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ED 360 03 06 07
Title
Fanny Keate: Letter from Dr Brown to Mrs Brown
Level
Item
Date
8 February 1812
Content description
From Marg.tta Farm. Grateful that Dr Keate has prescribed a cure for her complaint for her cough and tightness of breathing which has been ongoing.
Observes that Sir Andrew Hammonds recovery will be slow with his age and natural feebleness in his legs. Mr Hoseason has been buying trees and shrubs in Norwich and will then set out for town and is likely to run down to Eton to pay them all a visit.
Tells her not to worry about the stories of robberies and murders, none have been going on in the Marshland and judging by the merry sounds from the kitchen they cant really be troubled by them. The household is going very well indeed. 'No body upon the farm eats the bread of idleness'. He has been very busy repairing all the banks and is looking forward to Fanny and Dr Keate and all of the family coming to visit in August. He would be very disappointed if he didn't come. In discussion with Hoseason who came to share his pew at church, he is very concerned that there should be accomodation for the lower order of people in the church and is hoping to draw the work people to church by making changes, at present neither they, nor servants have any place to sit. Says Sir Andrew Hamond laments Berkley Pagets leaving the Country and the return of Morpheus. Asks if Dr Keate can inform her what that worthless fellow had done to cause his home to be put up in a coffee house of Swindlers in Bury. Repeats this request at the end of the letter.
On outside: Clenchwarton Feb 9th 1812
Addressed to Mrs Browne at the Rev.d Dr Keate's, Eton College near Windsor.
Observes that Sir Andrew Hammonds recovery will be slow with his age and natural feebleness in his legs. Mr Hoseason has been buying trees and shrubs in Norwich and will then set out for town and is likely to run down to Eton to pay them all a visit.
Tells her not to worry about the stories of robberies and murders, none have been going on in the Marshland and judging by the merry sounds from the kitchen they cant really be troubled by them. The household is going very well indeed. 'No body upon the farm eats the bread of idleness'. He has been very busy repairing all the banks and is looking forward to Fanny and Dr Keate and all of the family coming to visit in August. He would be very disappointed if he didn't come. In discussion with Hoseason who came to share his pew at church, he is very concerned that there should be accomodation for the lower order of people in the church and is hoping to draw the work people to church by making changes, at present neither they, nor servants have any place to sit. Says Sir Andrew Hamond laments Berkley Pagets leaving the Country and the return of Morpheus. Asks if Dr Keate can inform her what that worthless fellow had done to cause his home to be put up in a coffee house of Swindlers in Bury. Repeats this request at the end of the letter.
On outside: Clenchwarton Feb 9th 1812
Addressed to Mrs Browne at the Rev.d Dr Keate's, Eton College near Windsor.
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