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Letter from Henrietta Ann Matthews to her brother, Thomas J Hooper. Sent from 27 Bridge Street, Newport. Apprenticeship for son Tom [Benjamin Thomas Matthews]; payments from Wiggins and Westmacott.

30 Oct 1872

From: 1872 To: 1872

“I received the enclosed [not present] this mornin - will you kindly write and make the necessary arrangements with her. I do not know her at all but soon after John’s death I wrote her a sympathising letter, which she has taken no notice of, she has (I have always heard) plenty of money so she should pay the account and some definite arrangement made about the rents and repairs, I have received nothing but what you have sent me. May 19th 1771 Wm Westmacott £10; Dec 4th 1871 Wiggins £20. I have written to John about trying to get Tom [son, Benjamin Thomas Matthews] apprenticed but John is engaged all day that he has no time to see about a place and Tom is so stupid. It will be a sad loss in money to me as well as time to Tom if the year and 8 months he has been at Burtons will not make any difference in the premium and length of apprenticeship. I have sent him (through an ironmonger here) a reference to the principal ironmonger in Hitchen and told he had see if he is in want of an apprentice but Mr Baker tells me he would have to live out of the house if he goes there as very few respectable ironmongers live at the business house. I would rather if possible that he lived with the master perhaps if he could be apprenticed in London he might continue as before living with John as it comes cheaper together.”

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Matthews, Henrietta Ann,
Hooper, Thomas J.,
Matthews, John,
Westmacott, William,
Wiggins,
Matthews, Benjamin Thomas,
Burton,
Baker

family correspondence, business, ironmonger, apprenticeship