Diplomatic Text
11th. Augt. 1800
Ansed. 30th- ▼
My Dear Mrs. Dickinson
It is a long time since I have
had the pleasure of hearing from you, it's true,
Your good Man, did call upon me, in the Month
of April, but did not stay three minutes, I
had not time to inquire after You, & Your Dear
Daughter, whom I have a great regard for &c- &c.
in the Month of June, I had a great deal of
busineʃs upon my hands, of the greatest impor-
-tance, & did not leave Town till the fourth
of July -- since I came here, I have been
in the midst of dust, & owing to the two Camps,
horse & foot, being stationd very near us,
which at times has made me very Croʃs,
there is nothing to be got here, every thing
goes to the Camp, am oblig'd to go to Wind-
-sor, for every thing that is good, is not
that enough to make one Croʃs, this hot
Weather, my good friend (we very seldom
stir out to Walk, when we doid, almost ancle
in dust) the dear King has brought this
upon us, for his own amusement, I am
glad he his gone to Weymouth, I hope to
hear soon the Camp will be broke up, I
am quite sick of the sight of a Red Coat --
I never whent to one of the great feild
Days, what with smoke, & dust, I cou'd not
find out the pleasure of it, Miʃs Walker
whent with a Party, & paid very dear for
her amusement, got a very bad cold,
swell'd face, & was laid up above a week,
my Sister whent with some friends I had
with me, Capt. & Mrs. Saltwell, I
like the foot Camp very much, & I have
been very often, one Evening a large
party of us drank Tea in Coln. Johnson
Markee, in number 15 - . Lady Harewood
the Tibbalds party, & ours, they have
a very fine Band of Music, which
makes it very agreeable indeed --
Lady Harewood goes constantly, but I
shou'd not like to go every Night, but
one always meets with a great many
of ones acqaintance, pleasant enough.
I hope soon we shall be reinstated to
our rural felicity, but nothing can
repair the Garth being tore up, but
some good showers of Rain --
Our friends at Broomley, I have not
heard any thing of them, of some time,
the last time I saw Miʃs A: Clarke
She talk'd of taking her Sister Bell
to the Sea side, She thought her o ---
of health, I told her I did not th[ink]
it a prudent scheme, but I dont
know, ------ donewhat has been done --
we have not had such a hot & dry Summer for many
years, I hope we shall have a good harvest,
& then I truʃt, it will set all right again,
no meat under 9 or 10 pence per pound, Bread
18 pence the quartern loaf, the poor must
have sufferd greatly, thank God the Bread
is falling, but not so much as it - ont --
Mrs. Ashwell has been in Town, at a friends
house, the Lady she was with, appear'd very stiff,
so I did not trouble her any more, I askd
the two ladies to my Aʃsembly, but they were engag'd,
& gave me to understand they were full of engagements.
remember me to Mrs. Morris, She is a great
favorit of mine, in my Openion there is few
like her, is your good father with you, if, he his,
pray give my best to him --
▼
[1]We all unite in best respects to you,
& Yours,
from your sincere friend
E Glover
best Com[pliment]
to Mrs ------ [2]
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Notes
1. This appears at the bottom of the page written upside down.
2. This postscript appears to the left of the signature.
3. The word 'Staines' appears above this address line, referring to present-day Staines-upon-Thames, a town near Sunninghill where the note was written.
4. A '6' is written next across the address, indicating postage paid. The remains of a postmark are to the left of the address.
Normalised Text
My Dear Mrs. Dickinson
It is a long time since I have
had the pleasure of hearing from you, it's true,
Your good Man, did call upon me, in the Month
of April, but did not stay three minutes, I
had not time to inquire after You, & Your Dear
Daughter, whom I have a great regard for &c- &c.
in the Month of June, I had a great deal of
business upon my hands, of the greatest importance
, & did not leave Town till the fourth
of July -- since I came here, I have been
in the midst of dust, & owing to the two Camps,
horse & foot, being stationed very near us,
which at times has made me very Cross,
there is nothing to be got here, every thing
goes to the Camp, am obliged to go to Windsor
, for every thing that is good, is not
that enough to make one Cross, this hot
Weather, my good friend (we very seldom
stir out to Walk, when we did, almost ankle
in dust) the dear King has brought this
upon us, for his own amusement, I am
glad he is gone to Weymouth, I hope to
hear soon the Camp will be broken up, I
am quite sick of the sight of a Red Coat --
I never went to one of the great field
Days, what with smoke, & dust, I could not
find out the pleasure of it, Miss Walker
went with a Party, & paid very dear for
her amusement, got a very bad cold,
swelled face, & was laid up above a week,
my Sister went with some friends I had
with me, Captain & Mrs. Saltwell, I
like the foot Camp very much, & I have
been very often, one Evening a large
party of us drank Tea in Colonel Johnson
Marquee, in number 15. Lady Harewood
the Tibbalds party, & ours, they have
a very fine Band of Music, which
makes it very agreeable indeed --
Lady Harewood goes constantly, but I
should not like to go every Night, but
one always meets with a great many
of ones acquaintance, pleasant enough.
I hope soon we shall be reinstated to
our rural felicity, but nothing can
repair the Garth being torn up, but
some good showers of Rain --
Our friends at Broomley, I have not
heard any thing of them, of some time,
the last time I saw Miss Anna Clarke
She talked of taking her Sister Bell
to the Sea side, She thought her o ---
of health, I told her I did not think
it a prudent scheme, but I don't
know, what has been done --
we have not had such a hot & dry Summer for many
years, I hope we shall have a good harvest,
& then I trust, it will set all right again,
no meat under 9 or 10 pence per pound, Bread
18 pence the quartern loaf, the poor must
have suffered greatly, thank God the Bread
is falling, but not so much as it - ont --
Mrs. Ashwell has been in Town, at a friends
house, the Lady she was with, appeared very stiff,
so I did not trouble her any more, I asked
the two ladies to my Assembly, but they were engaged,
& gave me to understand they were full of engagements.
remember me to Mrs. Morris, She is a great
favourite of mine, in my Opinion there is few
like her, is your good father with you, if, he is,
pray give my best to him --
▼
We all unite in best respects to you,
& Yours,
from your sincere friend
Eleanor Glover
best Compliment
to Mrs
Leighton house
Bedfordshire
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Library References
Repository: John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester
Archive: Mary Hamilton Papers
Item title: Letter from Eleanor Glover (née Lenton) to Mary Hamilton
Shelfmark: HAM/1/13/47
Correspondence Details
Sender: Eleanor Glover (née Lenton)
Place sent: Sunninghill
Addressee: Mary Hamilton
Place received: Woburn
Date sent: 30 August 1800
Letter Description
Summary: Letter from Mrs Eleanor Glover to Mary Hamilton, concerning general news on the price of food, the Clarke family, and the fact that she is 'sick of the sight' of the regimental red coat. Glover notes that there are two military camps close by which is making her very cross as it has made it more difficult to get hold of goods as everything goes to the camps. She notes that she also scarcely ever goes out to walk as we are 'almost ankle deep in dust'.
Glover also writes of the hot summer that they have had and her hopes for a good harvest. At the moment meat cannot be bought under 9 or 10 pence per pound, bread is 18 pence per quarter loaf and notes that the poor must be suffering greatly.
Dated at Sunning Hill.
Original reference No. 27.
Length: 1 sheet, 617 words
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