of what is passed, I don’t know any thing you have
to take notice of, for I think I have been a very
good relation to you, & so have you to me, & I see
no reason why you should change. 3o you send me a
Draft, for w^ch I thank you kindly. Last Sunday
I gave a Little Feast to all our Abbess’s past
present & to come; & this Day I give another, composed of
Pap, Pudding & pease for my Companion Jubilations
we are 5 in number, as for a general Feast, I don’t
know yet, if I shall be able to give it {^^for} though
the Mayor & Municipality, is kinder to us, than
their own, perhaps, we shall at last be found
to seek a refuge in our own Country, & in that
case, I think I shall do well, to keep the rest of

your Bounty, to pay our journey there without you
choose to send me another draft for that purpose, but
you need not distress or hurry your self for that
no my age gives me hopes, I shall go from hence
to heaven, I don’t suppose however, but I shall
stop some time in the way, in an auberge, called
Purgatory, from whence you must help me out, not
so much by money as prayers, you may give me
some of them, by way of prevention; all my Mothers
& sister here, desire their Compliments to you, &
join[ng] me in the same to your Lady & Family, but
This {^^is} all her Lady^sp shall have from me, till
she has paid me a Letter she owes me, in answer
to one I wrote her 2 years ago. I endeavour to
follow the good example, given me here, that
is to say (& you will perceive it) to bear our
Crosses cheerfully. Adieu. That God may Bless
you & yours, is the Daily Prayer of
Dear Cousin
Your affectionate Cousin
& Servant
Mary Ursula Stafford