Letters
held at Record Office EAST RIDING (DDGR 42/31) [SCARBOROUGH Reference]
“………The young ones have bathed and said they liked it. It
was a charming day. At the rooms there is a good deal of company for the time
of year, though many are going off every day and some are fresh coming in our
lodgings. Our lodging is exceedingly pleasant in one of the Cliff houses. We
come here on Sunday evenings and Mr.Robinson joined us on Mondays if the
weather proves but favorable. It is our scheme to live much out of doors but it
has not been all good.
Ridings (horse riding) seems a mighty fashion among all the
ladies here. I believe I saw (Mrs Joigh ?) on horseback yesterday.
Your two young ones will bathe again on Saturday after two
days rest and then every other day. The (young ones) are at present very busy
washing shells from the sands. I hope you will bathe and look at Scarborough
before we leave.(SEPT.9th.)
LETTER – Friday May 21st during 1755-80
“…. We have scarcely had a fine day since our arrival in Scarborough. Bathing in this early part of the year was strongly urged for Fanny. Our stay here is not intended to be above three weeks or at the most a month. I don’t know what we would have done without a chaise that I rejoice in having determined to bring one from York. I pay three guineas and a half a week for the use. There we have our journey to and from out of it. For our lodgings I pay one guinea and a half per week. This is my share of charge. Your daughters keep house and pay for the saddle horses. We have servants, drivers, footman and maid. Neither have I been able to learn where there is any cook’s shop near at hand. Peggy bathes and hopes to gain advantage of that. If you can visit us whilst he stays here I can furnish you with bed chambers, dressing room and servants room. More going to this quarter of the house (at the price I before mentioned) that we occupied.