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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/122
Title
29 August 1810 - James Longsdon, senior, at Bubnell, to his son John Longsdon at London.
Date
29 Aug 1810
Description
He is at Bubnell to see his wife who has had a bad cold. She is better and comes home today. He is very busy and does not have the help he expected from James, junior. He comments on bills of exchange and his conversation with George Morewood. He avoided the painful subject of the whole debt of Mathew and Peter Longsdon, about £1300. His observations and directions in this business have not been attended to as he expected, and he has not been at Manchester since about Christmas. He wants to discuss his business with John and will speak to George Morewood about John's wish to visit home. John must have been Mr Willson by now. Many things in Mathew and Peter's conduct are highly blameable besides Barnsley in which Peter was more blameable, particularly their want of order and not taking their stock account, and much too extensive a spirit of adventure in their situation, Peter spending his evenings out in parties far from respectable so regularly. Nothing is so worthy to be attended to as virtue which he has the happiness of hearing from all quarters that John pursues.
30th August. Addendum at Longstone having found John's letter of 27 August. Finch has gone to Manchester. He takes no notice of John's letter enclosing the £50 bank note. Finch says that Mathew and Peter's affairs are going on as well as can be expected. About three quarters have signed the deed. James fears something unpleasant from Barnsley or Eastwood.
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Derbyshire Record Office
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Longsdon family of Little Longstone
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