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The Reverend John King Martyn to the Reverend William Mudge, his son-in-law from Pertenhall to Bonby

3 Sep 1833

From: 1833 To: 1833

Recounts journey back - wind and rain blew in carriage, and rain comes into house so pots and basons put to catch the drippings. "Betsy Poole is going to be married to a man of Swineshead, a widower with 3 or 4 children, but a respectable industrious shoemaker. The Father is so averse to the match that he has while we were with you, been raising a sad breeze, and, with the help of his sons, illtreating and beating the unfortunate lover, who has been obliged to take out a warrant against the young Pooles for assault and battery. I am sorry to hear that Poole has sadly disgraced himself and us by violent language and conduct"... I hope you met with no fresh insult on Sunday. The less you notice it the better.

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Martyn, John King,
Mudge, William,
Poole, Betsy,
Poole

PERTENHALL, Bonby, general correspondence, MARRIAGE, SWINESHEAD, shoemaker