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Nancy May (nee Sims) wife of Charles May, to Priscilla May 14 Nov 1830 Ampthill 11th mo 14th 1830
My dear Sister
With this thou wilt receive the net for the caps which thou wilt make or not as suit thy convenience, I think I prefer the crown plain unless it is 3 or 4 rows around the edge, thou canst use the pattern sent or any other thy taste may approve better.
Mother wishes me to say with her dear love that she received thy last note and would have written to thee but she is quite poorly with a cold which she took on 5th day last when walking in the wind with our friend Elizabeth Wheeler, we have talked over the subject of thy return home, and bring it to this, somewhere about the 16th to the 20th of next month, we think thou hast a very good reason to give Aunt H., that of thy friend C.Smith's visit, circumstanced as our families are just now I think it is particularly desirable things should as much give way as may be, I daresay this is one {and time} for her coming soon, thou wilt see I allude to our cousin A.Tuckett's affair. thou wilt then be ready for the closing the clothing Society accounts which I am sure will never be done without thee, but there is another reason for thy coming soon I do think Mother stands in need of thy assistance, she suffers so much from rheumatism in her hands it is painful to her to use them I hope I shall not alarm thee by this, but I feel most easy just to lay it before thee. Some will think I say all this interestedly indeed to tell the truth, Ampthill does not look like itself without thee. Aunt D. is not home yet, she is now spending a little visit to M.Foster.
I hope thou wilt write me soon and tell me plainly how it is with Sister Jane, is she 2, 4, or 6 months on the way? pray tell us that we may know what to expect,, give my dear love to her and say I am concerned to hear of her poor doing.
Elizth Beck has taken a small house next to where the Ransomes lived, for 6 months. William Lucas will alter theirs for his London house. I heard have been 2 applications for J.P.W.'s.
I had a letter from J.Cobel this morning they got well to Reading, she says poor Charles is not near so good as he ought to be to show off well
E.Chapman & J.Eagle come & take the money regularly; but I have not seen them since the first 3rd day since their {leaving}. I have rather been out or so engaged as to entirely to forget them J.Phillips's aunt E.Waldock has been spending a few days with us she was on her way from Leicester she says the feeling there against S.Burgess & for A.Tuckett so very strong. Several of Sarah's relations have not spoken to her since the affair happened, she endeavours to carry it off with more than her usual spirits, but E.W. thought she looked very forlorn last first, going from meeting alone, hast thou heard how dear Aunt T. takes it? I can very much incline to think she has some other attachment for I find she once lived at Bradford with her Brother, and it is known she had one if not more offers when there, and it is on her return from a visit to that place that she treats poor Alfred in this way, time will show.
I am very sorry to hear Aunt Arch is not well I suppose the state of things in town have occasioned it, however they have terminated better than seemed he anticipated, many thousands must have been most sorely disappointed last 3rd day some of scenery and others of eating.
We have had a nice sociable visit from E.Wheeler from 4th to 6th day J.Sharples & Wife brought and fetched her. She has given us 1 for our lying-in Society!
Please to ask Brother if he has done with the first vol by Jonathan {Lagarmond?}
I send a pair of black stockings which if it is not too much trouble I shall be obliged to thee to get mended for me they may take a piece off the tops as I garter below the knee they will be quite long enough, indeed they are too long.
The enclosed bill I shall be glad if thee wilt pay for me sometime when convenient.
I forgot to say in the right place that Mother wishes thee to render all the assistance to Jane thou canst, and if absolutely necessary will give thee up for a longer time. Our friends here are much as usual Elizabeth Bennell is staying at Hitchen. H.Ashby is gone and D.Robinson is come to Marston's.
Master Stoxn's is gone & Bryan Threedy takes place at our table a most agreeable change to me I think we shall like him much.
Our dear children are well many wishes for Aunt Priscilla home. I must now say farewell; I have written this in great haste therefore thou must excuse most of it.-
My C.M. sends on dear love to all our relations in & out of town should they enquire after us accept a large share also thyself
And believe me thy sincerely attached Sister A.C.(Nancy) May.
How is Aunt Mary?
Priscilla May.
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14 Nov 1830
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From: 1830 To: 1830
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