The Collected Letters of Nano Nagle

{Left} {Inverted text} a return’d coach: she does not mention wan word a bout what you wrote to Miss Belue, nor what I wrote myself to her, only that she had receiv’d all the letters I wrote to her, as she was not there near as soon, as I expect’d she got a good many from me, it was the day after her daughters arriv’d that I heard

{vertical text} To Mrs. Mullaly in Dublin

Cork 1778 Nano Nagle

{Inverted text} from her, and she tells me they all din’d at sir Patrick, where there was a great dale of company and it was there she wrote, to me by which I imagine the hurry she was in, and not having an oppertunity to speak a bout your affear, prevent’d her from saying any thing of it to me; in my answer I beg’d she wou’d use all her influence with that lady which I am sure she will. I hope in her next I shall some account of what will be done. A Dieu.

{Right} Cork 8ber 31 yr 1778 GHAD/FD/4 1778

October or November 1778 this in Dr Hutch's Life of Nano Nagle page 111

Dear Madam

I could not slip this opportunity, without assuring my Dr Mrs Mullaly; the pleasure it gave me to hear she arriv’d safe, and to assure her the trouble it gave me that I could, not have more of her company whilst here which I am every day more sensible of. the advantage I should have reap’d from it, the hurry I was in at that time made me neither think of many things, which I should have being glad to have had your opinion [on] my thoughts were so much taken up, about my nieces, preparing for their voyage, which thank God was a lucky wan, as they had a passage of thirty hours and if I did not send them by that ship, they would not have gone this winter, as known of the Bristol traders