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11 Welfield Place–21 April ‘62Monday night
Dear Ann
My letter of Saturday was com
=pleted at 7½ p.m.; when I walked off with
it to the chief Post Office, & walked back again
in time for a late tea. – I thus had about
8 miles of perambulation that day, & of
course slept soundly. –
Yesterday morning I arrayed myself in
a new black dress coat, thus worn for the
first time, in accordance with old usages on
Easter Sunday. I walked for ¾ of an hour
the
before morng. service in ˄ Prince’s Park &c. At
church I intended sitting in the part of a
pew occupied by Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Cropper, as
they left on Saturday for Rugby to return today.
But Mrs. Howson, who was alone in her
pew, invited me to join her, & I did so.
I expected there would be plenty of friends
without me in Mr. & Mrs. Hodgson’s pew, &
it was so; for they had 2 other ladies with
them. – I do not like to “ride the willing
horse too hard.”? –
In the evening, when I came home after
a very long walk, Elizabeth was under an
extraordinary degree of excitement, in con=
=sequence of Dr: Mc: Neill’s evening sermon.
It was a strong denunication of all
such amusements as theatres, races, dan=
=cing, cards &c: - and appeared to have
been called forth especially by he Hoylake
steeple-chase races of the 12th: , at which
several
many ladies & gentlemen belonging to
his congregation were present. He did
not mince matters, but said, in so many
those
words, that ˄ who went to these races were
“Sons & Daughters of the Devil!”? – Of course
E.B. felt highly indignant; as she went
to Hoylake Races in company with Tom
Addison & Maggie. – (N.B. Whilst I
stood in the Grand Stand at Hoylake I
but had not the chance of speaking to either
saw Mr. & Mrs. Geo: Wakefield there ˄).
But to proceed in the order of time:
At dinner yesterday, we had a fine piece
of boiled Salmon; it was a present from
Mrs. Addison, & very good. We had no
Fansy pudding, however; tho’ I suppose
you had. After dinner I doffed my
new coat & best pants & rigged myself
out for a long walk. I set out at 3½; &
except for 5 minutes when I was drinking
a glass of Ale, & taking shelter from a
violent storm, in the old tavern
called “Childwall Abbey”?, I was on my
feet until 8¾ p.m.! – I steered for Edge
Hill, taking the Wavertree Road until I got
to No. 3 Thornhill, where I called; tho’ I
saw that the house was in disorder with
painting outside & apparently inside too.
The servant told me Mr. & Miss Hughes
were at Southport; so I left my card, &
proceeded to Childwall, Woolton, Allerton,
& home along Smithdown Lane to the
North end of Lodge Lane which I pursued
past old Tom Broth's, & other well remem=
=bered mansions, to the South end,
where I entered the Prince’s Park, & met
a crowd of people returning from evening
service at Dr: McNeille's church; but when
I reached the Park Gates beside that church,
to my horror I found them closed for the
night! I made the best of my way to the
Devonshire Road gate, & got there just in
time for exit before it was closed too.
I must have walked upwards of 12 miles
I think yesterday morning & evening together;
& slept like a top, retiring at 10 & rising
shortly before 8; & I did not feel stiff to-
-day or anywise the worse, but indeed
all the better after thus walking 20 miles
in 2 successive days. If I were to go
on at this rate, I should soon be able,
perhaps, to accomplish the 20 miles in one
day. –
The weather yesterday & today has been
of agreeable temperature, so that I have
discarded by my light overcoat as de trop.
Today the Thermr. was 60º, or more, without
much sunshine. – The trees are all bursting
into leaf, & the country is now beginning
to look beautiful. All looks verdant &
smiling now from the front windows of
this house. – On walking into town this
morng, I went inside of St. James church
yard, & wrote in my pocket book the in-
-scription on the tombstone covering the
remains of Harriet & our good Mother.
I propose doing the like from the tablet
inside the Church. –
When I got as far as the top of Church
St I met Peter Ewart (son of old Peter)
accompanied by 2 nice looking boys,
aged apparently from 10 to 12 years.
They were so like him that it was scarce
-ly necessary to ask whether they were his
sons, which he told me was the fact.
He gave me the first news of the arrival
here of the ship “Emily St Pierre”?, & her
extraordinary recapture!
5
At the office I was engaged until nearly
2 p.m. writing a long letter to Robt: Leech
at Boulogne. My prime object was to tell
him of my intention to embark for New
York via Cunard Str. of 7th: June, & that in
the meanwhile I should probably not go up
to London before the 12th: May. – I posted
him up as to Breadstuffs here & in the U.S.
– giving him my own views which are
adverse, & those of Mr. R. L. Balton (with
whom I had a long talk today, &) who thinks
well of shipts. of Wheat & Flour by & bye
from the U.S.; as he maintains that
we shall be pinched for want of supplies
before next Harvest. – I told Mr. Leech
that Maury Bros. would be glad to fill
any orders for him if he sided with Mr.
R.L. Bolton. – When this letter was
finished I walked out into Castle St. for
my customary lunch, & then paid Mr.
Ferdinand Rodewald a visit at his
office. – In the course of my talk with
him he told me that there was reason
to suppose that France & England would
interfere in case matters between No.
& So. were not soon settled: - He tells me
that besides a few hundred bales of his
own, he is now holding 1,000 bales Cotton
for another party, which he bought here
in Feby & March, & he then told me, that
it was for a party in London who did
not know much about Cotton, & left all
to himself after ordering him to buy.
I asked him when he expected to go
up to London to see the Exhibition. He
said, not before the middle of June,
as he expects to sell out the Cotton
before he goes, & fancies, he may get
something like 18d: for it! – When I
parted with him, I went into the Exchange
Room, where I fell in with David Spence,
who told me there was a very strong
Cotton market today, with sales of 15000
bales. He also told me that the “China”?
was telegraphed within 4 miles of Queens
=town at 11 a.m., but no news up
from her yet. I afterwards fell in with
& had that long talk with him
Mr. R.L. Bolton ˄ , & then went into the
office & made the addenda to my letter
to Mr: Leech. By the time I had done,
Cropper Hodgson & Co. recd. a copy of the
first dispatch from the “China.”? It an-
-nounced the surrender of Island No. 10;
no conflict yet in Virginia, but all ready
for one near York River; a confederate
account of success over Federals at Pitts
=burg Tenn:, but no Federal version
of it; & that the Tax Bill was passed,
thro’ the House of Representatives, at Washn:
It was then time for me to walk home
to dinner; and here I learnt that we
are all to take T with Mrs. Hagarty on
Thursday next. She said I might bring
my London Times over with me to pass
my time in reading it if I preferred it
to talking. – Her daughter Mary came
back here whilst we were at N. Brighton.
I saw her on her way to Edge Hill church
on Good Friday morng., when she looked
very blooming. – Whilst some of the
family were out today, Mrs. Cropper call
=ed & left some beautiful flowers; she
also left a message of thanks to me for
the copy of Sewall’s W.Indies. –
Elizabeth Bold is on the [jeu?] vive pre-
=paring to go to a grand Concert got
up by the Mayor at his own expense &
to be held at the Town Hall tomorrow eveng.
Tom Bold was invited, but declined going.
He told me the Prima Donna is the
first singer in the world! & yet I have
not had the curiosity to ask her name.
E.B. goes with Capt. & Mrs. Greig.
When I woke up from a nap this evening,
before T, I found on my lap a note from
Mr. Weed, giving me the particulars of
a second, or subsequent, dispatch via China
– describing this awful fighting on the
6 & 7th at Pittsburg,Tenn: ; the first day
being in favor of the Confederates, & the
second in favor of the Federals – Genl
Johnston killed, & Beauregard wounded,
– & the losses in killed wounded & missing
being reported as 18 to 20,000 Federals &
35 to 40,000 Confederates!!! Surely
these loss numbers must be greatly
exaggerated. X - The Confederates are
reported as retreating to Corinth pur=
-sued by the Federal Cavalry. –
This looks like an end of the conflict
inTennessee, & an early descent upon
N.O. –
It has been the fashion on this side
for people to turn up their noses at Am
=ericans, as a digenerate race who have
not the necessary courage to fight in
earnest as Europeans or English do when
they go to war. – I hope all such people
will now be content (Dr. Russell included:
– for myself I am thoroughly sickened
with such carnage! -
[written in the margin on the left of the page]
P.S. 22nd: - I am glad to see the Nos. killed wounded & missing were overstated by a 0.
22 April – Office 4 p.m. – I recd. this morning
your letter of 6th to 9th. inst, enclosed in Matthew’s
of 8/9th: via China, & I also recd. today a long letter
from Mr. Fredk. Rodewald, whereof I enclose a copy
for Matthew’s & your edification.
I am sorry the Dr. Hawks has not withdrawn
his letter of resignation. – I regret it alike for his
sake & for that of his numerous sincere friends &
admirers. –
I apprehend that Rutson will not succeed in
working his way down to Alabama.
I gave Mr. Joseph Weed the particulars of his
uncle’s adventures.
If you are pleased with your entertainment
to the young friends of our 3 youngest nephews,
so am I. –
Tobin I suppose is now on the high seas.
He has my best wishes.
William has paid me two calls today. He tells
me Fontaine returned to work at Fawcett Pres
(Wm)
-ton & Cos. yesterday. – He ˄ has now determined
not to send the things he intended for Nan &
the Fields &c: – But he has not returned me
the £8 I lent him to buy them. – He must
find it difficult now to employ his time.
Both the vessels with his [Yard?] are now here.
Mrs. Howson told me on Sunday that it is
only one of her children that has yet been
attacked by the Measles; & that Mr. H__ did not
run away from fear of infection, but simply to
give himself a holiday.
If you have any commissions for me, send them
as soon as you can. - yours affectionately
Rutson Maury