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[To Mrs Box]:

6 Feb 1794

From: 1794 To: 1794

Boy brought up in our school, very good boy, Keene, adapted for situation as servant, son of journeyman butcher who has failed and has more children. Daughter of Mary Wheatley hired to person at Ampthill, no clothes, gave own petticoat. Mistress speaks very well of girl, but still so short of clothes that poor ragged mother obliged to go and wash for her, as not having shifts, aprons or stockings to stay from one wash to another. If ladyships graciously pleased to lend helping hand, always ready to help distressed, real charity. Dear Amelia. You and your good mother. Methodist preacher has taken large room in only house that has one at West End to preach in once or twice a week; elderly; was intimate of Wesley's; has been abroad to propagate Gospel; in summer means to give up room and preach on cross.

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Box,
Keene,
Wheatley, Mary,
Hume-Campbell, Amabel, 1st Countess de Grey, 5th Baroness Lucas,
Harrison, Sarah

CORRESPONDENCE, journeyman butcher, butcher, AMPTHILL, Methodist individuals, preacher