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D3580 - Longsdon family of Little Longstone - [14th-20th Cent]
- C - Correspondence

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3580/C/382
Title	8 July 1814 London. William Longsdon to James Longsdon. Tomorrow box will be sent to James' address at Great Longstone per Pickfords Waggon which should be at Chesterfield on Saturday 16th - one coat blue, 1 waistcoat; 1 pair top boots; 2 pair candlesticks; 6 teaspoons - value 42/-; 1 pair snuffers; 1 razor strip 2/6; 2 1bs tea; whole of James' commissions. Candlesticks James will be pleased to receive as a joint contribution from John and writer towards his housekeeping. Snuffer present from T Gardam and are handsome indication of his goodwill - cost 25/- though only plated. Other expenses will be sent and in meantime encloses account current of £5 John held of James' money and credits him for 6/- he has paid writer as balance and £10 that writer received from James at Longstone which he will take proper note of and remember that writer only has now an account with him at all. £35 also received at Longstone is at James credit with Morewood and Forsyth. Canals order for bottled ........ considerable expense. Mr Morewood commented as they went to Newhaven "Your Brother has only to humour your Father a little to enjoy as pleasant a situation as anybody I know. His habits are now so fixed by time that they will not alter".
Date	1814
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Longsdon family of Little Longstone
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Term	Letters (documents)

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