The people of Tingewick, Buckinghamshire (England)

dated May 1867 but probably 1866 - Letter to Richard Terry junior and his wife Mary (nee Baulch) in Tasmania from his mother Elizabeth in Tingewick

Transcription kindly contributed by Gwennith May Smith (1929-2010), great-granddaughter of Richard Terry, through her daughter Virginia Ling

Probably written in 1866 - 'Uncle James Terry' was buried in August 1866 according to letter 18


Tingewick
May 17th 1867

Dear Son and Daughter,

I have once more taken the pleasure of writing to you, trusting this may find you in the enjoyment of good health, which it leaves me at this time, and all the family perfectly well, for any thing I know, Dear Son I beg heartly for not writing before, which I trust you will do, Dear Son when you write again don't forget to let me know if you know any thing of your Brother, Dear Son I have sent you my elizabethterry_t.jpg portrait and I hope you will not bear in mind any thing of the expense of it, for thank God it lay in my power to have it done and while I am as I am, I can't wish to you for any thing, if I wanted I should be glad of help, but thank God I am well,

Dear Son we are very Sorry to hear you had so bad a harvest, but trust in the Lord and leave it to him for a better next if you should live to see it, we had a good moderate harvest in old England last year thank God for it, we have the loaf good bread for sixpence, other provisions are dearer than we have them,

we say the whole are all well, and all wish to be remembered to you, Elizabeth is still single and in her old place, where she as been thirteen year, please to give all our love and best wishes to the Uncle Richard and is wife, and tell them is Brother James and Sister Hannah are well as usual, now I think we will come to a close wishing you all the comfort heaven can bestow,

from your ever loving
and Affectionate
Mother

Elizabeth Terry