Penelope Maitland writes to Charlotte West to congratulate her on the birth of her child (inferred as Louisa Ann) and send her well wishes for recovery. She mentions her own son in Holland and his diarrhoea. Asks that Charlotte sends her good wishes to their friends in Sloane Square. Mentions the ongoing correspondence between their two husbands: Augustus West and Alexander Maitland. Transcribed by students on the Bodleian Student Editions programme.
History
Emlo Letter ID Number
973789
Date
10 September 1799
Author
Maitland, Penelope (1731-1805)
Origin
Totteridge, Greater London, England
Addressee
West, Charlotte (1769-1860)
Destination
Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Transcription
Transcription by Charlotte Kinnear and Georgina Wilson
Repositories & Versions
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford: MS. 6633, letters, 1783�1805
Source of Record
Bodleian Libraries Manuscript and Textual Editing Workshops, 28 June 2018