While renovating a cottage in Gloucestershire, an old tin box was found wedged inside the large chimney piece. It contained six letters to a Miss Elizabeth Peart dating from between 1823 and 1826. They make interesting reading, telling of a secret romance. This is only one side of the correspondence, but it is evident what must have been contained in the missing replies.
In transcribing them I have needed to guess at parts where the letters had crumbled away and to make them understandable where the spellings would otherwise make them obscure. Also for ease of reading, I have split the letters up sentences. However I have tried to let their story flow of its own accord without correcting every single “error”.
