971 - Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, 23 May

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London May 23
Dear Daughter
I hope this will meet you in health as
all all is hear Excpting my selfe Whether I got
some could or no I dont know but have been after
as I naver was before I cares had Breath to get of
my seat when sett I went with your sister to Church
yesterday and I could scarce get thair & Bac again in the
afternoon we went to the Magdelen Hosptel the Tooke
a Cocah and cepte it I was vastly pleasd with it –
jumling in the Coach I belive and some Pilles I took
last night did me good f{^or} am a good Deal Better We
Diend at Charles Last Friday and Nancy Elliott mett
Us thaire she is very well & very much improved she
Was to have gon with us esterday But the was to {^go} some
other way Pleas to Excuse for am very much Tierd
Shud be glad have a Line or Too from you to Lett me
Know how all gose on at home
Must conclude with your sister joyning with
Lov and Respctes to Mr Elliott self & all the rest
as if namd from your affectont Mother D Wright
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[change hand] I Desir you would Tell {?La???} to {?Giv} of
Me a Line how he Dos and how they Corne
and Gras promises I canot tell wan I
shall Leav ye Town till I Recv ye
Bo Seunt Down wich I hop will be
Of Thursd and than you Shall her from
Me all from your Loving Father
Thos Wright
London May 23
Dear Daughter
I hope this will meet you in health as
all all is here Excepting my self Whether I got
some cold or no I dont know but have been after
as I never was before I scarce had Breath to get off
my seat when sat I went with your sister to Church
yesterday and I could scarce get there & Back again in the
afternoon we went to the Magdalen Hospital they Took
a Coach and cepte it I was vastly pleased with it –
jumbling in the Coach I believe and some Pills I took
last night did me good f{^or} am a good Deal Better We
Dined at Charles Last Friday and Nancy Elliott met
Us there she is very well & very much improved she
Was to have gone with us yesterday But they was to {^go} some
other way Please to Excuse for am very much Tired
Shoud be glad have a Line or Too from you to Lett me
Know how all goes on at home
Must conclude with your sister joining with
Love and Respects to Mr Elliott self & all the rest
as if namd from your affectiont Mother D Wright
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[change hand] I Desir you would Tell {?La???} to {?Giv} of
Me a Line how he Does and how they Corn
and Grass promises I cannot tell when I
shall Leave ye Town till I Receive ye
Bo Seunt Down which I hope will be
Off Thursday and than you Shall her from
Me all from your Loving Father
Thos Wright
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Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, 23 May

She is glad to hear that Catherine is in good health, she has got some cold or similar which is making her breathless, she could scarce get to church and back again, she thinks some pills that she took last night have helped, Nancy Elliott is very well and much improved, at the bottom of the letter is a note from Thomas Wright asking her to contact [illeg] about the corn and grass.

Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield

LD1576/1 [9]

Sheffield Archives

174

5

23

True

May 23

London

[England]

[Yorkshire, England]

People
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Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, 23 May, 235: Sheffield Archives, Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield, LD1576/1 [9]

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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.

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