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Letter to Mary from Hugh Sanders.

29 July 1867

From: 1867 To: 1867

Written at Harrold. ...Accept many very many thanks for your loving letter this morning. I can hardly express to you my feelings whilst reading it, and can scarcely realize the fact that it is the last one I shall receive, and this the last that I shall write, in our present position. Isn’t the time going fast? Only fancy, but one more whole day and then we shall be closer united to each other by the marriage tie. I look upon it as a very joyous and happy event in my history; at the same time too a very solemn one. I trust, my own darling girl, that it will be an event ever to look back upon by us both as one of our happiest and best days. I am glad you look forward to the future with such feelings. You may rest assured, dear Mary, that nothing shall ever be lacking on my part, but that it will be my constant endeavour to ensure your happiness. I spent a very pleasant and I hope profitable evening with Mr. Deane last evening Sunday[inserted; unclear if intended before or after ‘evening’] ; he spoke to me in a very kind and affectionate manner and presented me with a very nice Book of Family Prayers. I hope his good wishes and kind words with other of our Friends, as you say, may be realized by us both. Mr. and Mrs. Alston are going to send us a very handsome easy chair for a wedding present. Susannah Parsons has been telling me this; she has seen it. Singular thing as I should have had a present same as Annie Bates has given you. Mr. & Mrs. Turney[?] gave me a cake[?] or card basket (Electro Plate) which I think Lizzie takes to Draughton Lodge with her. I am expecting Mamma down every minute and will give[?] her your message. I go to Arthur’s to sleep tomorrow night so as to start early as possible on Wednesday morning. Harry and Jack follow us from Little Odell in another trap so that we shall get down easier. Mr.& Mrs. Deane are going to the Isle of Wight but I don’t suppose we shall see anything of them as they will be quite at the other extremity of the Island to what we shall if we pitch our tent at Ryde. I am very glad you have made matters all straight at Kettering. I hope Nobles will not forget it. I meant to have asked you in my last if you were going to see about it. I shall think about you all tomorrow night. I cannot imagine how you will manage with so many. I do hope we shall have it nice and fine. I somehow think it has cleared up for the occasion. I shall be very thankful when ‘tis all over. Howe is your dear Mamma during all this excitement? Give her my kind love. I am looking forward to claim a nearer relationship with her and I hope and trust she will find in me a dutiful and affectionate Son. I don’t think I have anything else particular to say-- and yet I feel I cannot close this my last epistle to you. My earnest prayer is that God Almighty may bless and prosper us both in our future career, and with His guidance and direction all will be well. Let us both therefore leave ourselves entirely in His hands and I feel sure we shall never have any occasion to regret these our solemn vows. Goodbye, my dearest Mary. Accept all my very best love and ever believe me to remain your own true loving and affectionate Hugh Sanders P.S. Nelly encloses a note.

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Alston,
Bates, Ann,
Deane,
Nobles,
Parsons, Susannah,
Sanders,
Sanders, Hugh,
Turney,
Wiggins,
Wiggins, Mary

HARROLD, Draughton [Northamptonshire], Isle of Wight, family correspondence, specific marriages