Elizabeth Macfarling to John Slowon – April 1, 1721
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Date: April 1, 1721 Author: Elizabeth Macfarling Recipient: John SlowonLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: ff. 77-78
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English
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British Library, London
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Social
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April Fools' Day
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April 1, 1721
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From on board his Majestes Ship Revenge
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The British Library Index states that the letter is an April Fools’ Day joke. Macfarling claims she is ‘very bad’ and does ‘not expect to live’. She hopes Sloane ‘will be pleased to send for me as soon as possible’.
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