Letter from Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth
A letter from Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth to the Comtesse du Roure, Rue de Bourbon, Paris. Translation of letter ‘this 23rd. Nov. I fear, Madam Countess, to have bothered you, wanting to prove to you that you are not bothering me. Does yesterday’s theme today not seem to you too coupled [short]? if so, make yourself at ease, I found you equally fitting your shirts, I was playing that this little delay accommodates us, as for me, the two days are perfectly equal to me. my [responses] do not. he kn
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- Date
- 23 Nov. [c.1790-1800]
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- 14
- Extent and medium
- 2 pp; manuscript
- Scope and content
- A letter from Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth to the Comtesse du Roure, Rue de Bourbon, Paris. Translation of letter ‘this 23rd. Nov. I fear, Madam Countess, to have bothered you, wanting to prove to you that you are not bothering me. Does yesterday’s theme today not seem to you too coupled [short]? if so, make yourself at ease, I found you equally fitting your shirts, I was playing that this little delay accommodates us, as for me, the two days are perfectly equal to me. my [responses] do not. he knows that you will have played for today, either that you defer Friday, countess, Madam, on me, and on all the sentiments that I have vowed to you. Edgeworth’.
- Related units of description
- Cf. Letters from Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth to the Comtesse du Roure held in the Musée Carnavale in Paris. https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/lettre-de-l-abbe-edgeworth-de-firmont-a-la-comtesse-du-roure#infos-principales
- General note
- For biographical information on Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth (1745-1807) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/edgeworth-de-firmont-abbe-henry-essex-a2885
- Repository
- Irish Capuchin Archives
- Context
- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Autograph Letters and Historical Ephemera
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cc. 23 Nov. Je crains, Madame, les conteps, de vous avoit génée, en voulant vous prouver que vous ne mes génies pas. le teste d'hier es aujourd'hui ne vous perseit ils pas tote courts? Si cela est, mettes vous avoitres aise, je vous en conjute. vous mes trouveres egalement vendres es breves. je crois que ce petit delai vous accommoderas. quant as moi, les deux jours mes sont parfaitement igueux. nes mes repondis donc pas. et soits que vous vous decidies pour aujourd'hui, soits que vous differies es vendres, comptes, Madame, sur moi, et sur lous les sentmens que je vous ais vous Edgworth Madame Madame les conteps de Rousse en son hotel. Rue de Bourbon