996 - Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 21 July 1731
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Last Sundays Post brought me your kind remembrance,
you may imagine with wt Joy it was recd when it inform’d me
of yours & my Dear little Martins welfare, my Dear repeat your
tender assurances of Love to me as often as opportunity will per=
=mit, it is the only Joy I can know during our cruel Separation,
which I am afraid will continue longer than I at first expected.
Next Saturday I have 25ll due to me from Mr Worthington wch
I desire we may divide, I wish my Dear in my power to
bestow all the Goods of this Life on thee, but alas, I’ve nought to
give but Love, if that’s a Treasure, thou are’t wond’rous rich.
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done us. A Thousand kisses I send my Little Martin Molly, & Spencer
I hope my Dear Fellow will mind his Book, if he does tell him he Keep
him at home till Xtmas. Adieu my Dearest only Joy. M Madan
Canterbury July 21: 1731
Last Sundays Post brought me your kind remembrance,
you may imagine with wt Joy it was recd when it informed me
of yours & my Dear little Martins welfare, my Dear repeat your
tender assurances of Love to me as often as opportunity will per=
=mit, it is the only Joy I can know during our cruel Separation,
which I am afraid will continue longer than I at first expected.
Next Saturday I have 25ll due to me from Mr Worthington wch
I desire we may divide, I wish my Dear in my power to
bestow all the Goods of this Life on thee, but alas, I’ve nought to
give but Love, if that’s a Treasure, thou art wonderous rich.
[f.123v]
done us. A Thousand kisses I send my Little Martin Molly, & Spencer
I hope my Dear Fellow will mind his Book, if he does tell him he Keep
him at home till Xtmas. Adieu my Dearest only Joy. M Madan
Canterbury July 21: 1731
Martin Madan to Judith Madan, 21 July 1731
Martin was delighted to receive a letter that informed him that Judith and little Martin were well. Hearing her assurances of love are his only sources of happiness during their period of separation. He fears he will be away from her longer than he had initially anticipated. He wishes he had enough money to provide her with all the gifts of life, but if love was treasure, they would be extremely rich. He sends a thousand kisses to their children, and hopes ‘my Dear fellow’ (?little Martin), will not neglect his reading.
Madan Family
Eng Letter C.284 f.123
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
1731
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21
Canterbury [Kent, England]
[England]
- reporting
- response
- conflictual
- metaphorical
- negative
- positive
- closing
- main body
- opening
- throughout (inconsistent)
41-60%
primary author
- kissing
- travel
separation
- happy
- hopeful
- love (parental)
- love (romantic)
- regret
- sorrow
marriage
primary addressee
kissing
separation
well
- love (parental)
- love (romantic)
marriage