200 - Anna Allwood to Rebekah Bateman, 4 June 1787
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My Dear Mrs Bateman,
When I look at the date of your
very kind & Christian letter, I feel distressed that it should have
remain’d so long unanswer’d & seemingly neglected; it bears so much
the aspect of Ingratitude one of the worst of Crimes, that I could
not forgive myself if I were conscious I was guilty of it, & had
not a sufficient excuse to plead for my long silence.
Soon after I received your letter I was taken ill with a
violent nervous disorder which has continued so bad through the
Winter & Spring that it rendered me incapable of the pleasure of
answering the letters of my friends; for when my stomach was
free from pain for a few hours my head & eyes were so bad
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that I could not even bear the light nor see to do any thing.
I am now through Mercy getting {^better} but still very weak, I wish
the affliction may {^be} sanctified, & that God who has so graciously
Wisely & faithfully {^afflicted} me may be Glorified. Blessed be His
Name He does not willingly afflict, & when He does, it is that
we may be made partakers of His Divine & Heavenly Nature; &
if we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him.
I want to come out of the furnace purified & to leave my
{?dross} & din behind; what an Infinite mercy is it for us that there
is a fountain opened for Sin & for uncleanness, & we may {^have} recourse unto
it at all times: the oftner we come the more welcome we are. Oh for
Faith to be making daily application of this Precious this Atoning Bliss
one drop of which, has Infinite Merit & Infinite Efficacy to atone for ten
thousand Worlds. I hope my dear Mrs Bateman & the partner of her
life are rejoicing in God their Saviour, & daily experiencing the [illeg]
of Religion to be pure & peaceable, that it is no cunningly devised fable
[new page]
or gloomy uncomfortable thing as some imagine; No blessed be God there
is a glorious reality in it, substantial joys which are unspeakable
& full of Glory. Mr Bateman has been in London, but has
not favor’d me with a call , I am not surprised at it in the
least, for from my seeming negligence He judged me unworthy
the favour. To forget your disinterested kindness would be the
height of ingratitude indeed; I have not & nope I never [damaged]
the more I think of it the more I am astonished: & to [damaged]
you I both feel & mean what I say, must beg the favour of [damaged]
to accept this triffle as a token of my gratitude & respect.
I must now bid you Adieu for the present, the Lords Presence be
Mutually with us all, & may we come to Him, even to His glorious
Seat of Love & Mercy in the Redeemer, is the sincere desire of her
who is, & always will be your truly affectionate friend & servant,
Maria Allwood
PS I hope you will present my respects to Mr Bateman Mrr Mrs & Miss
Clegg
[new page]
I hope I need not say a line from you will be truly acceptable
shall be glad to hear that you receive this safe, & that it meets
with your approbation; pray let me know if you & Mr Bateman
are well, & if you will do me the honor once more to stile me
one of your friends; if so, shall expect the pleasure of seeing Mr
Bateman the next time He comes to Town.
Russell St June 4th
1787
Mrs Bateman
When I look at the date of your
very kind & Christian letter, I feel distressed that it should have
remain’d so long unanswer’d & seemingly neglected; it bears so much
the aspect of Ingratitude one of the worst of Crimes, that I could
not forgive myself if I were conscious I was guilty of it, & had
not a sufficient excuse to plead for my long silence.
Soon after I received your letter I was taken ill with a
violent nervous disorder which has continued so bad through the
Winter & Spring that it rendered me incapable of the pleasure of
answering the letters of my friends; for when my stomach was
free from pain for a few hours my head & eyes were so bad
[new page]
that I could not even bear the light nor see to do any thing.
I am now through Mercy getting {^better} but still very weak, I wish
the affliction may {^be} sanctified, & that God who has so graciously
Wisely & faithfully {^afflicted} me may be Glorified. Blessed be His
Name He does not willingly afflict, & when He does, it is that
we may be made partakers of His Divine & Heavenly Nature; &
if we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him.
I want to come out of the furnace purified & to leave my
{?dross} & din behind; what an Infinite mercy is it for us that there
is a fountain opened for Sin & for uncleanness, & we may {^have} recourse unto
it at all times: the oftner we come the more welcome we are. Oh for
Faith to be making daily application of this Precious this Atoning Bliss
one drop of which, has Infinite Merit & Infinite Efficacy to atone for ten
thousand Worlds. I hope my dear Mrs Bateman & the partner of her
life are rejoicing in God their Saviour, & daily experiencing the [illeg]
of Religion to be pure & peaceable, that it is no cunningly devised fable
[new page]
or gloomy uncomfortable thing as some imagine; No blessed be God there
is a glorious reality in it, substantial joys which are unspeakable
& full of Glory. Mr Bateman has been in London, but has
not favor’d me with a call , I am not surprised at it in the
least, for from my seeming negligence He judged me unworthy
the favour. To forget your disinterested kindness would be the
height of ingratitude indeed; I have not & nope I never [damaged]
the more I think of it the more I am astonished: & to [damaged]
you I both feel & mean what I say, must beg the favour of [damaged]
to accept this triffle as a token of my gratitude & respect.
I must now bid you Adieu for the present, the Lords Presence be
Mutually with us all, & may we come to Him, even to His glorious
Seat of Love & Mercy in the Redeemer, is the sincere desire of her
who is, & always will be your truly affectionate friend & servant,
Maria Allwood
PS I hope you will present my respects to Mr Bateman Mrr Mrs & Miss
Clegg
[new page]
I hope I need not say a line from you will be truly acceptable
shall be glad to hear that you receive this safe, & that it meets
with your approbation; pray let me know if you & Mr Bateman
are well, & if you will do me the honor once more to stile me
one of your friends; if so, shall expect the pleasure of seeing Mr
Bateman the next time He comes to Town.
Russell St June 4th
1787
Mrs Bateman
My Dear Mrs Bateman,
When I look at the date of your
very kind & Christian letter, I feel distressed that it should have
remain’d so long unanswer’d & seemingly neglected; it bears so much
the aspect of Ingratitude one of the worst of Crimes, that I could
not forgive myself if I were conscious I was guilty of it, & had
not a sufficient excuse to plead for my long silence.
Soon after I received your letter I was taken ill with a
violent nervous disorder which has continued so bad through the
Winter & Spring that it rendered me incapable of the pleasure of
answering the letters of my friends; for when my stomach was
free from pain for a few hours my head & eyes were so bad
[new page]
that I could not even bear the light nor see to do any thing.
I am now through Mercy getting {^better} but still very weak, I wish
the affliction may {^be} sanctified, & that God who has so graciously
Wisely & faithfully {^afflicted} me may be Glorified. Blessed be His
Name He does not willingly afflict, & when He does, it is that
we may be made partakers of His Divine & Heavenly Nature; &
if we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him.
I want to come out of the furnace purified & to leave my
{?dross} & din behind; what an Infinite mercy is it for us that there
is a fountain opened for Sin & for uncleanness, & we may {^have} recourse unto
it at all times: the oftner we come the more welcome we are. Oh for
Faith to be making daily application of this Precious this Atoning Bliss
one drop of which, has Infinite Merit & Infinite Efficacy to atone for ten
thousand Worlds. I hope my dear Mrs Bateman & the partner of her
life are rejoicing in God their Saviour, & daily experiencing the [illeg]
of Religion to be pure & peaceable, that it is no cunningly devised fable
[new page]
or gloomy uncomfortable thing as some imagine; No blessed be God there
is a glorious reality in it, substantial joys which are unspeakable
& full of Glory. Mr Bateman has been in London, but has
not favor’d me with a call , I am not surprised at it in the
least, for from my seeming negligence He judged me unworthy
the favour. To forget your disinterested kindness would be the
height of ingratitude indeed; I have not & nope I never [damaged]
the more I think of it the more I am astonished: & to [damaged]
you I both feel & mean what I say, must beg the favour of [damaged]
to accept this triffle as a token of my gratitude & respect.
I must now bid you Adieu for the present, the Lords Presence be
Mutually with us all, & may we come to Him, even to His glorious
Seat of Love & Mercy in the Redeemer, is the sincere desire of her
who is, & always will be your truly affectionate friend & servant,
Maria Allwood
PS I hope you will present my respects to Mr Bateman Mrr Mrs & Miss
Clegg
[new page]
I hope I need not say a line from you will be truly acceptable
shall be glad to hear that you receive this safe, & that it meets
with your approbation; pray let me know if you & Mr Bateman
are well, & if you will do me the honor once more to stile me
one of your friends; if so, shall expect the pleasure of seeing Mr
Bateman the next time He comes to Town.
Russell St June 4th
1787
Mrs Bateman
When I look at the date of your
very kind & Christian letter, I feel distressed that it should have
remain’d so long unanswer’d & seemingly neglected; it bears so much
the aspect of Ingratitude one of the worst of Crimes, that I could
not forgive myself if I were conscious I was guilty of it, & had
not a sufficient excuse to plead for my long silence.
Soon after I received your letter I was taken ill with a
violent nervous disorder which has continued so bad through the
Winter & Spring that it rendered me incapable of the pleasure of
answering the letters of my friends; for when my stomach was
free from pain for a few hours my head & eyes were so bad
[new page]
that I could not even bear the light nor see to do any thing.
I am now through Mercy getting {^better} but still very weak, I wish
the affliction may {^be} sanctified, & that God who has so graciously
Wisely & faithfully {^afflicted} me may be Glorified. Blessed be His
Name He does not willingly afflict, & when He does, it is that
we may be made partakers of His Divine & Heavenly Nature; &
if we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him.
I want to come out of the furnace purified & to leave my
{?dross} & din behind; what an Infinite mercy is it for us that there
is a fountain opened for Sin & for uncleanness, & we may {^have} recourse unto
it at all times: the oftner we come the more welcome we are. Oh for
Faith to be making daily application of this Precious this Atoning Bliss
one drop of which, has Infinite Merit & Infinite Efficacy to atone for ten
thousand Worlds. I hope my dear Mrs Bateman & the partner of her
life are rejoicing in God their Saviour, & daily experiencing the [illeg]
of Religion to be pure & peaceable, that it is no cunningly devised fable
[new page]
or gloomy uncomfortable thing as some imagine; No blessed be God there
is a glorious reality in it, substantial joys which are unspeakable
& full of Glory. Mr Bateman has been in London, but has
not favor’d me with a call , I am not surprised at it in the
least, for from my seeming negligence He judged me unworthy
the favour. To forget your disinterested kindness would be the
height of ingratitude indeed; I have not & nope I never [damaged]
the more I think of it the more I am astonished: & to [damaged]
you I both feel & mean what I say, must beg the favour of [damaged]
to accept this triffle as a token of my gratitude & respect.
I must now bid you Adieu for the present, the Lords Presence be
Mutually with us all, & may we come to Him, even to His glorious
Seat of Love & Mercy in the Redeemer, is the sincere desire of her
who is, & always will be your truly affectionate friend & servant,
Maria Allwood
PS I hope you will present my respects to Mr Bateman Mrr Mrs & Miss
Clegg
[new page]
I hope I need not say a line from you will be truly acceptable
shall be glad to hear that you receive this safe, & that it meets
with your approbation; pray let me know if you & Mr Bateman
are well, & if you will do me the honor once more to stile me
one of your friends; if so, shall expect the pleasure of seeing Mr
Bateman the next time He comes to Town.
Russell St June 4th
1787
Mrs Bateman
Details
Anna Allwood to Rebekah Bateman, 4 June 1787
Apologising for delay in responding and providing details of a violent nervous disorder and how it affected her, lengthy discussion of how her suffering sanctifies her and brings her closer to God, complains that Mr Bateman did not call on her despite being in Town, wonders if this is due to them no longer being friends.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 1 [2]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1787
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June 4th 1787
Russell Street, London
[England]
Manchester
[Lancashire, England]
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How to Cite
Anna Allwood to Rebekah Bateman, 4 June 1787, 461787: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Bateman Family Papers, OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 1 [2]