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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5759/3/4 |
| Title | Love poems / letters by James Swindell |
| Date | c1741-1753 |
| Description | (i) Poem dated April 8 1741 by James Swindell to a lady, begining 'Madam I hoap though I a stranger am / your Candid goodness will not let you blam' On the reverse is written (part upside down) 'This James Windell for Mrs Hannah To his most Dear'. Above are two acrostics spelling 'A PRICK'.
(ii) Poem dated September 3 1745 - the same poem as (i) but lacking the nine final lines. On the reverse is written (part upside down) 'Whither it Goes the Bearor knows I hoap to friends' Remember me when this you see & Love Mee as I do thee'. Above is an acrostic spelling the name 'Anne Boulton'.
(iii) ?Extract of love letter from James Swindell dated 1753 addressed on the reverse 'To Mrs Ann Boulton Living at Covent garden' At the top of the letter is a paragraph (part missing) by a woman stating that she encloses several of his letters written to her 40 years ago when the writer was her lover and 'one writ tother day after so [many yea]rs of Cohabitation'
(ii) On one side, part of a letter from a lady to a much older suitor. Above it is a riddle on a Looking Glass. On the other side is a passage by James Swindell headed 'This Letor was wrote by a gentleman to his Mrs after a quarill had hapend between their parents so far yt her father gave her Charg to Com no more in his Company'. |
| Extent | 4 items |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Swindell and Marple families of Parwich and Brassington |
| Archivist Note | Catalogue description improved by Sarah Chubb, 22/06/2021. |