934 - Catherine Elliott to Ann Hare, 8 November
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Dear Mrs Hare
Your kind Letter Received
the contexts hurts me much to find you are so treated
after all your kindness to Mr P & his {^little}family that you
have not merited such behavour cannot tell how
to advise you but somthing must be dun respecting
our property strang behavour after proposing Mr
Fox him self & never to speak to him as says he
will and no more so {^is}proper to have som person to
act advise with sum kind Freind how to proceed
shure some freind will rise to assist as in our distress
I would not refrain going to my Daughters House & let
him see his strang conduct I am greatly obliged to Mr & Mrs
Mackenzee for thear most kind attention to ask me to thear
House which must decline for at my time of Life is
not fit to leve my comfortible Home whear hopes to end
my Days with you as you are so good to have the trouble
of me It is not in my power to requite you but thear is a
good God to repay you for all your goodness to me as hope
shall allways acknolidg the very meny kindness you have shown
sinc was a Resedent in your Hospitabl House which is verry senc
able off
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Mr Milnes Sarvant going Tomorah shall send this by
him {?Marthay} went with our Dear Anns close on Satterday
was very well her hart was full but did not {?froze} she
asked when her Birthday was, is her Spencer at Sheffeld
pray send it I sent her {?Month} [illeg] {? Tip’tt} Down, how fortunate
you was to receive no hurt the danger you was in butt
hopes it will not go up that Lane again in the Dark
I am sorry to hear Mrs Parker being without a servant
what was the Reason of thair parting as was in hopes
Mrs Parker would have returned with Mr {?Jebb} & you to Cowley
had got a piece of {?Cold} Beefe in the House which we
Rosted yesterday & on Satterday got a Shoulder of Mutton
but dos not know long before we shall see you now but we
are all well, poore Jack {?Dunston} has ben bad of this
Feavour sum time after sum time sent for Mr {?Hegg}. but
on Satterday gave no hopes poor Boy he has over worked
him self this {?Harvist} & not proper care in time. the
bearer of this will bring the Death of him he saves of
seeing George Tom is am affraid begining Mr {?Hege} give him
a {?Peek} yesterday our best Love to Mr P & the good Familey
you are with remain your ever Affte Mother Elliott
Dear Mrs Hare
Your kind Letter Received
the contexts hurts me much to find you are so treated
after all your kindness to Mr P & his {^little}family that you
have not merited such behaviour cannot tell how
to advise you but something must be dun respecting
our property strange behaviour after proposing Mr
Fox him self & never to speak to him as says he
will and no more so {^is}proper to have some person to
act advise with sum kind Friend how to proceed
sure some friend will rise to assist as in our distress
I would not refrain going to my Daughters House & let
him see his strange conduct I am greatly obliged to Mr & Mrs
Mackenzee for their most kind attention to ask me to their
House which must decline for at my time of Life is
not fit to leave my comfortable Home where hopes to end
my Days with you as you are so good to have the trouble
of me It is not in my power to requite you but there is a
good God to repay you for all your goodness to me as hope
shall always acknowledge the very many kindness you have shown
since was a Resident in your Hospitable House which is very sens=
=ible of
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Mr Milnes Servant going Tomorrow shall send this by
him {?Marthay} went with our Dear Ann's clothes on Saturday
was very well her hart was full but did not {?froze} she
asked when her Birthday was, is her Spencer at Sheffield
pray send it I sent her {?Month} [illeg] {? Tip’tt} Down, how fortunate
you was to receive no hurt the danger you was in butt
hopes it will not go up that Lane again in the Dark
I am sorry to hear Mrs Parker being without a servant
what was the Reason of their parting as was in hopes
Mrs Parker would have returned with Mr {?Jebb} & you to Cowley
had got a piece of {?Cold} Beef in the House which we
Roasted yesterday & on Saturday got a Shoulder of Mutton
but dos not know long before we shall see you now but we
are all well, poor Jack {?Dunston} has ben bad of this
Fever sum time after sum time sent for Mr {?Hegg}. but
on Saturday gave no hopes poor Boy he has over worked
him self this {?Harvist} & not proper care in time. the
bearer of this will bring the Death of him he saves of
seeing George Tom is am afraid beggining Mr {?Hege} give him
a {?Peek} yesterday our best Love to Mr P & the good Family
you are with remain your ever Affte Mother Elliott
Catherine Elliott to Ann Hare, 8 November
Worrying about a mutual acquaintances strange behaviour towards Ann despite all her kindness towards him, giving advice on how Ann should proceed, expressing gratitude towards Mr and Mrs Mackenzie for their invitation to stay which she has to decline due to her age, Jack {?Dunston} overworked himself during the harvest and is not expected to live for long
Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
LD1576/3 [9]
Sheffield Archives
177
11
8
True
8 Nov
Cowley
[Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England]
[Sheffield, Yorkshire, England]
To Cite this Letter
Catherine Elliott to Ann Hare, 8 November, 811: Sheffield Archives, Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield, LD1576/3 [9]
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.