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The Cotman Letters 1835-1837

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/3/1/4
Page: p 63 recto


  • Description

    Letter from Anne Cotman to her brother. Visits to Overstrand and Cromer. Trouble with servants.

    Typed transcript

    Date: 1835

  • Transcription

    Addressed to Mr. J.J. Cotman
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    Friday Morning.

    My dear John,
    I don’t wonder in the least at your being surprised at not hearing from me, but till the very last we expected coming on the Saturday and having fixed the day so often and then staying I thought it would be as well to say nothing about it the day. My Aunt does not appear to like our leaving her and is always putting some things in the way to prevent our leaving her, I expect now however nothing will prevent our coming one day next week though I will not fix the day. I have been up to the present time very happy and comfortable and they have done all in their power to make me so by taking me about to all the gay places about here, last Wednesday Week John and Kitty took me to Overstrand, you I daresay know the place well, but the beach struck me as being the most beautiful one I ever saw, John left us to amuse ourselves on the beach while he walked on to Cromer and to our great surprise brought George Sandford back with him whom I think is just the same as ever, he and his sisters spent the day with us last Monday and if fine we are to spend the day with them to-morrow. My Aunt was at Cromer yesterday and says she thinks it begins to look very gay, but we have been so much put out about servants this last week that we have not been able to take a trip there lately, fine piece of work, had the constable sent for on the Sunday and on the Friday morning the girl took it into her head to run away. After having been with Aunt about a fortnight. I scarcely knew how to believe my own eyes when I read your letter, and found that you were going to London, why did you not let me know of it before

Letter from Anne Cotman to her brother. Visits to Overstrand and Cromer. Trouble with servants.