Letter to Frederick Paulin from his sister, about 1887

Transcription – letter to Frederick Paulin, no date, no signature [Likely Sarah]

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Henley Lodge

Acock’s Green

Sept

My dear Fred,

Very many thanks for your nice long letter received the 17^th Sept. We were all very pleased to hear you are all getting on so nicely – Sorry Herbert has had a bad hand, but that it is better than having more horrid abscesses he has had from time to time. I have been having a bad time of it

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I think I am most unfortunate, you will hear details again. Mrs Natts has offered the money for Bessie & I to go to Victoria, I am afraid the offer has come too late for this year so you must look forward to seeing us come next spring. I have decided to be an old maid, and keep your house, taking for granted that you intend on being a bachelor. Emmie makes a great mistake in being

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All agreeable with Herbert. I am very sorry for Ernest. She thinks her spurious perfect but she has much to learn poor girl – Papa’s business is very awkward I wish we could all start afresh in Victoria. Amy is earning a little money and Bessie. I shall start up and I hope shortly but my health is very bad. I think it would save my life the journey across the sea.

I am glad your health is better – George seems

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To occuoy himself pretty well – we have sent newspapers with account of H Lawley’s murder, it is such a shocking thing for the family. AF is very slow just now the church is closed to have light stained glass windows in will be opened on the 22^nd Harvest Festival going to extra grand at least the choir is old Mr Watts has married his housekeeper just come back from his honeymoon in the Lakes people say never despair after that its been the latest talk.

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Sarah Paulin to Frederick Paulin, 1888

Transcription Letter from Sarah Paulin to Frederick Paulin , 1888

[Sarah was 14 years old when she wrote this letter]

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Henley Lodge

Acock’s Green

January 22^nd 1888

My Dear Freddie

I am writing to you to tell you that I think its time I wrote but I have been so busy at school as we are getting up another cantata also called the Sherwoods Queen. And it is a bother my word Dear Freddie I was quite disappointed because I did not have a letter. To see limping Jack and Marion have a letter and not me but never mind I think mine will come later on…. I must have patience. My word they were pleased with their letters I can tell you A did cheer us up how are all the rest getting on please give my love to Mr and Mrs Paulin [Ernest and Emma] and George and Herbert and tell them we enjoyed our spotted pudding very much and the fun was to see who got the ring and money but Violet had the ring and Mother nearly swallowed

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A threepenny piece will we all enjoyed our Christmas very much and hope you did and please to tell Herbert to write tell him it would cheer me up and please Freddie you might write me a letter in spare hours but not unless Please Freddie you will have to expect us when the pigs begin to fly us (my word) the pork would be high and some come in a balloon and that would be the nearest way to come. But we must have patience.

Dear Freddie I think I must close now as I am getting tired of my s scribble – Good Bye

I Remain Your Affectionate Sister

Sarah Pauline

Auntie sends her love

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For Yourself

Xxxxxxxxxxx

Private

Please give me love to all and give them all a honey

May 4, 2020 1

Frederick Paulin to his son Frederick A Paulin, c1884-5

Transcription letter from Frederick Paulin to his son Frederick A Paulin, dated 4 Jun [approx. year 1884-5]

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The British Mercantile Gazette Journal of Commerce

Highest Awards in Two Classes (Silver & Bronze Medals) at Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, Highest awards in Two Classes (Gold & Silver Medals) at Adelaide International Exhibition, 1880 Highest Award (Gold Medal) at New Zealand International Exhibition 1882

Established in 1868

168 Fleet Street London EC

Proprietors Short, Short & Co

Export Merchants

June 4^th, Wed

Dear Fred,

Yours dated May 4^th came to hand yesterday containing sketch of that luxurious spot the Sulphur Spring. If surroundings are one decidedly romantic and such that we have here only allowed to read about, but not permitted to see. The strikingly various conditions, the grand the mysteriously grotesque, as well as apparently the easily read and understood phases in nature seem to surround you, and will I was know leave a proper impression on your mind and trace behind also constantly suggestive of the Great Maker of it all. We are all pretty well and comfort ourselves that your health continues good. We realize too the fact that plenty to do up Aberdeen drives away the monotony. This is our Whiteweek. George and Ernest + Herbert went to Hen Thames on Saturday last + returned on Monday

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Reaching home about 3 am Tuesday morning. They seem to have enjoyed themselves immensely and to have lost no time in pursuing enjoyment principally on the river you know so well at Corderys and to the Island. Cordery and his wife are both rheumatically afflicted – the former is also financially reduced and really does nothing – a provision most providential has been made however for his support to be acquired by his 2 youngest sons who I hear work hard and earnestly and pretty successfully on behalf of Home – but George or Ernest or both (Ernest is not the most frequent writer to you) should tell you the complete history of their visit. I am often calling a mention to the value you must attach to news from home and placing those at home in imagination in your place and position. I think with ordinary luck my work on the above “Gazette” may prove as remunerative as any recent occupation has been or a trifle better anyhow its respectable labour. The firm is well known + respected too. This opinion of mine will I know receive your best wishes for its corroboration in fact

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We are having a very dry time just now or rather have had now seemingly too long, this locality requires frequent moisture it is very porous and tho rain has peeked at in it has retired again more than once. Our crops will appreciate a fall largely and our garden too. The spuds are nicely thro same 50 yards by 5, the peas 5 good rows well stuck. The broad beans 2 rows 10 yards long well forward to bloom, carrots, parsnips, and turnips, are in their infancy. The apple trees from your pips have positions of prominence midway down the garden and are each in height say 2 feet, 18 inches, and 1 foot. [illegible] as the flowers are secondary in consequence they come next, but they will make a rather nice shew this year, the pansies gladioli roses and mimulus are abundant the annuals are coming along to swell the list – also so that the home far away from you is as gay as we can make it in illustration of the bright hopes

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We indulge in of seeing you back some day to reassure your position of your fathers confidence and your mothers solace amongst your affectionate brothers and sisters. The broom trees in our front given by Dr Swinburne are a glory of gold, one is a silver broom and guards the right bay as you enter from the road. Whilst a Gloire de Dijon is doing its best to climb the side of the porch near the other bay and yields us some 20 blossoms – a red dutch Honeysuckle is making effort to cloth the other side of the porch. If you can picture at all what we are like from the sketch it will strike you as a contrast to the grandeur or the mysteriously grotesque around you + which is referred to in the first lines of this letter. Aunt Mrs Paulin is with us reunited here with the chattels from London and is better for the change. Lastly we all join in the heartfelt good wishes for your health, success, and the same to continue until, we meet again – From your very affectionate Father

F Paulin

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Letter from Frederick and Mary Paulin to FA Paulin, c1884

Transcription Letter to Frederick A Paulin from Frederick Paulin Sr and Mary Cutler Paulin, July 5^th [no date – estimated 1884]

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Henley Lodge, July 5^th

Dear Fred

I sent last week “Truth” + Weekly Post + “Bell’s Life” with the 2 days’ Henley Regatta which seems to have passed off splendidly.

No one went from here – Ernest, George + Herbert visited Henley at Whitsuntide which probably they have already told you about – Louise is still at Henley but I believe she may now return home any day as the old folks have an old stayed attendant – and can now do without her. We have grand summer weather here for fully a month, great heat, unusually fine weather, enough to set the grumblers sighing for rain which has only arrived + probably those with hay about will complain now. They hay crops are light, corn crops look very well, turnips are a very thin crop this the dry time + the busy fly. Our garden is promising we have quite a stretch of potatoes (Magnum forns) not ready yet – a promising crop of raspberries just ripening your young gooseberries + currants have both distributed what they can

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The pear not nearly fit to gather and show well broad beans ditto. The scarlet runner embrace the whole width of the bottom of the garden and are climbing as fast as they can, whilst the spaces are all filled in with plants for [illegible]. The flowers are plentiful and the roses to which I have before refined are doing quite as well as expected. I + Dr Simburne had some chat about you yesterday Sunday in vestry. He hoped I should remember him to you. The choir is the same. They went by invitation to the vicarage last Friday week. I did not go, didn’t care about it, so the Doctor asked me today to come in at any time, he [illegible] be glad if I would. He is well but his health is weak. The annual children’s white dress service takes place next Friday your mama has the usual work to get on contingent ready. The sermon is entitled “Weeds + Flowers” + 8 hymns are to be sung. George is going back to McClelland’s they want him + he would prefer being there

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I am working away on “The British Mercantile Gazette” still, it is difficult business sometimes, but then up to now it has paid. Ernest keeps his place at Wright + Butlers and seems to suit them. Referring to politics a dissolution would not surprise most people at any moment. There is the franchise bill the Egyptian financing business as well as the Soudan knot which stand right in the way of Cabinet and the Election for N Warwickshire just limited resulted in a larger Conservative majority than ever has been known. Lord Randolph Churchill is unwell from overwork he is effected shortly in Birmingham with Col Burnaby and I have arranged with the Town Hall Curator for admission on the occasion. We are all pretty well Aunt is with us from London as you may know + is better for the change in health. The Henley folks are very well but feeble. I should have been in Manchester +c this week but can’t get away before next week now. Mama will finish this morning [illegible] I hope this agate writing will stand let me know.

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My dear Fred

Your father says I need to finish this, but I thought he had told you all the news you will I fear have much trouble to make it out – don’t think it unkind I seldom write. I am always at work, thinking and talking of you many times a day hope with all my heart to see you home next summer. George wishes very much to join you and if he does you must journey home. Bessie, Amy + Florence are all at work nw but not getting any money for two years from the time they started. Your father is doing better or we could not manage this latter two are at Miss Bostons the dressmakers in the village come home to morrow.

Kindest love and wishes your Mother

March 18, 2020 0

Want ad – George Paulin, 1862

The Derby Mercury, 18 Jun 1862

February 16, 2020 0

George Paulin, Auction, 1815

Jackson’s Oxford Journal, 1 Jul 1815, pg 1

Cabinet and Upholstery Stock,

Household furniture &c

Bell-Street, Henley, Oxon

To be sold by Auction

By Mr. Othwaite

(Under execution, by order of the Sheriff of Oxfordshire) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 3d, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th of July, and on Saturday the 8^th of July, 1815. – All the valuable, well-selected, and extensive STOCK in TRADE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and effects, of Mr. George Paulin, Upholsterer, Paper-hanger, and Cabinet Manufacturer, Bell-Street, Henley; comprising a genteel assortment of new and second-hand 4-pst tent; and other bedsteads, with handsome cotton and scarlet Sayes furnitures, in pieces, and made up; window curtains, goose and other feather beds, mattresses, blankets, and quilts; mahogany secretary and book-cases, wardrobes, three-quarter and dressing chest of drawers, elegant loo, sofa, card, Pembroke, and dining tables, cellaret side boards, bed steps, bason [sic] stands, expensive mahogany, japaned, Grecian and other chairs, elegant chimney and other glasses in gilt and mahogany frames, a costly and ornamental cut-glass lamp chandelier, between two and three hundred yards of Brussels, Venetian, and Kidderminster carpeting, excellent assortment of hearth rugs, oil cloths, made-up bed ticks and mattress cases, handsome fringes, laces, lines, &c, between four and five hundred pieces of paper hangings and borders, large assortment of brass work, taxed cart and harness, market cart, useful grey horse, &c, &c.

The unmanufactured stock will be sold in the third day’s sale, on Wednesday the 5^th of July (not in the last day’s sale, as before advertised). It comprises seasoned mahogany in plank, boards, and veneers, wainscot boards, cherry-tree and beech quarters &c &c.

May be viewed the Friday and Saturday before and mornings of sale, which will begin each day at eleven o’clock.

Catalogues (price 6d each, to be returned to purchasers) will be delivered at the Auction Mart, London; at the principal Inns at Staines, Egham, Windsor, Oakingham, Hartford Bridge, Maidenhead, Marlow, Wycombe, Watlington, Oxford, Benson, Wallingford, Reading, and Newbury; place of sale; and of Mr. Othwaite, the auctioneer, Henley.

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