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Priscilla May to Ann May 7th day afternoon My dear Mother I have just received thy acceptable letter and must confess I was not a little surprised to see Charles and Father, but they could not stop any time. I have just seized a little scrap of time from mending to scribble a few lines to thee hoping that this will find you all well. I am most obliged to thee for making up my caps for me they will save me time for other things. I have not yet opened the basket so as to see all the things but expect they will do; as to the brown Silk I thought that last summer I left enough to new sleeve it, but perhaps am mistaken. Thou wilt be surprised to hear we are to have another companion on 2nd day who is no other than Caroline Janson of Tottenham she is extremely delicate but is to go home every weekend or else S.C. would not take her, & besides that she is very deaf. Last first day M. & J. Curtis and myself drank tea dined at S.Holmes's Francis of course was there and we spent an agreeable part of the day there. I forget whether I mentioned in my last that Aunt Mary was going to stop a week or two at Alton she went last 5th day week. I was very sorry to hear of poor Mr McLochlan it will seems as though Ampthill was going to be quite stripped of all old standards but Mr McLochlan I forgot has not been there long. I wrote to Samuel by Ann Marsh I believe Francis intends going to see him soon. Thou wilt wonder I think how I can put this into any sense when I tell thee the girls are reading out in the history of England & it puts me out sadly. When Father came to the door there was Martha Savory & her Mother coming in I did not know the latter not having seen her before. Ann Alexander of York was at Gracechurch Street meeting on 4th day she is going to lodge at S.Holmes's they expect she will stop till very near the Y.M. she is going I believe to pay family visits in London &c. No doubt you have heard of the unfortunate sufferers in Germany W.Allen was at a committee on 2nd day to subscribe for their relief I believe at they collected about 2000 at the time W.A. wrote to S.C. wishing us to draw a rough sketch of the countries which were inundated we made a very rough sketch in order to know what W.A. would like thou wouldst laugh to see it when it was drawn out; by candle light there were no less than five or six of us daubing all the coasts &c. We made a pretty figure of it; next morning {we} took it to W.A.'s before breakfast when he saw it he exclaimed "Why I never expected to see anything half so beautiful" & wanted to have that sent to the committee but we S.C. being having a little better knowledge of the art of mapping would not allow but we have to draw another which is to be very exact. We raised a little subscription amounting to about 2 pounds & wrote a letter to W.A. it was debated who was to write this letter it was soon settled by S.C. saying that P.M. is much the best writer and I had to write it. My cyphering sheets are examined rather more than I like. Not having any more time to spare I think I must conclude with dear love to Lew. and all enquiring friends & thyself - Believe me to remain Thy affectionate daughter Priscilla. M. & J. Curtis desire their love to Harry and wish me to tell him he must write. My love to Nancy. I am well. Ann May Ampthill Beds

c.1826

From: 1826 To: 1826

No. of pieces: 1

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May, Priscilla,
May, Ann,
May, Samuel,
May, Charles,
Janson, Caroline,
Corder, Susannah,
Curtis, M,
Curtis, J,
Holmes, Sarah,
May, Francis,
McLochlan,
Marsh, Ann,
Savory, Martha,
Alexander, Ann,
Allen, William,
May, Lewis

clothing, health, deaf, Tottenham, York, City of London Gracechurch Street, Germany