55 - Mary Hatton to Charlotte Jerningham, 12 August 1782

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Augt 12 1782
My Dear Little Miss Jerningham
I hope these will find you safe arrived at the
end of your journey, and I hope stoping at Thornton
and the pleasure of beeing a day or too with your
littel friend miss Peter, that the journey was
not to much for you I dare not say a word of London
I hope you are quite well and happy at Braywick
the weather here has been so very bad nothing
but Rain that we have not been able to {^go} fare
from home {[Mr Edward Rode out once and came
home very angry with Richard because he would
not let him gallop. Friday we walked to the new
cottage it looked very pretty and almost finished
I hope mama and papa are well and you will please
to tell my Lady that Mr Edward is a very well
and very full of spirits & a very good little Boy, he
desires his love to papa Mama and Sister whome I beg
my love and best wishes may attend my Dear littel
Miss Jerningham & that you will believe me your ever
Obedient humble servant Mary Hutton]}

My pretty Dear I beg leve to send my Respects to Mrs Claxton
and I saw her littel children on friday and thay were
very well, [illeg] is very well & desire his duty
to you I must tell you more about him in my next
Augt 12 1782
My Dear Little Miss Jerningham
I hope these will find you safe arrived at the
end of your journey, and I hope stopping at Thornton
and the pleasure of being a day or two with your
little friend miss Peter, that the journey was
not too much for you I dare not say a word of London
I hope you are quite well and happy at Braywick
the weather here has been so very bad nothing
but Rain that we have not been able to {^go} far
from home {[Master Edward Rode out once and came
home very angry with Richard because he would
not let him gallop. Friday we walked to the new
cottage it looked very pretty and almost finished
I hope mama and papa are well and you will please
to tell my Lady that Master Edward is a very well
and very full of spirits & a very good little Boy, he
desires his love to papa Mama and Sister whom I beg
my love and best wishes may attend my Dear little
Miss Jerningham & that you will believe me your ever
Obedient humble servant Mary Hutton]}

My pretty Dear I beg leave to send my Respects to Mrs Claxton
and I saw her little children on Friday and they were
very well, [illeg] is very well & desire his duty
to you I must tell you more about him in my next
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Mary Hatton to Charlotte Jerningham, 12 August 1782

Mary Hatton, a family servant, to Charlotte Jerningham, at Braywick. Hopes she enjoys her visit to Braywick. The weather at Cossey has been nothing but rain. Edward is full of spirits and a very good little boy.

Jerningham Family Papers

JER/8

Cadbury Library, University of Birmingham

1782

8

12

Augt 12 1782

Cossey [Norfolk, England]

Braywick [Berkshire, England]

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People
Person: Mary Hatton
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primary author

  • confinement
  • visiting
  • walking

hopeful

  • at home
  • weather

Person: Charlotte Jerningham
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primary addressee

  • travel
  • visiting

childhood

  • safe
  • well

  • happy
  • hopeful

Person: Edward Jerningham
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other

  • horse-riding
  • visiting
  • walking

childhood

well

  • anger
  • love (familial)
  • spirit (immaterial)

  • at home
  • rural
  • weather