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One sheet of folio paper, four surfaces photographed.Address leaf bearing the following postmarks: 1) black postmark, illegible, and 2) a sepia indented single rim oval stamp readingHands other than Mitford's noted on this manuscript:
I am always sinning--not quite tragical sins; & repenting--not quite perhaps with a tragical repentenace, but very sincerely & uncomfortably of the thousand faults which inconsideration & want of tact make me commit every day & almost every hour--to say nothing of my terrible tendency to say from pure flutter what I should not & what I do not mean, & not to say from sheer awkwardness what I should say & do mean. Ever since I So that whoever comes into my company had need provide themselves with a large stock of charity & forgiveness. But this is worse than my usual misdoings. Ever since I gave you my wretched article on Friday morning, I have had the consciousness that nobody but you ought to have attempted it--especially that I should not--that being, upon occasion, as obstinate as my neighbors, I should have given the dear DoctorRichard Valpy, Doctor of Divinity (DD), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA), or: Dr. Valpy | Born: 1754-12-07 in St. John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. Died: 1836-03-28 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy
[III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was born on December 7, 1754 at St.
John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a friend and literary mentor to
Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at
Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a
Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D.
& D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard
Valpy served as Second Master at Bury School, Bury, Huntindonshire from 1771
to 1781, and was also collated to the rectory of Stradishall, Suffolk, in
1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in
1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over
to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement
until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over
the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new
buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and
Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such
as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of
Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek
Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by
his son A. J. Valpy, were all much
used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students
performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the
triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable
organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions
for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his
adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden
Theatre.
Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom
lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha
Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about
1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia, born 1779.
His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he
married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and
five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood.
Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the
fifth of that name), Abraham John
Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy,
Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward
Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah
Frances Valpy, called "Frances" or "Fanny"; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy;
Penelope Arabella Valpy; and
Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an
infant. Richard Valpy died on March 28,
1836 in Reading,
Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal
Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him
in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his
death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See .
--#ebb #lmw a touch of my quality, instead of taking the post assigned me so quietly & really checking my fatherGeorge Mitford, Esq., or: George Midford | Born: . Died: .
George Mitford was born on November 15, 1760 in Hexham,
Northumberland, the son of Francis
Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. He was
related to the Mitfords of Mitford Castle, Northumberland. In 1784, he was living in Alresford and is listed in a
Hampshire directory as "surgeon (medicine)." Although later sources would
claim that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school,
there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree; his father and
grandfather worked as surgeon-apothecaries and it seems likely that he
served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford,
Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their
addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
Alresford, Hampshire. George
Mitford died on December 11,
1842 at Three Mile
Cross in the parish of Shinfield,
Berkshire.
--#lmw when with a much better taste & feeling he tried to get me off. I only thought at the moment how shabby it would be to turn over a disagreeable occupation to you, quite forgetting that the subject & the schoolReading School, Reading, Berkshire, England | Reading | Berkshire | England |
51.4486089 -0.9542480999999725
| Public grammar school originally founded as a Reading Abbey school, which dates to 1125, located in Reading. Dr. Richard
Valpy was headmaster from 1754 to
1836 and was then succeeded by his son. Talfourdwas a pupil there. Mitford wrote reviews for the Reading Mercury of the plays performed there
by the pupils as part of the triennial Oxford School Visitations.--#lmw51.4486089 -0.9542480999999725 & the charm of writing of ReadingReading, Berkshire, England | Reading | Berkshire | England |
51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753
| County town in Berkshire, in the Thames valley at the confluence
of the Thames and the River Kennet. The town developed as a river port and in
Mitford’s time served as a staging point on
the Bath Road and was developing into a center of manufacturing. Mitford lived here with her parents from 1791 to 1795, on Coley Avenue in the parish of St.
Mary’s and attended the Abbey School. The family returned to Reading from 1797 to about 1804, after which they
relocated to Bertram House. They
frequently visited Reading thereafter from their homes at nearby Bertram House, Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield. Mitford later used scenes from Reading as the basis for Belford
Regis; or Sketches of a Country Town.--#lmw51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753 & for ReadingReading, Berkshire, England | Reading | Berkshire | England |
51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753
| County town in Berkshire, in the Thames valley at the confluence
of the Thames and the River Kennet. The town developed as a river port and in
Mitford’s time served as a staging point on
the Bath Road and was developing into a center of manufacturing. Mitford lived here with her parents from 1791 to 1795, on Coley Avenue in the parish of St.
Mary’s and attended the Abbey School. The family returned to Reading from 1797 to about 1804, after which they
relocated to Bertram House. They
frequently visited Reading thereafter from their homes at nearby Bertram House, Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield. Mitford later used scenes from Reading as the basis for Belford
Regis; or Sketches of a Country Town.--#lmw51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753 would have made it almost as pleasant ^as it would have been to you delightful to every body, everybody else--How could I be so foolish & presumptuous!page 2
When I found by your condescending note how much trouble you had taken--& that you still had another account to write & not for ReadingReading, Berkshire, England | Reading | Berkshire | England |
51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753
| County town in Berkshire, in the Thames valley at the confluence
of the Thames and the River Kennet. The town developed as a river port and in
Mitford’s time served as a staging point on
the Bath Road and was developing into a center of manufacturing. Mitford lived here with her parents from 1791 to 1795, on Coley Avenue in the parish of St.
Mary’s and attended the Abbey School. The family returned to Reading from 1797 to about 1804, after which they
relocated to Bertram House. They
frequently visited Reading thereafter from their homes at nearby Bertram House, Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield. Mitford later used scenes from Reading as the basis for Belford
Regis; or Sketches of a Country Town.--#lmw51.4542645 -0.9781302999999753--I was more ashamed & more angry with myself (& this is saying much) than ever I was in my life. Well the dear DoctorRichard Valpy, Doctor of Divinity (DD), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA), or: Dr. Valpy | Born: 1754-12-07 in St. John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. Died: 1836-03-28 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy
[III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was born on December 7, 1754 at St.
John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a friend and literary mentor to
Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at
Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a
Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D.
& D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard
Valpy served as Second Master at Bury School, Bury, Huntindonshire from 1771
to 1781, and was also collated to the rectory of Stradishall, Suffolk, in
1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in
1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over
to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement
until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over
the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new
buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and
Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such
as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of
Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek
Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by
his son A. J. Valpy, were all much
used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students
performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the
triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable
organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions
for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his
adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden
Theatre.
Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom
lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha
Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about
1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia, born 1779.
His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he
married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and
five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood.
Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the
fifth of that name), Abraham John
Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy,
Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward
Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah
Frances Valpy, called "Frances" or "Fanny"; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy;
Penelope Arabella Valpy; and
Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an
infant. Richard Valpy died on March 28,
1836 in Reading,
Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal
Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him
in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his
death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See .
--#ebb #lmw is fitly punished in the abominable badness of my report, & so am I. I have a good mind to apologize to the poor boys in the next paper for cheating them of your valuable praise. You must write a Magazine Article to console them. In the mean time meantime I could not resist the opportunity of asking your pardon afforded by our sending Miss JamesElizabeth Mary James | Born: . Died: .
Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was born about 1775 in Bath,
Somerset, the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father
died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with
her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath,
Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas,
Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles,
referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue,
Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She died on November 25, 1861, at 3 Pembroke
Villas, Richmond, Surrey and was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond,
Surrey. In the 1841 census, under "profession, trade, employment, or
independent means" she lists "Ind." for "independent means;" in the 1851
census, she lists "landholder;" in the 1861 census, she lists "railway
shareholder."--#lmw a basket of roots & flower seeds & such underground treasures the announcement of which you had the goodness to convey. She will of course think my note contains more last words of FoscariFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. . Do not notice it even to say you forgive me--I am so ashamed.
Did I beg you to tell Mr. MacreadyWilliam Macready
English actor (1793-1873) Born London, died Cheltenham. Appeared at Covent
Garden and Drury Lane. Appeared in Sheridan Knowles’s William Tell (1825)
and Bulwer-Lytton’s Money (1840)
--#lmw that I should willingly & thankfully make any & every alteration that he might suggest in FoscariFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. , in case, which I do not expect, he should deem it worth altering. I have just finished my new copy & am more & more conscious that the part is utterly unworthy of his great powers. He might to be sure be everything to the play as he was to FoscariWallaceWallace: an historical tragedy in five acts.
Charles E. Walker
. London: John Miller. 1820.
Performed at Covent
Garden in November 1820; William Macready performed the title role.
Mitford’s 1821 October 22 letter to Talfourd
suggests that Macready’s performance guaranteed the success of the play.--#lmw--my usual consolation when I think of the badness of FoscariFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. --but that is too much to ask. Perhaps there is more opportunity for an Actor in the DogeDoge Foscari
character in
Mitford’s play Foscari
See also historical counterpart: Doge
Foscari.--#ebb--at least he might make that part which could hardly be done in FoscariFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. . But this page 3
must of course be left to him & you. I [Gap: 2 word, reason: torn.][thank you] very much for the report of Mr. QualeMr. Quayle Mr. Quale
Mentioned in Mitford’s letters of November 6 and 16
1821 as a friend willing to help in Mitford’s theatrical aspirations. Surname
spelled in the letter of November 16 as Quale. Forename unknown. Not identified
in Coles. Needs further research.
--#lmw--& re[Gap: 9 chars, reason: torn.][ly wholly ] on his zeal & kindness. But I have very lit[Gap: 9 chars, reason: torn.][tle hope.] Since this last weary copying, I am come [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.][back] to my original opinion of the general feeb[Gap: 6 chars, reason: torn.][leness] of the PlayFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. --Just as I had done PapaGeorge Mitford, Esq., or: George Midford | Born: . Died: .
George Mitford was born on November 15, 1760 in Hexham,
Northumberland, the son of Francis
Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. He was
related to the Mitfords of Mitford Castle, Northumberland. In 1784, he was living in Alresford and is listed in a
Hampshire directory as "surgeon (medicine)." Although later sources would
claim that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school,
there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree; his father and
grandfather worked as surgeon-apothecaries and it seems likely that he
served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford,
Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their
addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
Alresford, Hampshire. George
Mitford died on December 11,
1842 at Three Mile
Cross in the parish of Shinfield,
Berkshire.
--#lmw told m[Gap: 4 chars, reason: torn.][e of]the "sweets & dears"--Shall I write it over [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.][again] to get quit of them? Or shall we wait to [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.][hear] whatMr. MacreadyWilliam Macready
English actor (1793-1873) Born London, died Cheltenham. Appeared at Covent
Garden and Drury Lane. Appeared in Sheridan Knowles’s William Tell (1825)
and Bulwer-Lytton’s Money (1840)
--#lmw says? As soon as I was to s[Gap: 10 chars, reason: torn.][end this I] found it out--just as in the case of the "own [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.] Really my stupidity is hopeless. How you can you h[Gap: 3 chars, reason: torn.][ave] such patience with me--Such indulgence such [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.][great] kindness I cannot imagine. I don't think I sha[Gap: 2 chars, reason: torn.][ll] attempt the "Euripedean Enterprise"--Oh it is [Gap: 1 word, reason: torn.][quite] quite above me--I shall leave that to your Tragedy--& beguile my hopes & fears for FoscariFoscari: A Tragedy. Mary Russell Mitford.
London
:
G. B. Whittaker
. 1826. . (Did not I say just now that I had no hope?) by the soothing & sedative properties of needlework the most composing & quieting occupation in the world. Luckily I have a dozen jobs that cry out to be done. It is almost--not quite--worthwhile to be a woman to have such a resource.
Did I--was I bold enough to ask you when we were talking of your article on HomerHomer
Considered the first and greatest epic poet; In Mitford’s time,
considered to be the historical author of the Illiad and the Odyssey, although
early Greek and Roman historical records such as those in Herodotus and
pseudo-Herodotus are contradictory as to details of his life and work.
--#ncl & I was wishing so much to see it--did I ask you to lend it to me? And will you? And that on the Greek Tragedians if it comes your way? Will you? I want to read a translation of Sophocles
(ca. 496 BC-406 BC) Born in Colonus (near Athens) Greece and died in
Athens. Sophocles is best known for his cycle of Oedipus plays,
and particularly the tragedy
Oedipus Tyrranus (otherwise known in Latin or English
forms as Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the
King). As an Athenian citizen, Sophocles held many roles,
such as serving on the treasury, leading the paean (choral chant), serving
as a a strategoi (armed forces official); and was a junior colleague of
Pericles.
--#lmw #cmmMr. BurgessMr. Burgess
A "Mr. Burgess" who recommended a particular volume
of Sophocles’ plays to MRM, mentioned in her letter to Talfourd of Nov. 12-13 1821
.--#lmw recommended one in French prose--but French prose--will not English be better? And pray when you saw that astonishing thing about my writing a Comedy--(in which we seemed mutually to amuse each other) did you mean it quite, really? Or was it only page 4
a very pretty way of saying "I don't think, Madam, that "you will ever make much of Tragedy"--?
My fatherGeorge Mitford, Esq., or: George Midford | Born: . Died: .
George Mitford was born on November 15, 1760 in Hexham,
Northumberland, the son of Francis
Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. He was
related to the Mitfords of Mitford Castle, Northumberland. In 1784, he was living in Alresford and is listed in a
Hampshire directory as "surgeon (medicine)." Although later sources would
claim that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school,
there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree; his father and
grandfather worked as surgeon-apothecaries and it seems likely that he
served a medical apprenticeship with family members. He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford,
Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their
addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live
at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood,
Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years
later on December 16, 1787 at New
Alresford, Hampshire. George
Mitford died on December 11,
1842 at Three Mile
Cross in the parish of Shinfield,
Berkshire.
--#lmw is going to the DoctorRichard Valpy, Doctor of Divinity (DD), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA), or: Dr. Valpy | Born: 1754-12-07 in St. John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. Died: 1836-03-28 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy
[III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was born on December 7, 1754 at St.
John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a friend and literary mentor to
Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at
Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a
Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D.
& D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard
Valpy served as Second Master at Bury School, Bury, Huntindonshire from 1771
to 1781, and was also collated to the rectory of Stradishall, Suffolk, in
1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in
1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over
to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement
until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over
the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new
buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and
Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such
as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of
Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek
Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by
his son A. J. Valpy, were all much
used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students
performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the
triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable
organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions
for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his
adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden
Theatre.
Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom
lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha
Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about
1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia, born 1779.
His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he
married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and
five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood.
Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the
fifth of that name), Abraham John
Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy,
Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward
Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah
Frances Valpy, called "Frances" or "Fanny"; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy;
Penelope Arabella Valpy; and
Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an
infant. Richard Valpy died on March 28,
1836 in Reading,
Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal
Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him
in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his
death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See .
--#ebb #lmw's dance tonight--he sent me a very kind invitation on Saturday--but I stay away from pure cowardice--I really cannot encounter Mrs. CulpepperMartha Carteretta Cornelia Straker Valpy, or: Mrs. Culpepper | Born: . Died: .
Dr. Valpy’s eldest daughter by his
first wife, Martha Cornelia de Cartaret. Martha Carteretta Cornelia Valpy was
born in late 1779 and baptized 16 November 1779 at St Mary’s, Suffolk. She was married twice; first to Thomas James Straker,
esq. of Barbados on May 3, 1804
at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire, England
, and second to William Alleyn
Culpeper of Barbados (second of that
name) at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster on
November 21, 1815
. Mitford spells her married name as
Culpepper in her journal and letters. Burke’s Family
Records erroneously lists her name as Carteretta
Cornelia. Her date of death is unknown; more research is
needed.--#ebb #lmw #scw. I wonder if they won't prevail on you to stay.--My fingers are so cramped with writing that they slide every way but the right--Good bye. God bless you--pray forgive me.
Pray excuse all my blots & blunders--I had better not have written. but I could not help it--