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Frederick Evans writes to his father with the news of the offer of the living of St George's. Signed Frederick R Evans.
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Kidder.
March 31. 1872
Easter Day
My dear Father
Mr. Boyle preached for us here this morning. We had a very large congregation and a large communion afterwards. I had a short talk to him after the service about temporalities as he calls them and he says that he believes the income of the living to be about £500 a year nett that is deducting all legal expenses- If this is so,and I must get it confirmed by Piercy, vicar of S Georges I must be. Boyle has behaved very well I must say. There is no house as you know but he says he would let me live at the vicarage rent free (Mr. Mottram had been accustomed to pay £35) and he hopes before long to be able to build a vicarage for S Georges - This offer is saddled with the condition, that Mrs. Mottram be allowed to stay in the vicarage as long as she likes - and as she will most probably stay there for the rest of the term of her natural life, I should think, it is not quite so handsome as it looks. still I think it is very handsome. I am sorry to say I did not think he would have behaved so well, and I am very sorry for the thought now. The Bishop of Rochester he says quite approves of what he has done. And it was one of Mr. Mottrams last wishes that I should succeed him. This probably had an influence, so that dear old Mottram has done me the best turn I have ever had done me by a stranger - I should not stir from where I am at present supposing I did take it. Chesshire I expect would go if I do. As it is, both he and Hobson would like to stay they say and I should not like to be the cause of either of them leaving though perhaps one could get on with one curate.
The thing is, it is not a place to take for a short time, one must make up ones mind to 10 years of it at least unless anything better turns up. Which is not likely, and then most of the work will be gone out of one I expect- Please to think it over. I shall not decide till I have seen you. Cross was very pleased with the letters she received from Griff They came here to breakfast this morning after the Early service - I consider it a great compliment to be offered S.G's. There never was so young a vicar before -
We shall not have one spare inch of standing room in the church tonight I expect it will be a most impressive and trying scene ---- the whole congregation this morning were in mourning-
Cheshire is going out tomorrow for a week so if you could come over I can give you a decent bed to try being Easter you really to have a days holiday and should you a good bed. Being Easter you ought to have a days holiday. And I should be so very glad to have you here again. As Chesshire is going out I cannot very well get to Griff but if you cannot come please send me word of your engagements this week that if I do come I may not do so on a day you are not at home.
My best lover to mother Sol Gre(?) Nelly & yourself.
Yr very affect. son
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