Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z462/2
  • Title
    to brother John Duncombe, Marston, from London
  • Date free text
    27 Aug 1818
  • Production date
    From: 1818 To: 1818
  • Scope and Content
    ".... I have had rather a sevear atackt of the piles for about ten days and was rather doubtful it was my old complaint but are happy to say i are got quite comfortable a gain ..." Knows nothing of fish received. Will not be able to come down to the country and is disappointed because he hoped to come for the "feast", but the family he works for "are the most uncertain Devils in the wourld they went over to France for three or four months at least master said when he wento away and know he has sent me word that the shall bee in London on next Tuesday making ten weeks ... we went down to Brighton sometime a go for a fortnight and there we staid eleven weeks and i suprise by thair coming flying home so unexpected that we are all gowing of someware else so soon as they return but it is all uncertain ware too. I should have been verry happy to come down thiss summer as the harvest is all over and woulld made it so verry comfortable when i shall come now is quite uncertain ever or never but as i allways tell you never expect me untill you see me. I never knew such hot weather in my life i thought we should have been all melted in London. You mentioned in your letter a bout a situation for John Clark and i should feel a verry great pleasures to get him one but have not heard of any thing at preasent as it is rather difficult to get a place to suitt him as he has no knolidg of waighting if he could get a place in the countrey for six months to lern a litle of the waighting he would stand a great deal better chance of beeing suited for theere is verry few familys now that will have a servant that does not know this business as they can get plenty that do thorouly understand it as there is so many out of place thay can get them for a bout half the usual wages. Mr Lyne as got a footman know serving with him for ten guineas witch is just half what wages wher [wen?] I was with him and many more from 25 to 18 and 20 and glad to get it for there is so many famielys going a broad and discharging thair servants as they can get plenty over thare for less wages than they can get them hear. I should like to know the particulars of John Clarks a bilitys or point of his appearance and setus. as it is rather an unpleasint job to get a pirson a situation that i have not seen for thiss seven years as i should be very sorry to get him a place and it should not suit him. Please to give my kind lov to my father and aunt and my best respects to all inquiring friends I remain dear brother yours affectionately George Duncombe"
  • Level of description
    item
Hierarchy browser