1775

77. Mary Doddridge (cousin), Northampton, to Mrs. Mercy Doddridge, Sr., 21 January 1775. [f. 50]

Thanks her for her kind and affectionate letter. Mentions that her health and infirmities have grown worse, but her hearing is better after 15 months, she says, noting that in Heaven there will be no sickness or infirmities. Sends best to Mrs. Humphreys and news about their mutual friends, including Mrs. Churchill.

78. Mary Doddridge (cousin), Northampton, to Mrs. Mercy Doddridge, Sr., 27 April 1775. [f. 63]

Informs Mercy of the state of Mrs. Isted, whom she visited recently. She is grateful for some monies that she has recently received from Mercy and another cousin. She expresses thanks that Mrs. Humphreys and children are well.

79. Mary Doddridge (cousin), Northampton, to Mrs. Mercy Doddridge, Sr., 20 May 1775. [f. 43]

Her letter has arrived safely and has been very comforting to her. She hopes her hearing and eyes are doing better. Sends her best wishes to Mrs. Humphreys and all her cousins in Tewkesbury.

80. Mary Doddridge (cousin), Northampton, to her cousins (Mercy and her daughters still living at home, Mercy and Celia), 18 August 1775. [f. 39]

She hopes to meet with Mercy once again and see her in her new habitation at Tewkesbury, which is a house of her own close to the sisters (her daughters) and the Congregational meeting house. She mentions the death of Dr. Caleb Ashworth, Principal of the Daventry Academy and former student of Doddridge at Northampton.