If you follow us on Twitter you may have noticed the occasional tweet from “Louisa” now appearing in your timeline and you may be wondering whether she’s a new addition here at the Archives. Well… sort of…
Louisa Jessie Campbell was the eldest daughter of Colin Minton Campbell and extracts from her diary form part of the Minton Archive. As the entries began on January 1st we thought it might be fun to share some “on this day” snippets over Twitter as the year rolls on, especially as her delightful observations seem tailor-made for social media. (We wonder if she’d have had an account of her own, had Twitter been around in the 1870s…)
Had some beautiful charades. Mr. Cotton got them up for us and was very kind indeed; they went off splendidly. I had a short dance with Mr. Cotton in the evening and liked it very much indeed. ^Louisa [#OTD 1874]
— The Minton Archive (@MintonArchive) January 1, 2018
I had a long talk with Countess Lucille about Cotton, and she said she thought I showed too much that I liked him. I can’t make out how because I am sure I don’t say much – at least quite unintentionally. I can’t help liking him. ^Louisa [#OTD 1874]
— The Minton Archive (@MintonArchive) January 8, 2018
In the morning went to Rocester church and Mr. Cotton sat next to Mama. In the afternoon he came up to Woodseat and stopped to tea. He sang some hymns with us and was very nice indeed. I like him more every time I see him. I hope he won’t leave Rocester. ^Louisa [#OTD 1874]
— The Minton Archive (@MintonArchive) January 11, 2018