Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    W1/6600
  • Title
    Samuel Whitbread II, London, to Elizabeth Grey. Marked no 17.
  • Date free text
    28 December 1787
  • Production date
    From: 1787 To: 1787
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    My dearest dearest Bess Altho' Mr Gray has so far disappointed me as not to let me have your Necklace in time for to night's post, I cannot resist the Temptation of writing a few words to You, which a Leisure quarter of an hour before I go to dinner with Charles & Lambton lays me under. I have also to beg the favour of you to send me the Charade of which Malheur is the Subject, & which I am credibly informed has been sent from Fallodon into the County of Lincoln. You will be sorry to hear of the Malheur which has befallen our friend Monson, his favourite hunter hunter dropped down dead the other day after a very easy Chace. I am the more hurt at his Misfortune, as it is from me that he bought the unlucky bargain. He desired to be particularly remembered to you all. Had not the Snow made it possible that all communication between You & Alnwick should be cut off I should have expected a letter from You today, returning me the patterns & giving a long Jobation for troubling You.- Your House is going on fast & I think that I have now left nothing undone. the Grey Arms are already quartered with mine in two or three instances. You must soon begin to think on a day, which will be a day of days to me at least, & which You have promised shall not be set at a distance. remember that. I hope the 18th will be kept sacred. I am spurring as much as I can.- I still hope that no person will be present on the day I mean, who must in his heart wish me dead. for I maintain that it is impossible it should be otherwise. & whatever credit I may give for good sense pointing out the Advantage arising to that person from the present situation of affairs. that such conviction can be the Object or Effect of his Visit I can never believe. I am sure from his appearance I should like Ld Erroll, & shall be happy if he can like me, as i promise You that I should be very glad of his future acquaintance. I am not alarmed at his gaining any uncontradicted credit as long as You tell your acquaintance the Truth. & to read under your hand that you are always happy to acknowledge that Truth makes me blessed aye blessed indeed. I return to Bedwell on Monday for a day or two. & I hope in a few posts to be able to fix with some degree of certainty the day that I shall set out for Fallodon. You will see me then without a care. My dear, dear Bess I love You better & better evey day. I will write on Monday. till then Adieu. God bless You my dearest dearest dearest Bess, write to me, love me, avow me, & believe me now & forever most sincerely & most affectionately Your's & Your's only S. Whitbread My best remembrances to all. Addio. Addio. Addio."
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