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Oxford--Half past nine. [August 21, 1835]
Dearest Molly,
Enquiring just now about the post, I learn that I can
still get a letter into /the post/ it, upon paying a
shilling; and I believe I should send you a line, though it
were to cost me a guinea; albeit I keep counting my money
every hour, to see if it will last me. We have just had
tea, after a journey which I should have thought beautiful,
had it been carrying me any where except from my wife &
children. I flagged much at times, & got very melancholy at
night-fall; but love for you all, & the sense of kindness,
held me up; & so I think I shall do pretty well, with as
many letters from you as you can write, when you know where
to direct. We purpose to be at Stratford tomorrow noon, to
sleep at Birmingham at night, & be in Chester the night
following; so I think if you were to direct a letter for me,
"till called for," at the post-office at Chester, I should
get it; & what a delight it would be! At all events, they
keep letters I believe, a good while at post-offices, & I could get it on my return, so as to leave no chance of its being opened. There would be nothing in it however which need not be seen.-- Mr Webbe continues
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, August 21, 1835 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1835-08-21 |
| Description | Concerning his tour with Egerton Webbe; his affection for his family. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857 Webbe, Egerton, 1810-1840 |
| Geographic Subject |
England -- Oxford |
| Chronological Subject |
1830-1840 |
| Type (DCMIType) | Text |
| Type (AAT) |
Correspondence |
| Type (IMT) | jpeg |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| Contributing Institution | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Archival Collection | Brewer-Leigh Hunt Collection |
| Collection Guide | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/resources/Brewer-LeighHunt.html |
| Location | MsL H94hum10 |
| Rights Management | Educational use only, no other permissions given. This letter is owned by The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department, and is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Special Collections Department. |
| Contact Information | Contact the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections Department: lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Height (cm) | 22.9 |
| Width (cm) | 18.5 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| Number of Sheets of Paper | 1 |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available. |
| Date Digital | 2008-04-02 |
| Transcript |
Oxford--Half past nine. [August 21, 1835] Dearest Molly , Enquiring just now about the post, I learn that I can still get a letter into /the post/ it, upon paying a shilling; and I believe I should send you a line, though it were to cost me a guinea; albeit I keep counting my money every hour, to see if it will last me. We have just had tea, after a journey which I should have thought beautiful, had it been carrying me any where except from my wife & children. I flagged much at times, & got very melancholy at night-fall; but love for you all, & the sense of kindness, held me up; & so I think I shall do pretty well, with as many letters from you as you can write, when you know where to direct. We purpose to be at Stratford tomorrow noon, to sleep at Birmingham at night, & be in Chester the night following; so I think if you were to direct a letter for me, "till called for" at the post-office at Chester, I should get it; & what a delight it would be! At all events, they keep letters I believe, a good while at post-offices, & I could get it on my return, so as to leave no chance of its being opened. There would be nothing in it however which need not be seen.-- Mr Webbe continues [page break] mending, & begs his kindest regards. I am writing with your pen; which besides being a great pleasure to me for its own sake, has saved me from the necessity of using the horrid inn pen, which as usual is soft, broad-nibbed, & not fit to write with. Kiss the darling ones for me--I have not the heart yet to name them--& give most affectionate remembrances to all around you. I think of them all, yourself particularly, at all hours of the day,-what you are doing,--whether you are drinking tea, supping &c. Blessings of all sorts upon you; & may I bring back all which I can give you, doubled. I am a great deal better, upon the whole, than I expected to be, thanks to heaven & to the kind cheerful face (in spite of its tearful tendency) which you shewed me at parting, & especially that glimpse of it the second time. Kisses, kisses to all, & twenty-fold to darling Molly from her Ever affectionate husband , Leigh Hunt . Mr. Webbe is a great support to me, & I, no doubt, to him. We sleep in a double-bedded room . P. S. This is the only letter I write from here. Pray, dearest, tell every body to take the greatest care of fires, & let me know they do so. Indeed they are very careful; & I am sure they will be ultra-careful to oblige their father. |
| Transcript By |
Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Letter Published In | Cowden Clarke, "Leigh Hunt." The Century Magazine 23 (1872), 704-11., I, 276 [in part]. |
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