Nano Nagle writing to Miss Fitzsimons

Corke December 17 yr 1770

Dear Miss

its not to be express all the anxiety of mind I have gone thru, by your and our worthy friends silence, as I did not get the letter you mention to have sent by hand, nor did not know what to thing, tell I had the pleasure of receiving yours, of the 27 of last month, which did not surprize me, to find by it that nothing was as yet fix’d, as I was sure I shou’d soon being mead acquaint’d with how matters went, if there was any good news, and on the receipt of your letter I spoak to Mr Doran, who is so good as to write in my name, to the superiour begging her interest, and that she wou’d be so charitable as not to defer, making her community give a categorical answer, as to that point I think she cant well refuse, the last request in conscience, as to the other she may not have any scruple about it; had I wrote my self she might say I cou’d doe it as well before as on this occasion, and others may take it ill, that I did not pay them this compliment, only Mr Moylan, has such patience and zeal, he wou’d sertenly long a go given up the affair, as he is resolv’d to leave now stone onturn’d to bring about this foundation he says: you and he will consider what is best to be done, for I dread they never will consent to lose so usefull

{Left} a subject, its all in the power of the Almighty, we dont know what is best for us so, ought to be resign’d to his divine will, and as to the lady at Lille, I am a fread tho she is a good many years profess’d yet, she is so young that she wou’d not consent to part with her on that account, and as for Mr Tuites niece that is there she is sickly tho might be good a person, not a tall proper as she is not very sensiable as I have hard, the other he told me was very clever: are not some of your ladies, that are put in from an other convent, who has not the most agreeable time of it, where there capable of such an ondertaking if wan cou’d be got amonge them, at both sides there wou’d not be much difficulty to quit each other, wan wou’d be better pleas’d to have some acquaintance with a person than to have a stranger, I only mention this as I saw in wan of your letters how displaising its to the ladies, you are with to have them, and wan of the objections they mead about taking any from this foundation, you must be best judge how to act so shall say no more on the subject - - - I think I have reason, to take it onkind of you to give me so many reasons for making use, of the credit I gave you, on Mr Waters as you may be sure nothing cou’d give me more pleasure, than that I cou’d any way oblige you, and beg youlle not be uneasy if Mr Fitzsimons cant pay me readily, for money is at present so scarce, and such a run on the Bankers in this kingdome, that people cant get what is due to them, I shall acquaint you when its pay’d, when wan is in a strange country any disappoint is sensiable to a person, as for my part I am often without money yet as every body knows me, I don’t mind it. - - - it gives me vast pleasure to find Miss kavanagh is so well plais’d with teaching in the poor school, it shows a particular call from the great God, to take delights in it, I dread tho’ her health is better, yet in winter it will be too cold for her, and it wou’d be better she shou’d take care of herself, for the good of the poor here where she can be of more sarvise, than there, and I beg youlle indevor to prevent her from going to them, I had an account from my friends in Bath, that as soon as her brother, got a letter from his sister where in she tells him her being gone to the Carmelites and her sisters resolution to take

{Right} on here he read them the letter, and said he wou’d have being very pleas’d it was for this foundation she had determin’d and he wou’d never say a word to hinder the wan that did, whether he has kept up to this resolution you know best: the young lady in Dublin, name is Lawles when every thing was settl’d, f- Austin told it, her father who came to town she could not provail on him come with her here, he is so close, he mead an excuse that he was old and sickly, and the weather to cold to venture and give her leave to come, when she got company proper for her to travel with, she lives with an uncle of hers in James is Street he ingag’s, not to let her want any thing during her life, we were so sure of your coming over, by reports that sartenly you were on your journey, only Mr Doran inquir’d into the truth of this before he wrote, to tell her, you was expect’d hourly, when he wou’d find there was now truth in it, what wou’d they think of it, I cou’d have wish’d when you were determin’d, not to come this winter that I had being inform’d of it not so much on my account as on flattering her [?] and could not have avoid’d put myself to some expense at a time I had many calls for money, and imploying workmen in the short days, which [?] make work come out vastly dare, and only as I mention to you I was resolv’d not buy what cou’d be had in a few hours or at farthest in a few day put my self to very onnessary expense which I am determin’d never to doe till you are land’d, this is a day I long for - its a vast pleasure to me to find your mistress is so much chang’d in her behaviour, as I thing there is now greater happiness in this world than to live in union, who’ever we live with, we must expect to have some thing to suffer, as this world is not to be our paradise I hope: as I find they will alow you to learn what you have a mind any thing you think, my be usefull to teach here after you or my cousin may get wan to instruct you if you please I beg youlle present my best respects to Mr Moylan, and your former mistress, the Superior and your present mistress my affectionate compliments to the young ladies. I was sorry to hear of Mrs french’s death, her family has a great lose in her she [?] mighty sensiable woman and as to Mrs Lynch I must beg when you see her that my best wishes shall always attend her and will never forget all her civility to me, which I have a grateful sense of and believe me to be with sincerest esteem, Dear Miss, your most afftn friend Nano Nagle Be so good as to tell Miss N all her friends are well

Mademoiselle Fitzsimons au Monastere des Dames Ursulines Rue St Jacques p' paid [11.d?] Paris