Help with letter please

[Jean and Tonic]

Can anyone please tell me what they have done with this ham......

Thanks
jean

[WendyPusey]

It looks like "made a bying of one of them" but that doesn't make any sense!

[Jean and Tonic]

I'm sick of staring at it Wendy...... they keep sending Legs of Mutton and ham to members of the family .... but I'm blowed as what they making with this one.

Sorry. the next bit I crossed out said ' & think it a very nice one' .... I crossed it out by mistake

[Jill on the A272]

I think they have made a beginning of one of them but have misspelt it.

[Olde Crone Holden]

I think it says

"we have made a beging of one of them"

meaning "we have made a beginning on one of them"

OC

[Dubonnet lady]

Had a look too - and as Wendy says - but doesn't make sense - if you know when letter dated, could be an old recipe book could help...... that programme ''Supersizers'' on at the moment lists Menus of all sorts of things they ate in the past which don't make sense now.

[Jean and Tonic]

the letter was sent in 1838 from farmers in Westmorland to family in surrey

with the bit I crossed out saying '& think it a very nice one' ...... it sounds strange.... maybe it was some sort of deal ....I think think they bought them and sometimes sold them to other friends

[BridgetM]

As I read it, they are grateful to have received the 2 hams & have started to munch one of them! (rough translation)

[Jean and Tonic]

I photographed them at Kendal ... and I'm trying to transcribe them all ...most are pretty easy until you come across a strange word ..... I'll just put a question mark.

Thanks everyone
Jean

Just laughing at Bridget ....great.... and then the next bit ' & think it a very nice one'

[Rachel Scand]

I think it's 'on' rather than 'of'

not a great help I know ... but thought I'd chip in anyway

[Jean and Tonic]

Just had last stare....think Jill, OC and Bridget are right.

"made a beginning on one of them & think it a nice one" .........meaning the ham.

That's it.

Thanks all
Jean

[Anne in Carlisle]

Yes - I agree ... made a begining on one of them .... is what I read as soon as I looked at it (before reading everyone elses replies :p

Anne

[Jean and Tonic]

Thanks Rachel & Anne

That's that sorted .....I've been looking at it since 5 o'clock ...... just needed a few more heads

thanks again all
Jean