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Samuel Curtis to Priscilla May 4 March 1835 [4.3.1835] Glazenwood My dear Priscilla - I send you a few plants for your extensive grounds, they will go from London on Thursday (5th day) next from Warwick lane, in looking over your plan I do not see that any objection need be made to it if you on the spot like it, there is not much scope for display & therefore your plan seems to me to be well contrived to keep the place neat & tidy with but little trouble In my recommendation of Plants I would suggest substitutes for Lophospermum & Escremocarpus for I consider them short-lived & doubtful in a hard winter, in your tripod bed I do not know whether your evergreen beeches are to be placed, but I should have suggested it for a flower bed with a triangle of Dwarf Standard Roses, & the beds then filled with small flowers & very dwarf annuals, as all must be in miniature, but I do not mean to interrupt your own good taste, whatever I have sent I shall leave to your own disposal & when I may again visit Ampthill I shall be glad to see them all flourishing - Some time ago I sent a note to Charles respecting a young Man in this neighbourhood the son of our friend Captain Adams of Witham who has just served an apprenticeship to a manufacturing Chemist at Colchester & whose Master wishes him to stop with him but the young Man & his Father think he would be doing better to learn the ways of other Chemists. he is very fond of his profession & of the most indefatigable turn of mind to do everything well, I thought if Charles wanted any person in his concerns at either place he would find young Adams the lad to his mind, & that may be trusted to do anything, the family are dissenters & I fear are Radicals with the exception of my friend the Captain so that Charles & his new man would agree as to turning us Torys out but we do not mean to go out so quietly as the Destructives wish us - I think Charles would like this young Man - Maria goes to Moorend next Week to be with Helen - We are now become wet enough but for the last many months we have had the ground too dry to take up some Trees well, our land drains have not run for more than 12 months which is very remarkable - I never knew so fine a bloom on our filberts as this season, we had need of a crop of something as the Radicals have so near ruined the Country we shall all be Bankrupt if the Torys cannot get things put right again - All here join me in dear Love to both Houses, believe me yours very affectionately Samuel Curtis Mr Samuel May Postmark : C Ampthill 6 MAR 6 Priscilla Beds 1835

4 March 1835

From: 1835 To: 1835

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Curtis, Samuel,
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