| Description | Hopes the children will have a safe journey tomorrow, very sad that they are leaving; enclosing a list of the texts they say after prayers; Franklin has learned the 23rd Psalm, almost knows the first part of Watt’s first catechism and has marked which hymns he knows in the index in Watts’ Hymn Book, also knowing two in “Hymns for Infant Minds”, Elizabeth will write down the 2nd verse of “I’m not too young”; reassures Eleanor that she only had to speak to N. once about [washing] the children’s ears and heads, with no need to complain further; sorry that have not been able to find a pair of gaiters small enough for Philip, the shops in Derby only have “very shabby ones”; smaller hamper contains damsons which will need to be preserved, apples called “Seek no further” will not keep but the other apples will: the pears fell in a high wind and are bruised so will not keep; larger hamper has 4 dessert dishes of damson cheese and plum [cheese]; asks for the dishes, jar and reticule to be sent back; yesterday and today both very cold, some snow, hopes tomorrow will be fine; love to all.
PS: Has found the hymns, 2 verses of the first one, and 1 [verse] of the second one.
With note setting out verses of hymns, “I am not too young for God to see”, and “This day belongs to God alone”, with list of religious subjects |