[list-cumbria] Cumberland Pacquet - 12

[petra.mitchinson at doctors.org.uk]

Thanks for your continuing transcriptions, Nev - much appreciated!

I have some suggestions for possible corrections:

Mrs. Waugh, relict of the late Dean of Worcester, and sister to the late 
Jerome Tullie, Esq.; of Carlisle.

Miss Dolly Christian, fifth daughter of the late John Christian Esq. of 
Unerigg

Norfolk in Virginia, where they purpose erecting a church

That long "s" is always causing problems! "filler" is a classic 
mistranscription of "sister" by the optical character recognition 
software from newspapers that use the long s.

Petra

On 31-05-2024 15:07, Nev Ramsden via list-cumbria wrote:

> Cumberland Pacquet or Wares Whitehaven Advertiser for 1775
> 
> Whitehaven  - January 5 - 1775.
> 
> On Friday the 23d last month, was interred, with great Funeral Pomp, at 
> Carlisle, having lain in state many days, the corps of Mrs. Waugh, 
> relict of the late Dean of Worcester, and filler to the late Jerome 
> Tullie, Esq.; of Carlisle.
> 
> Last Tuesday evening, one James Martin a poor ignorant fellow in 
> Penrith, had a supper promised him of whatever he chose: he had an 
> inclination for a quarter of mutton. A fore-quarter was accordingly 
> boiled for him, weighing 8 pounds, which he devoured with ease in an 
> hour and 5 minutes, eat a proportionable quantity of bread, and drank a 
> tankard of ale during his performance, and half a gallon more, after he 
> finished his supper. Next morning he went early to beg for the broth 
> which the mutton had been boiled in.
> 
> On Tuesday the 20th of last month, was married at Dearham church, Capt. 
> Tubman of the Irish Caribiniers on the Irish establishment, to Miss 
> Dolly Christian, fifth daughter of the late John Christian Esq. of 
> Ubrigg, a most accomplished young lady with a handsome fortune.
> 
> A few days ago returned through Penrith, from a matrimonial jaunt to 
> Gretna Green, Mr. Thomas Moss of Warcop, with Miss Breeks of the same 
> place, an agreeable young lady with a handsome fortune.
> 
> Last Thursday morning early, as one William Graves of Penrith was 
> coming from Lowther Hall, he fell into the river Lowther, and was 
> drowned. His hat was discovered hanging on a twig, and on searching, 
> his body was found about 15 yards below. It is imagined his foot had 
> slipped in climbing a stile by the side of the river. He has left a 
> wife and four small children.
> 
> We hear from the Isle of Mann that a subscription is opened for 
> completing the new Church at Douglas, which was begun several years 
> ago, but was left unfinished when the Island became ap??? ???? the last 
> week, when several people were let to work at it, and, from the liberal 
> contributions of the inhabitants, it is expected, the building will be 
> completed without further intermission.
> 
> Plans, sections, and elevations of St.James's Church in this town, are 
> now accurately and neatly executed by Mr. Bank, and are to be sent by 
> the first vessel to Norfolk in Virginia, where they purpole [_propose_] 
> erecting a church agreeable to the model and dimensions of St. James.
> 
> A few days ago, died in Child-bed, at Caldbeck in this County, a Mrs 
> Mary Simpson, wife of Mr John Simpson of that place.
> 
> A pear tree belonging to Mr. Russel of Braystones nigh Egremont, has 
> continued budding and blooming all this winter; about Martinmas there 
> was a promising prospect of a second crop, which was destroyed by the 
> severity of the frost, except a single pear, which is now the size of a 
> hazel-nut.
> 
> On Wednesday the 28th ult. Was married at Workington, Mr Jonathon Todd, 
> cabinet maker, to Miss Molly Harrimant of the same place,
> 
> A letter from Norfolk (Virginia) dated 11th of November says, "The 
> Collector told me positivety, when I was entering our ship at Hampton, 
> that if I had been 22 days later, he would not have suffered us to land 
> any goods."  [I assume that the letter writer was a ship's captain]
> 
> -------------------------------------//------------------------------------
> 
> Nev. Ramsden
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