D119

Letter from Frances H Ongley, Sandy Place, to Rev Coventry Payne, Hatfield Peverel, Essex.

10 June 1830

From: 1830 To: 1830

Hopes Coventry and children are well, would like them to come and see her, as she and Miss Freemantle are on their own. Charles Phillimore will call on return from Stanford. Gordons gone to London; not cut hay because too wet. Mr Buckworth left to attend the Ascot Races - had sad weather. Pleased with Housekeeper, supplied by Coventry's mother. Put in new oak bridge into Symons meadow, nearly finished. Her opposition to North Road Bill, brought in by Lord Morpeth - will miss Biggleswade: "it will be the ruin of my Inn and Biggleswade in general". Kemp had been using her Bailiff so ill, turned him out at an hour's notice. Kemp taken Blewiff's "old high house at the begining of the village" - intends to set up brewing; she keeps her shop "as she did when he lived with me". Hopes to make money as her new horse. New organ by midsummer - "Pyms were fortunately in London and have settled everything about it". Willing to pay her share "to get rid of our bad singing". "Chicksands is let to Mr Line Stephens, who is building stables, the estate finding Timbers and otherwise doing a great deal to the House; he has certainly a million of money, so he may be called a good tenant." Married his daughter last week, & gave her £200,000 as a dowry.

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Ongley, Frances,
Payne, Coventry,
Freemantle,
Phillimore, Charles,
Gordon,
Buckworth,
Morpeth,
Kemp,
Blewitt,
Pym,
Stephens, Line

Sandy Place, Hatfield Peverel, Stanford, London, BIGGLESWADE, Ascot, Chicksands Priory, Great North Road, horse racing, housekeeper, bailiff, hay, brewing, horses, church organs