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Z629/45
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Letters to Susannah Turner (nee Pain)(1795-1834)
Wife of Thomas Turner of St Andrews, New Brunswick, from her mother, Maria Pain
Annoyed letter to her, given to Mr Lowe to deliver, had been never been delivered
Betsey made a month"s visit and Maria came from Mears Ashby and with a long visit to Northampton? She spent the winter here for the benefit of her health
Susan invited her to St Andrews
"Very kind in you as matters stand between you". "I assure you the old malignant spirit in Mr G is no wise abated and altho" I would be far from separating any part of my family from a friendly feeling towards each other", don't trouble to make further reconciliation
Mr G Groocock professes not to bear malice
"He will never see you in his house" when she comes to England could consider visiting Kentish Town Groocock upright honest man yet sets little store by plainer sort of Family because of his French and other acquaintances
Discusses rumoured marriage of CHG (Groocock) - father says ought to marry wife with £40,000 - Rachel Nix to marry Ben Gifford
New vicar nephew of late Sir Thomas Whitchcote, just married, living at Milton House
Farm to be valued. "If he does not make a very considerable abatement of rent I am certain Edmund cannot take it, he has hitherto been looseing and I think we are now worse off than we have ever been this season of the year"
20 cows in Dairy - butter prices low in town, wages high. Edmund overseer of poor Vicar visited every house in village, going to take school into his management details of Vicar's establishment and staff
Death of Leete, Curate from a paralytic stroke, intended sending Trowton (Leete) to Cambridge
He had insured life for £1,000 discusses crops on their farm mentions Milton Feast sending Susan some lace cholera near Susan, bad at Ely and in fen at Chatteris farmers offer 6s an acre to get hay mown; been at Bury, Ramsey and many other places Death of Dr Thackeray of Bedford sent a "shally apron" sent to Anna a common dress
County party determined to remove the fairs rather than submit to the toll and it is thought the cattle market will follow
Mr Lovell's health poor, could not go on with business have not seen Mrs Groocock for three years "quite a prisoner at Kentish Town"
Lowe has short passage to England; comments on over optimism of Mr Groocock re. his shipping business
Maria Groocock in Northampton, had return of liver complaint, better in appearance since saw her at Fenstanton, educated to be a fine lady
George written to say wife had a daughter, condolences on loss of Susan's had letter from Francis Mann one of her letters sunk in Mary Porter and handsome cap sent her Ann not reconciled to living away from England writer mentions watching for incendiaries Misses Coxe, teachers, removed to near London discusses Stockdale family Note the Reverend Christopher Whichcote was inducted in 1832 and resigned in 1834
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Date free text
10 mar 1832
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From: 1832 To: 1832
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