Letter

From Mrs E [or C.] Squarebridge [Probably the wife of the Wesleyan minister John Squarebridge (1783-1844)] at Ironbridge to Mary Tooth in Madeley. She has not yet engaged a nurse to care for her during her confinement [later stages of pregnancy] and she has been told that there are 2 or 3 resident in Madeley. Squarebridge would therefore be grateful for Tooth’s recommendation of a suitable person bearing in mind that they cannot pay more than 5 shillings a week.

Her love should be passed to Tooth’s sister [Rosamund]. Mr [John] Squarebridge is quite unwell at the moment.

Note

• John Squarebridge (1783-1844) was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland. He was converted at the age of seventeen under the ministry of Rev. E. Millier and entered the Wesleyan itinerancy in 1806. His active circuit ministry was exercised in England and the Isle of Man until superannuation due to ill health in 1839. He spent his last years in Wellington, Shropshire. Source: Minutes of Conference 1845 and Hill’s Arrangement 1841.

Note

• John Squarebridge (1783-1844) was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland. He was converted at the age of seventeen under the ministry of Rev. E. Millier and entered the Wesleyan itinerancy in 1806. His active circuit ministry was exercised in England and the Isle of Man until superannuation due to ill health in 1839. He spent his last years in Wellington, Shropshire. Source: Minutes of Conference 1845 and Hill’s Arrangement 1841.