Anna Beddoes to Davies Giddy, 7 February 1804 (copy)
On a letter in Pencil Feby the 7th [1]
Tell me that my long letter came safe on Tuesday morning — and write one line to tell me you are pleased – that your fever is better – I am satisfied with myself. I went and looked in the Glass after I had sent the letter, and had you been looking over my shoulder you would have said – Anna I never saw you look so pretty before —
adieu —— [2]
Notes
[1] This note has been added by Giddy.
[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.