Eliza Crisp (ne Marsh) – aged 49 – daughter of Milbourne Marsh – widow of James Crisp – died this year
Burrish Crisp – aged 22/23 – son of James Crisp and Elizabeth (Marsh) – Calcutta
Elizabeth Maria Shee (ne Crisp) – aged 20/21 – daughter of James and Elizabeth Crisp
Sir George Shee – husband of above – Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, Secretary of the Treasury, Receiver-General in Ireland, etc etc.
George Shee – aged 0/1
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 72/73 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Morrison (ne Duval) – 32/33 – daughter of John Duval and Mary (Marsh)
James Morrison – aged 46/47
James Morrison – aged 10/11, son of above and brother of Jane, Mary, Elizabeth and Ann.
George Marsh – aged 62/63
George Marsh – aged 35/36 – siblings of George and Anne (Long) (died 1790)
William Marsh – aged 29/33
Amelia Marsh (ne Cuthbert) – aged 19/20
John Marsh – aged 37/38 – son of Milbourne Marsh
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File 9934
Envelope
April 1785 (?)
Mr Kirby – paid for my wife funeral
£2.11.0
File 9800.
Memorandum
No Man up on Earth has more reason to be truly thankful to God Almighty than I have, and I hope ever to show my sense therof by my actions, and tho’ it may be impossible to pass through Life without Sin, it is very possible in the general (part?) of our conduct, so to govern ourselves in a great degree agreeably to the understanding providence has blessed us all with, of distinguishing when we act as we oughtto do, and so on the contrary;and our inward satisfaction or uneasyness is always proportioned thereto.
And altho’ I have not passed my life hitherto without trouble and great uneasyness at tmes, yet so slight has my portion thereof been, by comparison to others, that perhaps it has been only sufficient to remind me of my mortal State. So that I most heartily and dayly return thanks to god, for every Blessing he has been graciously pleased to bestow on me to this 63 year of my age.
George Marsh.
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My worthy friend the Reverend Henry Swann having been in a most helpless, speechless melancholy state of mind near three months, was brought to London for Dr Monro’s advice, but he would take no medicine, and as I did not choose that force should be used with him or that he should be sent to one of his houses to lodge and board, I brought him to my house at Blackheath the 22 December 1785, as he is one of the best men that ever existed in the most extensive meaning of the word; who is a dayly proof to me what poor helpless mortals we are, and is a proper though humiliating example of the insignificancy of Man, and a good lesson for the great and proud.
G.M.
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14 November 1785
Boreas, Nevis,
From Horatio Nelson
I enclose some queries, which pray have opinions upon from eminent lawyers.
Dear Sir, Not a scrap of a pen have I by the last packet fro any relation in England; but, however, you see I don’t think I am forgot – more especially when I open a business which perhaps you will smile at, in the first instance, and say this Horatio is forever in love. My present attachment is of pretty long standing; but I was determined to be fixed before I broke this matter to any person. – – – I have tried your patience, I am sure, therefore will have done – Pray send to Marsh and Creed, my Agents, and ask if they have heard anything of the Appeal. I wrote to them what I would have done, and I have not had a line from them to know, whether they have ever received the letter. – – –