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Edward Harris Strange to Priscilla May 16 July 1834
Ampthill 7 Mo.16.1834
My dear Priscilla
I understand thou hast been informed of a plan that has been proposed for returning home, and notwithstanding I have expressed my willingness to adopt it I could have wished a different one had been thought of. It would be much more agreeable to me to drive up to Tottenham from the Monthly Meeting at Hitchin stay there third day and return home on fourth. S.M. seemed to think the other plan so nice and easy it being his own proposing that I did not at the time he named it to me make much objection to it - if thou dislikes the first plan & would prefer my coming up to Tottenham I should be much pleased if thou would express as much in thy next letter. Thy Mother prefers the latter way.
Thou wilt begin to think it about time to be able to say the stocktaking is quite compleated but as I can only say it is still incomplete I am fearful thou wilt condemn us as a very dilatory set. I hope however to be able in a few days to give an accurate report of our proceedings, the "Strange" name is not much used yet, and the long-talked-of circular was given to Franklin today to print, and expect will be out in a few days -
The "Phaeton" went out today with thy F. M. & A.A. to Aspley and Woburn and home through the Park - they had a beautiful evening for their ride and they seemed pleased with it - R.Soul & J.Cook are going home on first day, the former to attend his brother's marriage and will return on 2nd day. J.C. will remain at home a week - hope a little exercise about his father's fields will do him good as he has not been very well lately - Thou hast heard I suppose of his brother William being refused by Maria Ransome. Joseph does not know that the secret has been communicated to me or else I think he would have spoke to me about it. He seems very grave about something, and judging from his disconsolate appearance one would be inclined to supposed he had been refused instead of his Brother -
I must now return to Tottenham and consequently to my own dear Priscilla - I want very much to see thee as it seems to [sic] long since I parted with thee on the landing at thy Uncle Arch's and though I spent but a short time in thy company during my Y.M. visit, - and that little broken into by occasional and to me very unwelcome visitors yet I often recur to it as a period of much pleasure to me, and am encouraged from the retrospection to look forward with increased confidence to a time when a higher degree of happiness will be received because not exposed to similar interruptions - my strongest reason for wishing to spend a day at E.C.M.'s with thee is that I may add one more day to those I consider the happiest days of my life - I cannot however boast of having many of this class - to possess thy confidence love and esteem is to me a high privilege [sic] and will always [sic] be a source of great delight, and hope that "neither distance nor the lapse of time" will ever annihilate the love and mutual regard which I am happy to believe and know, does at present exist - - The time of night warns me to a conclusion, and my candle is nearly out. I must therefore bid thee farewell; and with very dear love believe me to remain as ever
Thy most Affectionate Edward -
5th day Afternoon - Just as we were going to dinner thy M. informed me that she had forgotten to deliver a very kind invitation she had received for thee from Hannah May to spend a little time with them - thou must exercise thy own judgement whether to accept or decline it.-
[Seal : PAIX A MON AMI with dove of peace]
E.C.May Postmarks : G T.P. 2 10 F.NOON.10
Surgeon &c PAID Rate JY.18
Tottenham 18JY18 1834
P.May Middlesex - 1834
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