Letter from Emma Evans to her cousin Arthur Phelps.  Transcribed from a scan of the original in January 2013 by Penelope Forrest, born Phelps, great granddaughter of Arthur.

                                                                                    Bosworth        Sep^r 26^th  [1853]

Dear Arthur,

            Do you think I should go on writing abusive letters if you were to write & tell me how sorry you are, & how you would never do anything of the kind as long as you lived again? I have a good mind to give you another – particularly as Anne has sent back Mad^lle's without its envelope which is a thing I never forget or forgive. I am not going to send it you – but I may tell you I had another from her on Thursday. She is still at Pesmes grinding away there again – think of her remembering my birthday there.

            This is Friday night very late & I start tomorrow (1^st) for Hastings at 8 so I can't write now & have not had time somehow to finish this though it was so long ago begun.

            Goodbye. Perhaps I will write to you again someday if you send me word that you are sorry for all your misdeeds. You see I return to that. Well, I forgive you – I won't though, ever, if you do it again.

            Your aff^te Cousin

                        Emma

30th September fell on a Friday in 1853, which is the only year within the possible range for this to have been written.

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