Letter from Margaret Parry to her daughter, 19 August 1839 (transcript)

        

Llaneuddog. August 19th 1839

Dear Daughter

I have taken the pleasure of addressing you with these few lines in hope that you are well as we remain at present. We were very happy to learn from Thos. Parry that you are comfortable in your situation, which I hope you will keep and be a good girl, and look after yourself in a strange place. I dont know yet whether I can come this year or not to Manchester, but if I will be coming I shall come in about a month if not I will be coming in spring next year. Your Aunt is well and still at Llusdulas and the family at Tan’r Allt are all well. Your Sister Sidney and the family are all well and she has a very fine little girl. She married a very wealthy Bachelor and she lives very comfortable in the same house and carries on the same business and employs 3 or 4 Girls, and Mary is going there to her next winter. They are all well at Gwrych Ellin and Margaret was over this summer they are much grown. I was much surprised that you did not come home when your family was away this summer. I hope you will take care with your money and not spend them for nonsense and I hope you will have a large sum against I will see you again.

John is in school in Liverpool. Give my best respect to John Jones and his mother and to Robert Parry and Ellin Parry. Your Brother Thomas is at home at present but he intends to go to Edinburgh to the College in November next. He has plenty to do, and will earn enough of money against then to go to the College. Mary ad Margaret remembers to you. Hannah, Owen’s family are all well and desires to be remembered to her. Your Brother Thomas sends his best love to you.

So no more at present from

Your affectionate Mother

Margaret Parry

To Anne Humphreys
at Mr. King /c
Manchester.