Margaret Hannah’s Letter, 7 August 1858 (transcript)

Letter from Margaret Hannah to her aunt following the funeral of her husband, Peter Hannah of Pentregwyddel Quarry House at Llanddulas Church, Denbighshire on 29 July 1858, at the age of 40.

                                                                                                                                                      Augst 7th 1858

Dear Aunt

               I am sorry I have not written you sooner but I have been expecting to have something settled but have not yet Mr. Lupton left here on Tuesday last and none of the other ones have been here yet Mr. Kneeshaw is comeing here on Monday next I told Mr. Lupton I hoped they would not want the house soon if I got the house at Pensarn it would not be empty till May he said I was not to put myself out of the way about that as they would give me plenty of time as they did not want the house one of the Clarks from the Office has been here all this week but has gone home today I think he will be Back next week for a day or two to make up the Books for the men to get paid as Mr. Lupton leaves for Scotland next week Mr. Lupton said if I wanted the Insurance money before they pay (which they do not for six months) the Co. would give me the money and they would wait for it till then Mother and Grandmother were here yesterday they were quite well Mother had been looking at the house of Robt. Thomas and she says it will take £50 to finish it as there are no Back Buildings and there is not a Shelf or Cuppurt in the place he asks £650 for it and she says it is not worth more than £600 if that Robt. Roberts Glazer houses are on Sale he wants 1200 fo Both I have left it for Mother to do as she likes as she understands such things and I know nothing about house Value she was going to see Robt. Roberts Houses today I am in hopes they will let me stop here till May I could live much cheaper here than anywhare else. Mr. Maynes will perhaps be comeing here to pay the men on Saturday next perhaps I will get to know something then little Charles is still in Abergele and the little girl at Pensarn perhaps you would like to know what kind of a funeral he had there were from five to six hundred people almost all men they say they could not go all to the Church which shaws he was respected as there was a great number came from Conway and Penmaen Mawr Mr. Humphreys the parson of Llanddulas called here this week and he tould me he never saw so large a funeral or a more respectable people than attended it I was very glad it was so as it shawed he was like as Rich and poor all about here attended I would not have written about it only I thought you would like to know John Francis & William are well and I am better as I try all I can to bear as I have a great deal of things to attend to now hopeing this will find Uncle and you well with Kind love to you Both your affectionate

                                             nice Margaret Hannah