958 - Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, undated

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Dear Daughter Sheffield Parke
I Recvd yours and Was Glad
To hear you was well and that your afairs
is a Little Better Setteld, I wish a good agree=
=ment amongst you I was verey uneasy to
to hear of it But youl Do Worey Well to
Take as Littel Notis of it as poseble I wood
Not have you fret and make your selfe
Unesay things may take another Turne
if your Brother should get marryd isud
Be in hopes of seing you Come to Live
at Sheffield which wood be a grat pleasure
to me Beieng your sister is Lickley to settle
so far of George Never Tooke no notis of it
nor I neather, Mr Bagshaw & I have prevaild
with your father to give your sister {^£}20 pound
for close and I think it wood be better to be
Marryd before she comes down and hope youl
come down with her, Cozn Bridges I Believe
will marry Mr Wats
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Miss Woodhead is Marryd to Mr Stead she went
Away to be marryd with another but was prevented
His father Ceepes a Publick House in Bradfield his
Name is Parkin I writ to your sister Last Week
By Tho:s Ruck with 3 shiftes so hope that Excuse
Me now the Gownes is at ye working but not don
Pleas to give my Love to your sister & servis to all
Frends whear Deue a hope youl Excepte ye sam
Your selfe from your Ever Loving Mother
D Wright
PS
Mrs Smith is gone to Ashborne
She Desierd her servis to you
and your sister
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To
Mrs Elliott at
Stoney Stradforth
Dear Daughter Sheffield Parke
I Received yours and Was Glad
To hear you was well and that your affairs
is a Little Better Settled, I wish a good agree=
=ment amongst you I was very uneasy to
to hear of it But you’ll Do Worry Well to
Take as Little Notice of it as possible I would
Not have you fret and make your self
Uneasy things may take another Turn
if your Brother should get married I should
Be in hopes of seeing you Come to Live
at Sheffield which would be a great pleasure
to me Being your sister is Likely to settle
so far off, George Never Took no notice of it
nor I neither, Mr Bagshaw & I have prevaild
with your father to give your sister {^£}20 pound
for clothes and I think it would be better to be
Married before she comes down and hope you’ll
come down with her, Cozn Bridges I Believe
will marry Mr Wats
[new page]
Miss Woodhead is Married to Mr Stead she went
Away to be married with another but was prevented
His father Keeps a Public House in Bradfield his
Name is Parkin I wrote to your sister Last Week
By Tho:s Ruck with 3 shifts so hope that Excuse
Me now the Gowns is at ye working but not done
Please to give my Love to your sister & service to all
Friends where Due a hope you’ll Accept ye same
Your self from your Ever Loving Mother
D Wright
PS
Mrs Smith is gone to Ashborne
She Desired her service to you
and your sister
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To
Mrs Elliott at
Stoney Stradforth
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Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, undated

She is glad to hear that Catherine's affairs are a little better sorted, she advises her not to fret, if her brother marries, she hopes that Catherine would come and live in Sheffield which would be a great pleasure to her, discussing her sister's plans and agreeing that she should be married before she comes down, an update on Miss Stead who is now marrying Mr Stead after being prevented from marrying someone else

Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield

LD1576/1 [1]

Sheffield Archives

174

True

Sheffield Park

[Yorkshire, England]

Mrs Elliott at Stoney Stradforth

[?Stony Stratford is a town in Milton Keyes, Buckinghamshire?]

[England]

  • reporting
  • response

  • hopeful
  • positive
  • resigned

throughout (inconsistent)

41-60%

People
Person: Dorothy Wright (sen)
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primary author

  • consumption
  • making
  • travel
  • writing

clothing

separation

uneasy

  • affection
  • apprehension
  • grateful
  • happy
  • love
  • worried

  • marriage
  • motherhood
  • parenthood

Person: Catherine Elliott
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Dear Daughter

primary addressee

  • disorder
  • easy
  • uneasy

  • apprehension
  • worried