741 - James Nicholson to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 20 March 1807
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Recd 26th March 1807
J Nicholson to M A N
Ansd April 18—
Dear Mary Ann
I have not much
to say but I will do
my best. I wish you
would write a letter to
me soon, I {^only} want one [deleted]
more at present without
you chuse to send me [deleted] {^more}
[new page]
My Father has bought
the damask from my
Uncle Boardman and
has covered all the {^old} chair
bottoms
you of the Sad Disaster
of Heaffod. Tomorrow you
will be 15. I wish you
many very happy returns
of
keeps a very exact ac=
=tally to the 18th June.
I am glad to hear you say
that music is not very
difficult, because
will be more easily
acquired; & you will be
sooner able to treat
us with a tune. The
cow calved last night my
Father John & Marga
Past ten o’clock
do send me a letter
[new page]
=ret stayed with her till
12 o’clock. We were playing
at commerce to night &
what is strange to tell,
I dealt Thos aces myself
Kings & Hatfield nines, an
accurance which has not occur=
=ed since the
began. What a number
of little matters I have
to tell you how sorry {^I am}
my paper is so small.
Adieu from your dear
brother Jas Nicholson
Recd 26th March 1807
J Nicholson to M A N
Ansd April 18—
Dear Mary Ann
I have not much
to say but I will do
my best. I wish you
would write a letter to
me soon, I {^only} want one [deleted]
more at present without
you chuse to send me [deleted] {^more}
[new page]
My Father has bought
the damask from my
Uncle Boardman and
has covered all the {^old} chair
bottoms
you of the Sad Disaster
of Heaffod. Tomorrow you
will be 15. I wish you
many very happy returns
of
keeps a very exact ac=
=tally to the 18th June.
I am glad to hear you say
that music is not very
difficult, because
will be more easily
acquired; & you will be
sooner able to treat
us with a tune. The
cow calved last night my
Father John & Marga
Past ten o’clock
do send me a letter
[new page]
=ret stayed with her till
12 o’clock. We were playing
at commerce to night &
what is strange to tell,
I dealt Thos aces myself
Kings & Hatfield nines, an
accurance which has not occur=
=ed since the
began. What a number
of little matters I have
to tell you how sorry {^I am}
my paper is so small.
Adieu from your dear
brother Jas Nicholson
James Nicholson to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 20 March 1807
He doesn't have much to say but will do his best, they have bought some new damask to cover the chairs, it is Mary-Ann's birthday tomorrow, he is glad that music is easy to learn, they played cards last night and he dealt an unusual run of cards, he is sorry not to have the space to tell her more little matters from home
Nicholson Family Papers
MSS 1041 1807 (163)
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
1807
3
20
March 20th 1807
Gateacre
[Liverpool, Lancashire, England]
[unknown, England]
primary author
- consumption
- making
- recreation
- writing
separation
childhood
- affection
- love
- shame
- sorrow
at home
To Cite this Letter
James Nicholson to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 20 March 1807, 2031807: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Nicholson Family Papers, MSS 1041 1807 (163)
To Cite this Edition
Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.