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Scan 316
the history of the violin, 1864
10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 294. See the scan on archive.org.
1Mrs. Melon was brought to bed of a Daughter, the Child was Baptized at Brampton; they left and nothing was heard of them afterwards. About Oct'r. 19, 1824, a Lady with a Splendid Equipage containing a number of Carriages and Servants of every description arrived at the Howard Arms in search of her Register, and the Lady in question was Mrs. Coutts; that some time after that became Dutchess of S'nt. Albans. She inquired if your G. Grandfather was living, [and] she gave such a description as the people soon knew it was Will'm. Forster; a certain proof that her Father and Mother had talked about your G. Grandfather repeatedly; she went to see the place where she first drew breath in, and saw Jo; and had some conversation with him. She no doubt would ask him many things and understanding that he played the Violin she desired him to raise her a Band of a few Violins and Violoncells and go to Carlisle where she gave a splendid Breakfast to all the Genteel people in Carlisle and the neighbourhood. We were verry handsomley rewarded for our trouble: a Guinea a piece for us in Carlisle and something handsom for Joseph for coming from Brampton. The Splendid doo, was on the 21 of Oct'r. 1824, at the Bush Inn, Carlisle. About mid-day she set off for London with all her retinue. I consider this something marvelous but an absolute truth as good a subject for a Novel as ever Sir W. Scott had.
3"Your &c
4"S. A. Forster."
5A violin of this maker is possessed by one of the writers of this book, and it has a label inside thus:—
7"William Forster
8Violin Maker
9in Brampton."
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