Mercy Doddridge, Sr., to Mary “Polly” Doddridge, Northampton, March 1753. PS. to a letter by Mary to her sister Mercy, March 1753. 

Postscript written by Mrs. Mercy Doddridge to her daughter, Mercy:

p.s. I find Polly has forgot tek the most important part of her Letter which was to desire that if you are not Gone out of town before you receiv’d this – you will stay till you can get your own Sack and yr Sisters made what is wrot[e] about Caelia['s] Coat is only Condisinal supposing Mr Gregg will take ye Crape again – and you find a nisessity for bying more Bambazen to make the Clothes into Sacks in t[hat] case I imagine there well be so much left out of the Clothes as go a considerable way toward making her a coat that it wd save expence to buy her wt more will do for that purpose therefore pray dont send the crape till you receive ye bambazen wh shall be with you if possible on Satterday 12 yard of half yard is full enough for Cealia Less therefore will do of ye bambazen as yt is half ell I hope you have paid for my grey silk which I beg may be sent with the other things you have bought for me – I shall hear inclose a bill for 12 Guineas which with my best complimts you will beg ye favour of Mr Tozer to receive when it becomes due – and give ye money to you wh I hope will discharge all ye things and answer all your demands till I have ye pleasure of seeing you at North[ampton] – which I begin to think long however I have no objection to your spending a little more time at Mr Hopkins as they are so very obliging to desire it My most respectfull thanks Compt & thanks attend ym & all my other Friends Say let me know how our excelent friend Mr Neal does as have not I heard from him since he informd me of [h]is bad cold wh gave me great concern   

I wish you could send a pattern or to of a cap yt wd be proper to wear with my Sack they must either be Mops or caps & hoods wh are the properest all I can further say is that I Love and thank you and am Most affect yours

M Doddridge

Address: To | Miss Doddridge

Postmark: none

Notes:   March 53

Text: Crew MS 50, fol. 38, Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge.