ID: 1015 [see the .xml file]
Identifier: NLW 5500C, no. 17
Editors: Transcribed by Ffion Mair Jones; edited by Ffion Mair Jones; encoded by Vivien Williams. (2019)
Cite: 'Thomas Pennant to Richard Bull 29 January 1782' transcribed by Ffion Mair Jones; edited by Ffion Mair Jones; encoded by Vivien Williams. (2019) in Curious Travellers Digital Editions [editions.curioustravellers.ac.uk/doc/1015]

Dear Sir

My good woman is much more indifferent to London than myself. her attachment to our two little ones quite supersedes all desires after the Capital.1 She offers me a furlow; but I am so old fashioned that I decline it. I suppose that this year every face will bear the most morose aspect; & that alone will sour the amusements of the town.

You forget that you sent me the letter press of snowdon let into Large paper. on wh[...]ose margins numbers of drawings are already done for you.

Moses has all the copies of The Journey to London on L.P. by way of perquisite & will be glad to serve any Gentleman who bespeaks them. for the comfort of posterity his spouse brought him the last week a young Moses.

I wish much to get the welsh Tour fully of my my [sic] mind; so have begun tahe last part.2 I have also sent out 6d worth of patriotism styled free thoughts on the milita laws which I hope will do more good than all my works put together.

My best complimts attend Mrs Luther & Miss Bulls:3 neither let Mr storer be forgotten. I am

Dear Sir
Most truely Yrs

T Pennant.

If any duplicate prints relative either to snowdon or Journey to London falls in yrs way I shall be vastly obliged to you for them.

Stamp: (postmark) penny post.;4 PENY POST PAID [...]5
[...]
Stamp: (postmark) A 5 O'CLOCK6

Richard Bull esqr | Stratton street | Piccadilly


Richard Bull esqr | Stratton street | Piccadilly


Stamp: (postmark) penny post.;4 PENY POST PAID [...]5
Stamp: (postmark) A 5 O'CLOCK6

Editorial notes

1. Pennant refers to the two children from his second marriage, Sarah and Thomas, junior.
2. Taken collectively, this refers to Continuation of the Journey (London: Henry Hughes, 1783), subdivided into part I, 'The Continuation of the Journey', and part II, 'From Downing to Montgomery and Shrewsbury'.
3. Elizabeth and Catherine Bull.
4. Handwritten by Pennant.
5. This is a triangular mark in ink.
6. A round stamp.

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