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Reference	2664/3/2B/40
Level	Item
Title	Letters from Reverend Doctor William and Mary Hallifax to Henry Davenport.
Description	1. Undated letter from Mary Hallifax to Henry Davenport expressing sorrow of his plan to return to India and hopes that he will reconsider. The letter ends with a request that he should burn it once read. 2. Undated letter from Mary Hallifax to Henry Davenport giving her approval of the lady that he is showing interest in marrying. 3. Undated letter from Mary Hallifax to Henry Davenport thanking him for his letter and offering to send him black puddings. 4. 21 Aug 1714 Letter from William Hallifax to Henry Davenport welcoming him and his family back home from India and explaining that Mary’s difficult pregnancy means she is unable to greet him personally in London. 5. 8 Sep 1714 Letter from William Hallifax to Henry Davenport expressing pleasure of a proposed visit to Old Swinford. Also a post script for the Major General announcing the death of Mr Wightwych. 6. 4 Dec 1714 Letter from William Hallifax to Henry Davenport announcing the birth of his son. 7. 21 Mar 1751 Letter to Mary Sutton (Mary Hallifax) from her nephew concerning her request to correct the draft of an inscription that she proposes to have engraved on a monument to the memory of Mr Sutton. The letter also announces the death of the Prince of Wales.
Date	1714-1751

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