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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3580/C/381
TitleLondon. William Longsdon to Mother - Mr M. Samuel Gardam and writer got well here. Only I vacant seat inside Traveller Coach at Newhaven - so took 2 outside. Weather very favourable - worried about Mr M's eyes he having rode nearly all way outside. Looks better than in Derbyshire and eyes recovering.
Comfortably settled for work again - much refreshed by easy month at Longsdon. Counting House busier now.
John looking pretty well and quite satisfied that the Kings had gone again. Things seem to have been strangely confused while they were here. Had Father seen the bustle on all sides he would never have thought about bustle at Longsdon again.
Mr M told them of rejoining her. Newington Green looks much quieter. Greenhouse plants all in order and no fragments of coaches, wheelbarrows, horses and dolls to be seen. Change not calculated to make one merrier.
Little S Gardam welcome receipt at Camperwell. Goes with his Aunt Hannah on Monday to see the Nelson MN launched. So large and fine a ship was never built before. Tell Bessy plants and letters delivered at Newington Green and gladly received by the Misses Hetherington. Tell Miss Wilkes her letter is gone by the Packet to sail in a few days.
Date2 Jul 1814
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLongsdon family of Little Longstone
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