Holywell
November 15th, 1876
My Dear Sister,
We were very pleased to hear of your safe arrival at Fairy
Glenn & finding mom oh so comfortable.
Sincerely hoping you are still well & comfortable.
Maggie often speaks of Marian & wishing she was here for
Christmas. She has been dressed today in
the blue silk that Marian was dressed & she was wondering what Marian was
doing then. She goes to school every
day.
Business is very quiet with us now, the Yanky that we have
in business here being a very strong opposition. Really
making one at times wishing ourselves with you out there. The table came from Liverpool quite safe as
also the gasolier, board for the marble piece, all of which we are making use
of. The board & gasolier are in the
coffee room. We have improved the room
very much. The table in the drawing room
where it looks very pretty, for all of which accept our very best thanks for
the present. The glass was damaged a
little in bringing over, just the very top ornament chipped a little, nothing
to harm it.
Mrs. Powell has had a sale on her furniture, a very pool
sale, & has let her house to Mr. Williams, the curate late Miss Winter, her
shop to Mrs. Faulks ____’s son . She is
going to live in a little house in a chapel.
The children have promised to post papers for Marian, hoping
they will not forget. Would you like
to have the ___? We could send it every month if we thought
you would like it. Will you ask sister
Elizabeth’s pardon for me, really I am ashamed to write her now but when I received her letter
my only sister was on her death bed & I put the letter somewhere . I
think she must be the one that was with her in school as all those were there that
she named when she was there, but they had left when I went there. Jane Elija Jones Coedonne, Anne & Jane Bibby, Mrs. Dawson’s little
boys, Martha Hall & Priscilla Garrett were there when I went . I remember
seeing Miss Garner calling to see Miss Inglby when I was there but cannot recall
her features.
Mr. Garner often talks of his__ __ out enough of money for
him to come and see you all. He will
come but it does not look likely now as trades is so bad.
I conclude with kind love from Mr. Garner, Maggie & myself
to all at Fairy Glen & believe me to remain yours affectionately,
Sister Mary [Garner, Joseph’s wife]
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