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As I dont know my Dear Sir wether my husband will write to you this post or not as he is at the Mines this morning & talked of going to Redruth in the afternoon to see freind Phillips who is confined with a cold & sore throat. I take the liberty to let you know how we go on. I am happy to imform you we are all better then might have been expected Gregorys throat is now well Mr Watt him & Jessy had caught Cold in the coming down they still continue to cough a good deal but are no other wise bad I hope it will soon leave them with good nursing. It is very agreeable to me to have it in my power to tell you that Mr W spirits are suprizelingly mended & his health I hope too, tho he had a bad headach yesterday it went of in the evening & he was able to finishe some drawings I suppose he wrote you of Hendersons strange reception of us tho he was very very much hurt by [it] At first I belive it has had a good effect in the end for it has roused him & made him exert himself very much in ordreing the business of the Mines I was amazed to see him be-have to H so well as he did tho I am not so soon hurt as my Husband yet I coud not feel very disagreeably, when coming of such a long Journy & two Infants almost wore out with fatigue to be told we had come unexpectedly & that we coud not be properly lodged in the house if the drivers woud have taken us to Mr Wilson s or Redruth tho it was almost dark I woud have gone with pleasure had I not dreaded Mr W woud never have come back. In my own mind I excused H by thinking our finding Peggy or Miss P with all her attendants about her might disconcert him so behaved in my usual manner exept I coud not help telling him when he repeatedly told us we had come sooner then he thought of that I was surprized at that as he had so often & too pressingly wrote for some person to come down That I thought he woud have been a mazed at our delay in not coming but the truth of the matter as I have since found out from Mrs & Mr Wilson & Mrs Phillp who has been kind enough to come to call on me, that he had no Idea of any Lady coming down consequently that he woud have continued housekeeping as formerly But my sending down to hire a maid & struck him all of a heap & he went and took Scorrier just the day before we arrived, the first thing that was presented to me was a list of all the People in the house exepts himself & maids Viz Mr & Mrs W Mr & Mrs Law Mr Gregory Miss Jessy Mrs Becky, Mr John, the Painter this was the very order they were placed in. it was scarce in my power to keep from laughing when I read it for I thought it a Bill of fare for supper when he put it in to my hand hearing of so many people I though it proper to know how many Beds there was but as he did not offer to show me the house nor send any body with me I left Mr W & him: together & found the way myself. the first place I went to I found the Painter puting up the bed that that was intended for us which he said had been brought from Planguary that day the next room I went to I found the two Beds that did for you & us when last in Cornwall I saw the[y] had been slept in the night before so I went and asked Mr H whos beds they were he said the two maids I begd to know what bed he had that we might not turn him out of it he said he had slept the night before on the Sopha but that he was going in a little to Lodggens he had taken I begd that we might not turn him out that night as it rained & was dark he consented at last to sleep upon the Couch I told him we most be so free as to take the Beds from the maids as the Children most go to bed & Mr Watt was both ill & very much tiried. he said the Girls had been up at three oClock of the morning Washing but he supposed they woud sit up again-I wanted to keep peace if possible after puting the children to bed I was foolish enough to think of sleeping in the bed that Came from Planguary that day & so leave the Bed in the room with the Children to the two maids here but on asking Mrs Law, for Miss P keept out of sight, about the feather Bed she told me it was not fit for any person to lay on besides its dampness it had been very much wet with rain that day in carry[ing] to this place so I was obliged to turn them out of their bed & order Beechy to make it up for her Master & me which incensed P so much she woud not sleep with Mrs Law tho her husband & our Jack went and sleept in the hay loft I over heard her talking pretty loudly with her Master on what subject I know not, I just saw her she is a good looking girl but I am much mistaken if H is not a poor hen pecked fool. They were Gone next morning before we got up. H went over to Scorrier with her she is on a horse with a fine side saddle he has bought for her-I am sorry to see by his conduct that he is offended tho on what account I know not without it is at my coming down or at my having unluckily asked at him if he knew any thing of some large wooden bowles which I had left & was sure coud not be worn out we coud not tell how to bake with out them as they were for kneading the dough At that time our stupid Jack sent a message by some man to ask the maid abo[ut] some brushe which he wanted which massage she I suppose delivered to her Master for when I was at dinner on Sunday at Mr Wilson s comes a Card to me telling me that such a message had been just received by him & beging to Know what other things was a missing a bout the house as he woud replace them I wrote to let him know I knew nothing of Johns message & intreated that he woud not give him self any trouble a bout such triffles on the teusday after Comes the bowles & the Brushes as the parcel was marked with his hand I wrote to him thank[ing] him for the trouble he had taken in procuring me the bowles as I was told the were only to be bought at fairs & sent him the money w[ith my] Compt & woud be glad to see him at Cosgarn but I have not seen him nor has he eat or drank in the house since the first night we arrivd he sat by us one morning while we was at breakfast & tho he said he had breakfasted at 6 oClock he woud not drink a cup of tea Mr W say if he had not promised to you not Quarrel with him he certainly woud have shown his displeasure at his conduct before now for he does nothing I beg pardon for transgressing so long on your patience but I though you might wishe to know how H went on I beg you will order a plain tea urn for Cosgarne I think I want it much I beg my best Compts to Mrs Boulton & you I am glad to find that she & Miss B is better
Yours A Watt |