| Title | 3 August 1837
Received 7 Sept answered 11 Sept. Anne Longsdon to William Longsdon - via Mr E Vickers sailing for New York, 8th - all pleased to hear William again in good health - hope for tidings of William's return. Just heard from her brother John of death of their brother Charles, one of the innumerable victims of Cholera now raging in Naples, Partner John says published reports of deaths is 400-500 daily - he believes 1000 per day nearer truth. John nursed Charles 5 days and nights.
Henry home for 5 weeks, elbow as strong as before fracture. Hired carriages from Bakewell and asked Mr J Longsdon to drive them to Sheffield to return Henry to school. Spent day in Sheffield - visited Botanical Gardens. Understand sister EL [Longsdon], and same of family at Churchdale writing - Mr and Mrs Smithers and family much better health for long time than used to have. Edward very fine boy indeed. Katherine and Rosa gallop about on their new ponies quite in style, both seem quite fearless.
Wishes William could see his garden this year, beautiful as roses generally are there; they think this year they have surpassed all former years. William's greenhouse does not look very splendid, only some of common plants remaining. Those are pretty, the geraniums flowered well. Twice this summer as far as Chettpit Plantation a tolerably long walk for her. Her dear husband planted that plantation and always called it hers. |