Letter folded from one strong  sheet and wax sealed.

The from panel reads

Mr. Slater

Eastwood

Nottinghamshire

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Ashbourne, October 16^th, 1839

My dear Father,

As I have not written to you since you were at Ashbourne, I think you will be expecting to have a letter from me, and I assure you with very great pleasure, to enquire how you and my dear Mother, brothers, and sisters are. I hope when the box comes, which you promised to send, I shall find a very long letter in it, with all particulars about you. We are all expecting a heat tomorrow, it is the first day of the Bazaar,

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Which is to be held towards defraying this expense of repairing the church, and there has been a great deal of very beautiful work done for it, which will be well worth seeing. I wish my dear Mother could be here, for I know she would like to see it all. The Church is going on very well, and when finished will be a most splendid building. I have begun the Fire screen, which I think you will like, the pattern is a very pretty one, probably I shall not be able to finish it before Christmas. How do my brothers and sisters go on with their studies? I hope I am improving in all of mine, for I have many advantages. The Miss. Pidcock’s send their kind compliments to you. I shall be

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Very much obliged to my dear Mother, for a few more pocket handkerchiefs, and with my very best love to her, my brothers, and sisters, accept it yourself dear Father, and believe me to be,

Your very affectionate Daughter.

Elizabeth Slater