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D3653 - Derbyshire printed booklets, leaflets, photographs, prints, title deeds and other papers - 17th-20th cent
- 34 - Prints, advertisements, etc - 1698-1900
  - 5 - Letters from William Wordsworth [1820], Michael Faraday 1830, William Morris 1883 - 1820-1883

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3653/34/5/1
Title	Letter from William Wordsworth, Rydal Mount, to Rd Sharp Esqre MP, Park Lane, London, with postscript by Mary Wordsworth
Date	22 Nov 1820
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Derbyshire Museum Service
Transcript or Index	My dear Sir, Will you be so kind as to send the enclosed in the twopenny Post. Italy is seldom out of my mind - I talked much with Roger about it; and al[so w]ith George - but I have taken no steps yet - indeed my Daughter has been so very poorly since you were here [t]hat I could not entertain any settled pl[an] thank heaven she is now very much bet[ter] but far from well occasioning us some alarm we with [...?] regard to your sister, Miss Sherwood[?] & yourself from all here I remain my dear Sharp faithfully yours W Wordsworth 22 Nobr 1820 Rydal Mount [on reverse] My dear Sir W cavalierly desires me to put up the enclosed without his requesting you to have the kindness to send the two inelegant looking notes to the 2d Post - but he hurries off with Dora who has mounted her Poney, & they are gone together to enjoy the sunshine & seek strength. Dora's gradual restoration affords us sunshine within doors which has been overcast for the last 2 months very sincerely your obliged M Wordsworth

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