Hayley-XXI-57

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Item Relations

This Item Author Item: Hayley, Eliza (Ball)
This Item Recipient Item: Hayley, William
This Item Sent from (place) Item: Derby (one of multiple locations/lodgings)
This Item Sent to (place) Item: 24 Cavendish Square
London
This Item Mentioned Item: France
This Item Mentioned Item: Felpham, West Sussex

Transcription

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Derby May 10.th 1792

My dear H

I certainly shall not drive you to France. I would rather go thither myself. You may therefore return to Eartham as soon as you please, but I will request you to inform me when you return, that I may not run the risque of meeting you in town.

When you say that you will not remain at Eartham if I am in Sussex I cannot suppose that you wish to prevent my visiting the eastern end of the county; I should feel myself as remote from Eartham as I should at Southampton: & in the very secluded life you lead I could suppose it possible for you to be unconscious of my

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residence at Felpham - but I am no judge of poetical influencies & affections. I am

your very sincere
Eliza

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William Hayley Esq.re
at George Romney’s Esq.re
Cavendish Square
London

Letter Title

Eliza Hayley to William Hayley: letter

Classmark

Hayley-XXI-57

Date 1

1792-05-10

Date 1 Source

Written on letter by author

No. Sheets

1

Sender Address

Derby

Recipient Address

Eartham

Archive

Hayley Papers

Repository

Fitzwilliam Museum

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Citation

“Hayley-XXI-57,” A Museum of Relationships: The correspondence of William Hayley (1745-1820), accessed May 19, 2024, http://hayleypapers.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/items/show/21.

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