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Wordsworth, Mary (1770-1859). - Letter, from an unstated address, to Thomas Monkhouse (1783-1825), at an unstated address, dated [September 1822]. WLL / Wordsworth, Mary / 1 / 45.
My dear Cousin,
I write Thinking you will be desirous to know how your affair with Mr Fleming stands, therefore,
and having the further inducement of wishing the enclosed letter to Mrs Gee Miss Lockiers Hendon to be franked (as it relates solely to On Monday Morg Wm presented your bill to the great Man, which as he had before done he rejected, unless it were left as in part of payment- which
this of course was not done - F. repeated what he before had said, about Dr W. & my oath &c - the bill therefore lies in my desk - what is to be done with it? On Monday Even I condescended, with a view to save further trouble, to write a note, stating to F. - were one day opened & I believe people [cleaning] the house which he, or someone has proclaimed thro' the village, to have been left shamfully
dirty as Wm Jackson before now will have told you we are all well - Mr Jones left us on Thursday to our great disappointment - as in his letter he told us he meant to stay 3 weeks with us - which was his intention until he engaged to convey his Friend's Gig & 'to deliver it in Wales the beginning of next Month - this hurried him before his time - Strickland Cookson leaves us on Monday & the Dr & Charles the Monday following - so we shall reduce very fast Miss [Taylor] gave a Ball which
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Wordsworth, Dora (1804-1847)
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Hutchinson, Sara (1775-1835)
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I trust the little Darling will continue to thrive as well as she did among the [Mountains]. Love to your wife & best regards to all around you especially to Miss Horrocks - truly & sincerely yours M. Wordsworth Saturday My Aunt is quite well - The Nicholson, that is Mary Dawson’s Sister, whom I promised to serve if it was in your power, with the charity called the day you went away- I wish you could get it for them - they are exceedingly deserving. Pray to send the letter as soon as you can conveniently. To Thos Monkhouse Esqre <Sept or Oct 1822 M.W. about Mr Fleming a quarrel over the house>
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