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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D517/BOX/12/9/4/33 |
Title | Draft letter from Nelly Mundy to Mary Feilding in reply to her letter of Nov 1805 |
Date | [Nov 1805] |
Extent | 1 item |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | Miller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor |
Transcript or Index | Dear Miss Feilding It gives me pleasure to hear that after all that has happened you are in a place of safety, the late Event does not at all surprise me, it has only proved sooner than might have been expected the truth of any in our last conversation at Bath: - if you had then followed the advice of the two real friends, yr situation now wou'd have been very different, & you wou'd have had the satisfaction of self approbation, as well as that of your Guardian, who I'm sorry to say has now taken such a firm resolution to throw up the trust, that I am afraid nothing cou'd at this time change his purpose - the Insolence of your Letters, & ingratitude of yr conduct towards him has given him very great, & just offence & it has been so often repeated that I hardly know how to plead for you. Mrs Chaffer is very good in giving you [page 2] protection, tis more than you had any reason to expect all things consider'd - & I must observe to you that you are singularly fortunate in the truest friendship where you have least deserved it if any motive now induces you to apply steadily to business, & to Endeavour to make yrself respectable & independent it will be fortunate for yrself - & (if not too late) will be yr best chance of changing yr Guardians present purpose of getting rid of a trust from wch he has had so much trouble & vesation - & for wch he has been so ungraciously, & so ungratefully treated. I return the Letter you Enclosed - ignorant of the provocation that occasion'd it I can only lament that such things should happen between [page 3] a parent & a Child - & wish that it may be a warning to you to put a better guard in future upon yr own temper that advice is unask'd & I cannot prenent to give you any * Other than to hear of yr welfare & happiness will always give pleasure to yr very sincere friend
* she had desired my opinion about the propriety of asking her Bro[the]r George to advance money for her |
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