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Wednesday Morning.
[?September 2, 1812] [1]
My dearest girl,
The milk disagreed with me as I thought it would, & produced such a dreadful depression of spirits yesterday, that I could not be away from you /---/ any longer. When you receive this therefore, I shall be on the road, & shall reach your dear arms a few hours after. Do not be alarmed at finding me very thin, for the journey will make me look worse. I shall soon get better with you & my dear children, & I have promised Mr. M. that if I am well soon enough, we will all pay him a visit here together. God bless you, my darling [,] I expect the /---/ coach every instant.
Your ever affectionate husband
Leigh Hunt.
P.S. I sleep at Salisbury tonight, & shall most likely be at home between 7 & 9 tomorrow evening.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, September 2, 1812 |
| Creator |
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Date Original | 1812-09-02 |
| Description | Concerning his decision to return home after "a dreadful depression of spirits". |
| Note | Cheney dates this letter to September 2, 1812. See transcript notes below. |
| Personal Name Subject |
Hunt, Marianne Kent, 1788-1857 Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 |
| Geographic Subject | England -- Somerset -- Taunton |
| Chronological Subject |
1810-1820 |
| 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 | bound MsL H94hum4 leaf 45 (one of 18 letters in MsL H94hum4) |
| 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) | 22.8 |
| Width (cm) | 18.6 |
| Number of Pages | 2 + 2 blank |
| 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 | 2009-04-02 |
| Transcript |
Wednesday Morning . [?September 2, 1812] [1] My dearest girl , The milk disagreed with me as I thought it would, & produced such a dreadful depression of spirits yesterday, that I could not be away from you /---/ any longer. When you receive this therefore, I shall be on the road, & shall reach your dear arms a few hours after. Do not be alarmed at finding me very thin, for the journey will make me look worse. I shall soon get better with you & my dear children, & I have promised Mr. M[arriott] that if I am well soon enough, we will all pay him a visit here together. God bless you, my darling [,] I expect the /---/ coach every instant . Your ever affectionate husband Leigh Hunt . P.S. I sleep at Salisbury tonight, & shall most likely be at home between 7 & 9 tomorrow evening. [page break] Mrs. Leigh Hunt , 37 Portland Street , Oxford Road , London. |
| Transcript Notes | 1. The milk disagreeing with Hunt clearly refers to the comment in his letter to Marianne dated August 30, 1812 that he had "commenced taking milk." Also see postmark. |
| Transcript By |
Brewer, Luther Cheney, David R. (David Raymond), 1922-2006 |
| Transcript Location | University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. |
| Letter Published In | Luther A. Brewer, ed. My Leigh Hunt Library, the Holograph Letters. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1938, p. 57. |
Description
| Title | Page1 |
| Relation - Is Part Of | Leigh Hunt letter to Marianne Kent Hunt, Sept. 2, 1812 |
| Digital Collection | Leigh Hunt Letters |
| File Name | h94hum4-45_Page1.jpg |
| Transcript | Wednesday Morning. [?September 2, 1812] [1] My dearest girl, The milk disagreed with me as I thought it would, & produced such a dreadful depression of spirits yesterday, that I could not be away from you /---/ any longer. When you receive this therefore, I shall be on the road, & shall reach your dear arms a few hours after. Do not be alarmed at finding me very thin, for the journey will make me look worse. I shall soon get better with you & my dear children, & I have promised Mr. M. that if I am well soon enough, we will all pay him a visit here together. God bless you, my darling [,] I expect the /---/ coach every instant. Your ever affectionate husband Leigh Hunt. P.S. I sleep at Salisbury tonight, & shall most likely be at home between 7 & 9 tomorrow evening. |
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