Letter from Edward Pease, no. 5 Marine Parade, Dover, Kent, to Henry and Anna Pease, expressing his hope that the latter are now settled in their house at Southend and that they will remember the lessons of the recentl Yearly meeting; describing his journey by sail (about 40 or 50 miles), from London to Herne Bay, Kent, and thence by coach to Dover, where, after a night in an inn, they ‘selected our apartments, finding them rather scarce, the general run being too large or too small; we are forced into the former; having most spacious accommodations – beautiful drawing room, 2 Sitting rooms & 8 or 10 beds – everything most delicately clean for the same sum per week as John paid in Camomile Street’; describing the site of the apartments as ‘within a stone’s throw at low water is very pleasant we are not near the pier, but have a fine view of numerous Steamers out and in from France, Holland etc. – and it is amusing to walk down & see the company going & landing – sometimes looking very distressed by the voyage, as we have no very smooth sea since we came’; describing a visit to Dover Castle: ‘ascending 159 steps & the spaces between the flights almost as steep as the steps themselves – it is a most commanding situation and has many attractions as a strong fortification exhibiting a vast collection of materials for destruction – Cannon, Mortars, Shells etc.’; remarking that they intend to stay in Dover for 2 weeks and that Rachel would like to go to Paris France, but ‘I cannot see that I could peaceably be her companion’ ‘Reviewing the past, the present & the future, I do not see it amongst the duties or proprieties for which extended existence has been granted me to spend two or 3 weeks in seeing what is attractive in the Capital of France – that we may go over to Calais France & thence as far as St. Omer France so that we can be one night absent is not improbable – it must depend on the calmness of the Sea etc.’; asking about alterations to the writer’s house and discussing employees: ‘Henry will see if he can keep Hewitson in work – hope Suggit is not at all employed – I think Wm. can have no occasion for anyone in the Gardens if he has he may take Hewitson, perhaps the hedges are not grown enough to clip – & please to notice how my Nephew J. Coates is – if settled in body & mind with reformed habits, my Bro mentions having gone to Darlington that I suppose he is much recovered’; mentioning that ‘Jno Blackburn was at the Green dragon whilst we were there he stated wool was about 15/pk 15 shillings per peck lower – that he has met with some good ½ bred hogs in Bermondsey Surrey he had bo’ well – Suppose clip will be very late, but when it commences I have generally found that all which has been bought in the first 4 weeks of it has been well bought’, 5 June 1836 – From: Quaker families of Darlington,Pease family, Henry Pease (1807 – 1881), Correspondence