George III

Hannah More to Thomas Dyke Acland, unknown date

I feel it a sort of shame to take charity Money from a County Member^*, whose unbounded liberality I well know is not shut up within the limits of that County. – My Man is out from four in the morning to endeavour to buy 100 sacks of Potatoes. On hearing it the Farmers raised the price!! I am turned Merchant They ask me for bread and give me a Stone^*. I am purchasing their Ore^* at half price which I trust will sell hereafter. Be so good as speak to the King, and desire him with my Compliments to use brass Harness, it would become the fashion and my Miners would become Gentlemen – all the Geology /I know/ is that Lapis Calaminaris makes brass, so you see I am not /one/ those Scientific people who do not turn their knowledge to account. Present me most affectionately to dear – In great haste

Hannah More to Thomas Dyke Ackand, after 1828

and Mrs. Jenkinson are staying with his father at Clifton. What a fine creature she is; both in person and mind: they were so good to come and see me. As far as one can judge from one morning’s visit, she seems truly enlightend and devoted in heart and mind to religion. I never saw in any young woman such fervent piety. It seems to be the sole object of her concern; many people are going to heaven I hope, but she seems already there – she brought two angelic little children.