1804

Anna Beddoes to Davies Giddy, evening of 24 January 1804 (copy)

The same evening [1]

I am grieved my love at what I have just written – it delighted me the first moment as it gave a faint hope of our being together.

It was but momentary, for I am not unreasonable sweet love good night – little Bosom will sleep with your lips on her — [2]

Notes

[1] This date may have been added by Giddy, rather than having formed part of Anna’s original note.

[2] This note survives as a fair copy in Giddy’s hand. It is written on a sheet on which Giddy had copied a series of similarly short notes dated 24 Jan 1804, evening of the 24 Jan 1804, 25 Jan 1805, 26 Jan 1804, 30 Jan 1804, 31 Jan 1804 (two notes), 1 Feb 1804, 7 Feb 1808. Towards the end of this document Giddy writes ‘The originals of these notes were some written in Ink others with Pencil on bits of paper & are all burnt — ʼ.