Reference
Z629/13
Title
Letter from John Turner, baker of Milton to Thomas Turner, St Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America
1 sheet
sends message from Mrs Pain
Father very anxious for Thomas to return home
Farm now goes on quite as well as usual (if farming now in England can at all be said to go on well). gives detail of Father's farm and prices
Very mild for Christmas - little rain. John's new well not yet failed
"We have no incendiary fires here but they have been and still are too common and alarming in this Country as well as the spirit which produces them"
Thinks Poor Law will be beneficial to large towns "what good it is likely to effect in our villages, I am at a loss to tell tho I have twice been before one of the commissioners except it be to put down the spirit of the poor claiming relief as a privilege"
Tories abusing it for Electioneering purposes (in fact been mentioned by both Whigs and Tories)
Mentions Peel's First Ministry (John-Whig, Thomas-Tory supporter) thinks representation will be split
Mentions likely election at Bedford - Crawley most popular (Whig)
"Whitbread is no favorite with the lower orders but as he is a great man with the Corporation, who are for the most part Whigs, I hope 2 Whigs will be returned for Bedford!"
Tories courting £50 pa rent farmer by saying "they will support Agriculture".
Master (of the Hounds) "appears a good kind of man but poor".
Mr Beaty, new Vicar "busy Whitewashing the sepulchre - he is about to marry, enlarge the Parsonage and pull down the Tythe Barn etc and build a new farm in the field and has advertised for a person to make brick and draining tiles on the Premises".
Land offered to Mr Ball for £130 for less rent than Mr Pain first gave for it.
Cole of Kettering can't meet his Creditors offering 10 shillings in pound. He has paid Turner for wools; lists creditors including Hipwells of Stoke Mills
Had argument with Mrs Hurst about Politics and Religion
Discussed in detail tablet in memory of Thomas's wife including text with Mr Pain (Felmersham Church)
Date free text
4 Jan 1835
Production date
From: 1835 To: 1835
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