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Edward Mills Grace. Handwritten twelve page letter from Grace to his Mother written from Macquarie
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Edward Mills Grace. Handwritten twelve page letter from Grace to his Mother written from Macquarie Street, Sydney and undated, probably written and sent just after the previous letter to Henry. Interesting and informative letter to his Mother describing the end of the first cricket match against New South Wales and the start of the next, talks of visiting Darling Point for a picnic with some dignitaries including the Governor Sir John Young, good description of the people he has met, cruising around the Sydney harbour, playing croquet, a Dinner engagement with the Eleven and the announcement of his engagement to be married!. ‘Went out to J.T. Mort’s at Darling Point’, he then goes onto describe the family, ‘We had arranged a picnic at 10 o’clock to start from the circular Quay in the Phantom Steamer [a paddle steamer], there was everyone of note asked to come, Mr Isaacs..., Lord John Taylor...we went cruising about the harbour fro a bit and then down Middle Bay where we cast the net and drew on shore about 300 fish of all sorts’...’ we had a splendid lunch...I sat in a most prominent position which was next to the Governor and Lord John Taylor on the other side’. ‘Thursday was to finish our match. I went in and thought I should get some but unfortunately that stupid fellow Boak caught me by a fluke with one hand at third man so I was taken in and done, for it was very exciting... we thought to win easily again, we thought that we should lose’. Grace describes playing croquet all afternoon and then in the dark ‘After tea it was dark but after the moon got up we went out and played by moonlight but everyone must have got their feet wet, though at least I did, the dew was so great’.... ‘Saturday was the commencement of the match.... the twenty two were in nearly all day and Parr put me down at 7 instead of 1st much against my wish, to change the luck he said. But I told him I did not believe in anything of that sort’. He talks of going to Church to hear the new canon but felt ill and had to leave. ‘Monday, awfully wet, the ground was worse than a ploughed, I never did play in one such ground. George Gilbert bowled slow round hand and a fellow named Lewis on the other end bowling swift underhand all along the ground. If you hit the ball as hard as you could it would not go 50 yards. George caught me splendidly with one hand. I slipped or should have hit the ball along the ground’. ‘Tuesday, we only played for a little more than an hour on account of the west but Tuesday was Mr Leigh’s Dinner Party... but despite the sum offered [by Mr Leigh] to stay another week... some of them did not come, only Haywood, Caesar, Caffyn, Anderson, it showed very taste on their part not coming’.... ‘The ground was so wet that although it was fine overhead we did not play, 2 or 3 inches of water were on the playing ground so middle day we drove out to the Albert Ground, it will make such a beautiful ground some day or another and from there I went with George Gilbert to see his Wife and children. His Wife I cannot say much in praise of, she is slovenly I should say’. ‘Now I come to the most eventful day of my life after chaffing so much about being engaged and all that sort of thing. I hope none of you will be disappointed to hear that I am at last really engaged to one of the sweetest young ladies in the colony, at least I think she is, her name is Mary Jane Wheatley, now none of you must be frightened that I am going to do anything rash or improper as I am not going to be married out here but I can promise you all that you shall see the young lady and judge for yourselves what you think of her’. Grace then explains at length that as Mrs Leigh introduced Mary to him she feels that if he regrets the decision afterwards, then she is to blame. ‘I will, of course, send you a carte de visite of the young lady by the next letter, she has not yet had it taken... she is staying down at Manly Beach’. Grace concludes ‘I am nearly made miserable by this weather if it was not for thinking of Mary I really think I should be so. But directly anyone sees her they are sure to be amused, she is so natural. I really do not know all that I am writing. So must conclude with best love to all from your affectionate son, Edward Mills Grace’. A very interesting and informative letter from Grace to his Mother, clearly having become besotted with his intended, Mary. Minor wear and nicks to page edges, light folds, ink splash to page seven otherwise in very good condition. - cricket The second match at Sydney was drawn, due to the weather. E.M. Grace made 6 runs before being caught and bowled by Gilbert. For Parr’s XI, Hayward top scored with 21 and Tarrant and Caffyn took five wickets each in the N.S.W. first innings, Gilbert taking five wickets in Parr’s XI only innings
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Edward Mills Grace. Handwritten twelve page letter from Grace to his Mother written from Macquarie Street, Sydney and undated, probably written and sent just after the previous letter to Henry. Interesting and informative letter to his Mother describing the end of the first cricket match against New South Wales and the start of the next, talks of visiting Darling Point for a picnic with some dignitaries including the Governor Sir John Young, good description of the people he has met, cruising around the Sydney harbour, playing croquet, a Dinner engagement with the Eleven and the announcement of his engagement to be married!. ‘Went out to J.T. Mort’s at Darling Point’, he then goes onto describe the family, ‘We had arranged a picnic at 10 o’clock to start from the circular Quay in the Phantom Steamer [a paddle steamer], there was everyone of note asked to come, Mr Isaacs..., Lord John Taylor...we went cruising about the harbour fro a bit and then down Middle Bay where we cast the net and drew on shore about 300 fish of all sorts’...’ we had a splendid lunch...I sat in a most prominent position which was next to the Governor and Lord John Taylor on the other side’. ‘Thursday was to finish our match. I went in and thought I should get some but unfortunately that stupid fellow Boak caught me by a fluke with one hand at third man so I was taken in and done, for it was very exciting... we thought to win easily again, we thought that we should lose’. Grace describes playing croquet all afternoon and then in the dark ‘After tea it was dark but after the moon got up we went out and played by moonlight but everyone must have got their feet wet, though at least I did, the dew was so great’.... ‘Saturday was the commencement of the match.... the twenty two were in nearly all day and Parr put me down at 7 instead of 1st much against my wish, to change the luck he said. But I told him I did not believe in anything of that sort’. He talks of going to Church to hear the new canon but felt ill and had to leave. ‘Monday, awfully wet, the ground was worse than a ploughed, I never did play in one such ground. George Gilbert bowled slow round hand and a fellow named Lewis on the other end bowling swift underhand all along the ground. If you hit the ball as hard as you could it would not go 50 yards. George caught me splendidly with one hand. I slipped or should have hit the ball along the ground’. ‘Tuesday, we only played for a little more than an hour on account of the west but Tuesday was Mr Leigh’s Dinner Party... but despite the sum offered [by Mr Leigh] to stay another week... some of them did not come, only Haywood, Caesar, Caffyn, Anderson, it showed very taste on their part not coming’.... ‘The ground was so wet that although it was fine overhead we did not play, 2 or 3 inches of water were on the playing ground so middle day we drove out to the Albert Ground, it will make such a beautiful ground some day or another and from there I went with George Gilbert to see his Wife and children. His Wife I cannot say much in praise of, she is slovenly I should say’. ‘Now I come to the most eventful day of my life after chaffing so much about being engaged and all that sort of thing. I hope none of you will be disappointed to hear that I am at last really engaged to one of the sweetest young ladies in the colony, at least I think she is, her name is Mary Jane Wheatley, now none of you must be frightened that I am going to do anything rash or improper as I am not going to be married out here but I can promise you all that you shall see the young lady and judge for yourselves what you think of her’. Grace then explains at length that as Mrs Leigh introduced Mary to him she feels that if he regrets the decision afterwards, then she is to blame. ‘I will, of course, send you a carte de visite of the young lady by the next letter, she has not yet had it taken... she is staying down at Manly Beach’. Grace concludes ‘I am nearly made miserable by this weather if it was not for thinking of Mary I really think I should be so. But directly anyone sees her they are sure to be amused, she is so natural. I really do not know all that I am writing. So must conclude with best love to all from your affectionate son, Edward Mills Grace’. A very interesting and informative letter from Grace to his Mother, clearly having become besotted with his intended, Mary. Minor wear and nicks to page edges, light folds, ink splash to page seven otherwise in very good condition. - cricket The second match at Sydney was drawn, due to the weather. E.M. Grace made 6 runs before being caught and bowled by Gilbert. For Parr’s XI, Hayward top scored with 21 and Tarrant and Caffyn took five wickets each in the N.S.W. first innings, Gilbert taking five wickets in Parr’s XI only innings
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