Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3032 Z
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE
AUTHOR Maria Campbell
RECIPIENT
MEDIUM Paper, ink
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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This unmerciful weather again deprives me of the/ luxury of your conversations, I am however resolved/ you shall not be in ignorance of my high good/ fortune of last night. Prone as I ever am to admire/ all those you esteem, and most particularly soli/citous to make the acquaintance of [clan] Christina/ Biddle, you will rejoice to hear that she called/ for me last evening to accompany her in her carriage to the theater; this [unrecovered] has I/ trust vanished all reserve, and when this [unrecovered] / [unrecovered] will admit, I shall beg you to take me with/ you to cultivate this friendship which you/ desire and which has commenced under your/ auspices, I am quite enchanted with her/ intelligence accompanied with that rate but delightful modesty which do strongly character/ize that lady. Mrs Bratley pleased me much/ last night, & altho’ I still think she is far from/ being a touching actress she moved me/ too many tears, in as much as I was scarcely/ fit to show my red face but the play in / itself is very harrowing to the feelings & [unrecovered] / [O’Neil] I am sure moved in that character “drew/ iron tears down Pluto’s Cheek”. At the [five] place, I had a momentary encounter with/ my [unrecovered] but more of this anon”. I send Joseph to the bank to see if there/ are any letters from you, reward me for/
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my consideration by a few words, tell me/ if you are invited to Mary Biddle’a to-/morrow to meet a very small party, I/ must go, & [dread it amazingly,] I now/ should almost regret an [unrecovered]/ as much, as I once desired it, ‘tis [pich] / the [part] that [.] wary my heart ‘the [long] / young is over,” I think is possibly id the / weather will admit, that I may come / to you early in the afternoon of tomorrow / and adjourn to Mary’s in the evening, but / this is a mere hope, upon which I should / rest; all my pleasure, are more or less ob-/-tained with your image! I conceive / this last speech to be rather in Miss / Eloise [Parie’s] style, but pray your good / offence, I’ll not [upeak] it.- /
Mrs Bartley (to return) failed most completely/ in Catherine, he played Petruchio well, in/ just as a general performer I admire him/ much, he is correct & interesting.- it is as/ [peak] an excretion for my kind to retire/ from the paper when writing to you, as it./ for my heart when you bid be adieu./ Very sincerely and truly yr friend/
Maria Cambell
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Joseph writes from Bank saying Mr N:/ has not been there, i trust he is not afflicted/ with one of his head aches, offer him my / most cordial sympathy; but if he is more permanently detained in your society by the / weather, give him my most malicious envy, / indeed I would [usign] myself willingly to / the head ache in your society-/
again yrs. / MC
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[ADDRESS]
Mrs. C Nicholas/
Mr [Craig] /
[twelfth] Street/
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