People featured: 9
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [7]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is pleased to hear that Kitty's spirits have recovered, discussing clothing and the progress of making her cloak and quilting a bed quilt, providing information on the health and wellbeing of various acquaintances and family members, complaining about the notice of their servant Polly and the difficulties Elizabeth is having in replacing her

People featured: 7
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [2]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is grateful for Kitty's letter, Kitty is correct to think that she is very happy with her friends, she is still at Hackney and has so many engagements that she can't think of coming home yet, on Sunday they went to dine with Brother and Sister Charles and the coachman attempted to rob them, their cries were heard by passersby who came to their assistance and the coachman has now been transported, they have visited Miss Cramont's academy for boys, describing her visits to several family members, she wishes she had brought Kitty with her to Hackney

People featured: 6
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [6]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Worrying that she hasn't heard from Ann, and hoping that no news is good news, Kitty has got a swelled face, discussing clothing and fabrics in great detail, the weather has been so bad that she has kept her house closed but she has been very comfortable between reading and working, she has friends calling on her today and has plans to dine out, providing updates on the health of various acquaintances including Mrs Colley who has given birth, and Doctor Brown's marriage plans, making plans to ensure the house is suitable to let after she removes to Miss Haynes' House

People featured: 7
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [3]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is pleased that Ann's father is happy with Betty, she hopes they will get on, she is not sad about the death of Mrs Greaves, providing details of all the visits that they have been on, describing Cousin Cooper's house and family, she still hasn't got her mourning clothes but has done her best to be presentable, Miss Preston called on her to ask about Ann, she has been walking

People featured: 7
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [4]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She has sat down to write despite not receiving a response to her last, providing extensive details of the families she has visited and dined with, they have been to Covent Garden to see The Merry Widow, Mr Cooper is declining fast, thanking her for spending a week with her father which will make in happy in Catherine's absence, discussing the purchase of clothing in great detail

People featured: 6
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [5]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Thanking Ann for staying with her father, and wondering why he always seems to happy when Catherine goes away, discussing Ann's orders and how they are to be sent home, providing extensive details on the visits that she has made and the family members she has seen, she has been visiting gardens but the rain came down so heavily that they had to return home

People featured: 4
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [10]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Giving an account of their journey and the acquaintances that she made on the way, she is now with her brother and has been received with great civility into his family, his children are fine, stout girls, she was embarrassed to find that they were in mourning when she arrived and she has asked Ann's father to send her mourning clothes to her, giving extensive details of the many visits she has made and the meals that she has eaten, asking Ann for directions about her instructions for the dyer, they have plans to go to Vauxhall in the coming days

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/3 [9]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: 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

People featured: 5
Collection: Jerningham Family Papers
Item Number: JER/50
Repository: Cadbury Library, University of Birmingham
Summary: Sister to brother – she received his letter and would have replied sooner if she had had time to. She is looking forward to seeing him soon. She asks that he pass a note to Mr Chamberlayne asking his prayers for Mother Anthony who died last week – Mama will be sad about this because she taught her when she was at school. Today is the Assumption and they have recreation for three days. The school room is decorated, they sing in parts, they dine, and then process from the church, to the garden, to the school until nightfall. Her companions are making too much noise for her to write properly – she describes this as her pen taking no notice of her head.

People featured: 5
Collection: Jerningham Family Papers
Item Number: JER/22
Repository: Cadbury Library, University of Birmingham
Summary: Charlotte to Edward Jerningham (the younger). His letter gave her the greatest pleasure. When he returns to Cossey he is authorised to take possession of her estate and garden near the Bull’s Eye and her apartments in the Laylock tree. The school is having a recreation day as the Queen is coming to Paris from Versailles. Charlotte was confirmed last Sunday. With a postscript by J Potier, the master at Edward's school who forwarded the letter to Cossey.

People featured: 4
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/11/3
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Charlotte advises Ann to bury resentment towards someone close to her (most likely her husband, Thomas) and she will be rewarded by God for her virtue as well as the person's renewed affection. She likens the situation to a fever. Charlotte reports that she would have written sooner but her heart was too 'warm' on the matter. She is pleased to hear that Ann's daughter, Kitty, was lately.

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [8]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is taking Ann's enquiries about her health as a sign of friendship, she recovers very slowly and is affected by every change of weather, discussing Miss Moore and her health and disposition, she is not a fickle heart and will remain friends with Ann Hare, providing details of a cheese that she has sent to Mrs Hare, and asking for a pen in return

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [3]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Thanking her for her letter, asking for details of when Ann Hare intends to visit so that she can ensure the room and bed are properly aired, she is very melancholy at present because her son is unwell, and he is away from home so she is unable to care for, she would risk her own precarious health to go to care for him, thanking Ann Hare for the recipe, she will try it out as her stomach is very bad

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [5]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: A short note apologising for her long silence, but her 'naughty' stomach has prevented her from writing, she has received the silk and gauze but she is unable to really enjoy it given the reason it will be worn for [?bereavement], hoping that Ann Hare's daughter will benefit from country air

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [4]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Apologising for her long silence, it is not a mark of her disrespect, she has been indisposed with gout and rhuematism, particularly in her arm and stomach which have prevented her from writing, asking for Ann Hare to send her an 8 gallon cask of raison wine, she is looking forward to Ann Hare's visit and is sorry she is unable to offer her a bed to stay the night

People featured: 4
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [2]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Expressing gratitude for Mrs Hare's enquiries about Mr Shuttleworth's health, he says he is better but she is concerned that he is not, she has been exceedingly busy with family business and is possibly taking care of Captain Hathersage's children as if they were her own, her own health is quite poor which prevents her from accepting Mrs Hare's invitation, which is a pity because she is sure time with friends is a good treatment

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [1]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: A short letter, she has just parted from Mr Shuttleworth who as gone to Buxton to take the waters for his ill-health, she is struggling to cope with the separation and is feeling very low, she is very lame and moves about slowly, she is looking forward to reading Petrarch.

People featured: 1
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [6]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: A short note containing arrangements for Ann Hare to visit, she must stay for breakfast and also to taste some of the fine goose that she had sent.

People featured: 1
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/5 [7]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Apologising to Ann Hare for her boredom over the course of the last week at the Shuttleworth home, she has looked for Ann Hare's missing muslin handkerchief but has not been able to find it, she hopes it will be found when the washing is done, she is grateful for the tea and wishes to place an order for more, detailing the company that they have enjoyed since Ann left, and providing information on her arm, which has required dressing twice while she has been writing

People featured: 4
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82675 26
Repository: British Library
Summary: Christina can no longer resist writing to David. She describes yesterday as the saddest she has ever spent – with ill health, low spirits and separated from David. Some ladies visited and Christina was well enough to go for a walk. She felt better after having exercised and was able to sleep better. She had intended to go to church, but instead decided upon the much more pleasant task of writing to David. She is perfectly well, but tired, and misses him. From the goodness of her heart, she has promised that Miss Steele will get a kiss when David returns.

People featured: 4
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82675 23
Repository: British Library
Summary: A brief note, no signature, ostensibly from Christina, to say that she will happily receive Mrs and Miss Anderson tomorrow for dinner, and was pleased to hear from her Beamish friends that they are in good health.

People featured: 2
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82675 3
Repository: British Library
Summary: A short, polite letter from Christina that says ‘I shall be happy & retain the Friendship you offer, from our short acquaintance, more you cannot expect from me’.

People featured: 2
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 84675 10
Repository: British Library
Summary: A third courtship letter, Christina responds to David’s approaches. She confesses to ‘feeling awkward to correspond with you in the undetermined situation things are at present’, and has decided ‘I think I may break thro’ the rule I had proscribed myself’ and start to write to him (f10).

People featured: 5
Collection: Nicholson Family Papers
Item Number: ENG 1041 16r-16v
Repository: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Summary: D Nicholson (Dorothy) to James Nicholson, providing a detailed discussion of the health of their family, including smallpox and recovery, the spread of smallpox in Manchester, and enquiring after the health of the author’s mother (who appears to have recently given birth, and is breastfeeding).

People featured: 6
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82677
Repository: British Library
Summary: Christina writes to her husband, hoping his journey is going well, discussing family / friends / writing. Says he has asked for a copy of her letter she sent him in Dundee but she can’t provide this. But since doing two letters John cannot be found and it’s now 5 o clock so there is no point her rushing [the post has gone?]. She assures him that she and the children are well, and is pleased that he has had a good journey. Miss Daphne has written a letter to say that she has been very ill, and that is why she didn’t enjoy the party.

People featured: 5
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 84675 19
Repository: British Library
Summary: David and his sister would like to visit her tomorrow after breakfast. He asks that she tell them if she objects to this idea - his sister has Christina’s happiness ‘at Heart’. He hopes that she and other friends at Haddington are keeping well during the wet weather. He has a cold, which he caught when attending his uncle’s funeral in the rain, and hopes it will be gone by tomorrow. Perhaps, he wonders, seeing her would make him better, or at least the disappointment of not seing her will make him feel worse. Either way, he feels the ride to Haddington will likely make him feel better.

People featured: 4
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82675 77
Repository: British Library
Summary: David in is London attending a trial – he discusses his appearance – he arrived at court ‘shaved and powdered’ – he was very pleased to find a letter from her that informed him that she was well. Discusses the difficulty of their parting, but he had been in better spirits on this most recent journey than upon the journey before. He has attempted to call on various friends and places of business in London. He appears to be in the process of having his portrait painted – there is a discussion of faces, his own and others – portraits painted at Conways? The weather is very hot, and he described his hopes to return to Edinburgh soon as ‘turning his face to the north’. The letters...

People featured: 4
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS ADD 82675 80
Repository: British Library
Summary: A continued account of David’s travel and business in London / Uxbridge. He has been making arrangements for Jack’s schooling and appears to have just dropped him off at school. They visited an inn where they had bread, butter, tea and coffee. Receiving Christina’s letter has improved his spirits. Miss Todd looks in poor health. He didn’t sleep well because it was too hot, but then too rainy in the morning to go for a walk – he has spent his morning writing. He visited Conways to continue to sit for his portrait. He has dined with the Toones family and discussed their baby. He is angry with himself that due to poor time keeping he has missed an appointment.

People featured: 3
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: BL MS Add 82675 82
Repository: British Library
Summary: Further discussions of his business in London, his state of mind, further accounts of the legal situation, visiting, and dining. He has been put into a bad state of mind because he failed in a business engagement, which has left him in a bad mood. He is agitated not to hear from Christina, and is disappointed that his examination before the judge has been delayed.

People featured: 2
Collection: Anderson Papers
Item Number: 82675 1-2
Repository: British Library
Summary: A long declaring letter from David, describing ‘those Sentiments which I felt most forcibly in my own Breast’. Discussion of their meetings, occasionally facilitated by friends, his emotions and his fears of expressing them openly, and the beginnings of courtship.

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/2 [6]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Thanking her on behalf of their daughter for the news that she will surely gratefully acknowledge and make it her study to oblige such kind parents, he has been very grateful for Nancy's company because he has been confined to his chamber by an inability to walk, he has sent some Oysters for a number of people, and a barrel of Porter for the Doctor, he would appreciate it if she could enquire to ensure everything has arrived, his daughter is not worse, and they hope the spring will help her to recover

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/2 [5]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Expressing thankfulness for Catherine's recovery from illness, and a detailed account of Mrs Frost's decline and death, details of the 'Gay Bachelor's travel and his potential for attracting a smart Yorkshire lady.

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/2 [15]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: On the death of his wife (Catherine's sister), his memories of her and his emotional state, and containing updates on their sons and on the distribution of Rebecca's clothes and small possessions.

People featured: 2
Collection: Heatley, Ann
Item Number: HM81764
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: Declaring his sincere regard and attachment for her person, this appears to be a proposal as he suggests if her Heart is not otherwise engaged and if his person and line of life are agreeable, he hopes she won't object to his connections, he promises to prove himself worthy of her and is waiting anxiously for her response

People featured: 3
Collection: Heatley, Ann
Item Number: HM81760
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: This is a courtship letter, he assures her that his intentions are honourable, describing her excellent character and her amiable qualities, offering to stop his attentions if they are painful to her, then asking if he can pay her a visit while he is in the area

People featured: 1
Collection: Nicholson Family Papers
Item Number: MSS 1041 1807 (147)
Repository: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Summary: A letter thanking him for getting in touch, she is glad to now have blood relations and would be very grateful to hear about their welfare, complaining a little about her health but she has not been confined to the house, thanking him for his offer of money but she does not require any pecuniary assistance at this time

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [4]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is happy to hear that they are all well, and she is nearly shut of her cold, Brother Jervas set of last Wednesday, they went to a play last night called 'King Lear', she has not been out much but did buy herself a new gown, she will wear it to dinner at Robert Cooper's tomorrow, she is starting to regret the purchase as it required a good deal of setting, sending love to various family members

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [3]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is glad that Catherine is well but wishes she would write more often because she is very dull at the moment, her thoughts never stray far from her children, she wishes Catherine had not settled so far away, she has sent her gown and rolling pin and hope they will be satifactory, ask Catherine to let her know if her sister requires any money

People featured: 4
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [12]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: A short letter expressing relief on hearing that Catherine and the children are in spirits, she has not been well but is going to Hackney on Saturday so hopes to be better, would Catherine allow Nancy to come and meet her on the Nottingham stage next week, Charles is going into partnership

People featured: 1
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [7]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, informing her of the family’s health, her progress with shopping and errands, and details of their social circle

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [5]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is pleased to hear that Catherine got safe to London, Dorothy is much better, she has not got her strength but she has bathed in the river five times which has agreed with her very well, Dolly's ear has been bad and she has had to take physic, providing details of the visitors they have had, and asking Catherine to purchase some lace for her

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [9]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: 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.

People featured: 4
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [6]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is sorry to hear that Catherine's breast is tender, she recommends that she is careful not to catch cold, her sister and the child are both pretty well but the child will have to go out to nurse as it will be inconvenient to have it at home, perhaps Robert Gasking's wife would do it as she has several fine children and may still have milk, please would Catherine make enquires with her, she can't leave her sister until a nurse has been arranged as she cannot do without help, her sister christened the baby yesterday, they called it Ann so now she has two grandchildren called Ann

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [10]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Catherine's sister travelled with her to Hackney while the child was weaned but caught cold and is now confined, details of Tommy's dinner for 50 diners, asking Catherine to bespake some dishes and plates for Robert Cooper, she has bought Catherine the biggest hat she could find , the same as Mrs Frost's hat, Mrs Frost couldn't believe that Catherine thinks it small

People featured: 2
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [11]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Apologising for not answering but she was prevented by having company all week, asking Catherine to write as she is scarce ever out of her mind, the smallpox is bad this year and she has heard of two young women that have died, looking to arrange her next visit, she hopes the weather improves as it will favour the children

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [13]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Dorothy Wright to Catherine Elliott, on finding a nurse for her granddaughter and the fears of her other daughter in caring for the child, the need to find a Nurse so that the child can travel as its mother has little milk, and advising her about exercise in the Park to ensure she remains well.

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: HD1576/1 [2]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: She is glad to hear that they are well, and thanks Catherine for the trouble she went to, asking how much the handkerchief cost, she is sad to hear that Catherine and her sister are not getting on, it has made her cry, she has reprimanded Catherine's sister and hopes that they will now be easy with each other, Dolly is doing well at school and learns her books fast

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [8]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: Asking Catherine to buy a number of stone dishes for Brother Tommy, providing very specific details about the decoration and on how the goods are to be transported, Tommy and Charles are well, often visiting but hurrying away for business reasons, she is travelling to town tomorrow for a week while the child is weaned

People featured: 3
Collection: Hare and Elliott Families of Sheffield
Item Number: LD1576/1 [1]
Repository: Sheffield Archives
Summary: 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

People featured: 3
Collection: Jerningham Family Papers
Item Number: JER/6
Repository: Cadbury Library, University of Birmingham
Summary: Lady Mary Jerningham to Charlotte Jerningham, her granddaughter, at Cossey. She is glad Charlotte likes her cap and will send her anything else she would like.

People featured: 4
Collection: Thoresby, Ralph Papers
Item Number: YAS/MS6/43b
Repository: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Summary: A continued discussion of courting / Thoresby’s attempts to meet the addressee’s daughter – again he discusses his emotions and happiness at the thought of her – he will never quite be happy leading a solitary life without her.

People featured: 1
Collection: Thoresby, Ralph Papers
Item Number: YAS/MS6/43d
Repository: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Summary: A letter from Thoresby, presumably to the object of his affections after he has been spurned / after the courtship has fallen apart. He discusses his sadness and low emotions.

People featured: 1
Collection: Nicholson Family Papers
Item Number: YAS/MS6/43c
Repository: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Summary: This letter has very small and cramped handwriting - it is illegible in places. Thoresby seems to be expressing disappointment and emotional distress, presumably in relation to his earlier courting attempts, which appear to have fallen through. References providence, religion, mind.

People featured: 5
Collection: Thoresby, Ralph Papers
Item Number: YAS/MS6/43a
Repository: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Summary: A draft letter from Ralph Thoresby, probably to Richard Cholmley, in which he discusses an interview with the addressee's daughter - courting? He hopes to visit and wait upon the addressee and his daughter. Religious in tone and discussions of his emotions - excitement and hopefulness that this meeting will take place.

People featured: 3
Collection: Thoresby, Ralph Papers
Item Number: YAS/MS6/43e
Repository: Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Summary: Thoresby asks after the recipient’s health. Continuation of discussion of matters of courtship – Thoresby’s sadness and emotional distress at the breakdown of the relationship, which had apparently involved the recipient’s daughter. Religious in tone – references to purgatory and blasphemy.

People featured: 1
Collection: Herbert Family Papers
Item Number: HE110
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: A short note troubling her to ask after her health, asking if she requires any money from him

People featured: 1
Collection: Herbert Family Papers
Item Number: HE121
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: Thanking their mother [?] for her kindness on the 'Blanket Affair', discussing the payment of some bills that have been sent to him, giving messages for them to deliver to various mutual acquaintances, describing his health following a cold he caught which caused him to have a swelled face, making sure that his sister is well and asking if they require any money

People featured: 3
Collection: Herbert Family Papers
Item Number: HE144
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: Enquiring after the health of Leighton and his wife despite being owed a letter, providing details of recruits and officers, and letters from the War Office, discussing the actions of Colonel Selwyn's widow, and of ongoing 'bickerings' between them and the French, issues around the harvest and the distemper among the cows, poor Hammersley has been on the point of death, and the Lord of Northampton has lately died

People featured: 4
Collection: Herbert Family Papers
Item Number: HE147
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: He hopes that John has received the melon seeds, informing him of the death of poor Hammersley which has been expected for some time, Admiral Boscowen has set sail and describing his fleet, describing a court case against Mr {?Lakeup} over some lottery tickets, sending his compliments to them

People featured: 2
Collection: Herbert Family Papers
Item Number: HE152
Repository: Huntington Library
Summary: Expressing thanks for Leighton's letter, enclosing extensive details of troop movements, the disbanding of regiments, payments for upkeep of various services, through sitting for 15 hours per day he has had problems with his legs and with dizziness, but he has recovered, complaining about the tedium of working on the books, discussed his travel to the Country but being unable to use his own room had to seek another sleeping roost, discussing the damage done to the Fort by the storm of wind