210 - Rebekah Hope to Thomas Bateman (junior), 20 November 1809
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Islington
Novr 20th 1809
My dear brother
You will no doubt think me
long in answering your kind letter but I wanted
to answer it when I was at my aunts that
Miss Martins might not see it I think you
are very right in what you say of William
I have written to him and apologised for not
doing it before although I can not help saying
I think he is in the wrong I had a letter from
my papa on Wednesday I am surprised to
hear he has been to {?Brixton} I hope it will
set him up for the winter and take away his
rhumtaic pains he says he cannot come to
London this Christmas I hope he will come
in the spring and you with him or I shall
be very much disappointed My cousin Spear
is with me to day at my aunts she is to spend
her Christmas holidays at Bath with Mr &
Mrs Jay she likes the thoughts of it very
Much I am sorry to hear that my Grand=
Mama is so poorlyI hope these [illeg] {^I hope} will
make you and I more thoughtful about death
and eternal things
[new page]
My cousin Wilson will I have no doubt
fill up the sheet and as I am in a hurry I
must conclude by begging you to excuse this
short letter from
your very affectionate sister
R Bateman
P.S. love to all friends and excuse very vile
Scrawl
[change hand]
My dear Thomas/
I have been engaged with
a lady & Rebekah is gone hastily away & it
seems by her letter she has no doubt but
that I will add {^a} few lines & {?lest} you
should imagine I am unwilling so to
do I immediately begin . We have lately
been to see Joshua at Cambridge &
I was quite delighted with it the Colleges
Are very pretty, particularly Trinity College
& the chapel belonging to King College it
Is I believe reckond one of the finest
Pieces of Gothic architecture in England
It is not very large but the Workman=
=ship is extremely beautiful I was highly
diverted by the attire of the gownsmen
they all wear gowns & such droll hats
with a flat crown & tassles hanging from
[new page]
the top the noblemen’s sons have gold on
their gowns & gold tassels . Joshua comes
home in about a fortnight with Mr
Harris who is to supply at the Chapel
during the vacation Mr {^John} Cockin is now
at {?Hopton} & I assure you I could not
have had an idea he was so deformed ,
in his exterior; that is truly piteable
but his interior is quite the contrary
he is thought in London to be a very
clever young man & certainly he has a very
well informed mind; by his conversation
we may easily perceive he is a young
man of extensive reading . How do you
[deleted] proceed in your drawing ? I suppose
You have come on nicely I have
finished painting my blind & I am
going to attempt painting on glass I
think of doing a lamp . I am sorry
to find my uncle is not coming till
Spring & as then Rebekah will not be
at home, but it will be a more
favorable time for you to visit our
fine city & I hope you will be
pleased with it . Papa is going to town
& is to take my letter which obliges
Me to leave off abruptly Give my
Love to uncle & {?Couz} & believe me
Your very affectionate Couz R Wilson
Excuse bad writing, favor me in your next
[new page]
Mr Thos Bateman Junr
Everton Hill
Liverpool
Novr 20th 1809
My dear brother
You will no doubt think me
long in answering your kind letter but I wanted
to answer it when I was at my aunts that
Miss Martins might not see it I think you
are very right in what you say of William
I have written to him and apologised for not
doing it before although I can not help saying
I think he is in the wrong I had a letter from
my papa on Wednesday I am surprised to
hear he has been to {?Brixton} I hope it will
set him up for the winter and take away his
rhumtaic pains he says he cannot come to
London this Christmas I hope he will come
in the spring and you with him or I shall
be very much disappointed My cousin Spear
is with me to day at my aunts she is to spend
her Christmas holidays at Bath with Mr &
Mrs Jay she likes the thoughts of it very
Much I am sorry to hear that my Grand=
Mama is so poorly
make you and I more thoughtful about death
and eternal things
[new page]
My cousin Wilson will I have no doubt
fill up the sheet and as I am in a hurry I
must conclude by begging you to excuse this
short letter from
your very affectionate sister
R Bateman
P.S. love to all friends and excuse very vile
Scrawl
[change hand]
My dear Thomas/
I have been engaged with
a lady & Rebekah is gone hastily away & it
seems by her letter she has no doubt but
that I will add {^a} few lines & {?lest} you
should imagine I am unwilling so to
do I immediately begin . We have lately
been to see Joshua at Cambridge &
I was quite delighted with it the Colleges
Are very pretty, particularly Trinity College
& the chapel belonging to King College it
Is I believe reckond one of the finest
Pieces of Gothic architecture in England
It is not very large but the Workman=
=ship is extremely beautiful I was highly
diverted by the attire of the gownsmen
they all wear gowns & such droll hats
with a flat crown & tassles hanging from
[new page]
the top the noblemen’s sons have gold on
their gowns & gold tassels . Joshua comes
home in about a fortnight with Mr
Harris who is to supply at the Chapel
during the vacation Mr {^John} Cockin is now
at {?Hopton} & I assure you I could not
have had an idea he was so deformed ,
in his exterior; that is truly piteable
but his interior is quite the contrary
he is thought in London to be a very
clever young man & certainly he has a very
well informed mind; by his conversation
we may easily perceive he is a young
man of extensive reading . How do you
[deleted] proceed in your drawing ? I suppose
You have come on nicely I have
finished painting my blind & I am
going to attempt painting on glass I
think of doing a lamp . I am sorry
to find my uncle is not coming till
Spring & as then Rebekah will not be
at home, but it will be a more
favorable time for you to visit our
fine city & I hope you will be
pleased with it . Papa is going to town
& is to take my letter which obliges
Me to leave off abruptly Give my
Love to uncle & {?Couz} & believe me
Your very affectionate Couz R Wilson
Excuse bad writing, favor me in your next
[new page]
Mr Thos Bateman Junr
Everton Hill
Liverpool
Islington
Novr 20th 1809
My dear brother
You will no doubt think me
long in answering your kind letter but I wanted
to answer it when I was at my aunts that
Miss Martins might not see it I think you
are very right in what you say of William
I have written to him and apologised for not
doing it before although I can not help saying
I think he is in the wrong I had a letter from
my papa on Wednesday I am surprised to
hear he has been to {?Brixton} I hope it will
set him up for the winter and take away his
rhumtaic pains he says he cannot come to
London this Christmas I hope he will come
in the spring and you with him or I shall
be very much disappointed My cousin Spear
is with me to day at my aunts she is to spend
her Christmas holidays at Bath with Mr &
Mrs Jay she likes the thoughts of it very
Much I am sorry to hear that my Grand=
Mama is so poorlyI hope these [illeg] {^I hope} will
make you and I more thoughtful about death
and eternal things
[new page]
My cousin Wilson will I have no doubt
fill up the sheet and as I am in a hurry I
must conclude by begging you to excuse this
short letter from
your very affectionate sister
R Bateman
P.S. love to all friends and excuse very vile
Scrawl
[change hand]
My dear Thomas/
I have been engaged with
a lady & Rebekah is gone hastily away & it
seems by her letter she has no doubt but
that I will add {^a} few lines & {?lest} you
should imagine I am unwilling so to
do I immediately begin . We have lately
been to see Joshua at Cambridge &
I was quite delighted with it the Colleges
Are very pretty, particularly Trinity College
& the chapel belonging to King College it
Is I believe reckond one of the finest
Pieces of Gothic architecture in England
It is not very large but the Workman=
=ship is extremely beautiful I was highly
diverted by the attire of the gownsmen
they all wear gowns & such droll hats
with a flat crown & tassles hanging from
[new page]
the top the noblemen’s sons have gold on
their gowns & gold tassels . Joshua comes
home in about a fortnight with Mr
Harris who is to supply at the Chapel
during the vacation Mr {^John} Cockin is now
at {?Hopton} & I assure you I could not
have had an idea he was so deformed ,
in his exterior; that is truly piteable
but his interior is quite the contrary
he is thought in London to be a very
clever young man & certainly he has a very
well informed mind; by his conversation
we may easily perceive he is a young
man of extensive reading . How do you
[deleted] proceed in your drawing ? I suppose
You have come on nicely I have
finished painting my blind & I am
going to attempt painting on glass I
think of doing a lamp . I am sorry
to find my uncle is not coming till
Spring & as then Rebekah will not be
at home, but it will be a more
favorable time for you to visit our
fine city & I hope you will be
pleased with it . Papa is going to town
& is to take my letter which obliges
Me to leave off abruptly Give my
Love to uncle & {?Couz} & believe me
Your very affectionate Couz R Wilson
Excuse bad writing, favor me in your next
[new page]
Mr Thos Bateman Junr
Everton Hill
Liverpool
Novr 20th 1809
My dear brother
You will no doubt think me
long in answering your kind letter but I wanted
to answer it when I was at my aunts that
Miss Martins might not see it I think you
are very right in what you say of William
I have written to him and apologised for not
doing it before although I can not help saying
I think he is in the wrong I had a letter from
my papa on Wednesday I am surprised to
hear he has been to {?Brixton} I hope it will
set him up for the winter and take away his
rhumtaic pains he says he cannot come to
London this Christmas I hope he will come
in the spring and you with him or I shall
be very much disappointed My cousin Spear
is with me to day at my aunts she is to spend
her Christmas holidays at Bath with Mr &
Mrs Jay she likes the thoughts of it very
Much I am sorry to hear that my Grand=
Mama is so poorly
make you and I more thoughtful about death
and eternal things
[new page]
My cousin Wilson will I have no doubt
fill up the sheet and as I am in a hurry I
must conclude by begging you to excuse this
short letter from
your very affectionate sister
R Bateman
P.S. love to all friends and excuse very vile
Scrawl
[change hand]
My dear Thomas/
I have been engaged with
a lady & Rebekah is gone hastily away & it
seems by her letter she has no doubt but
that I will add {^a} few lines & {?lest} you
should imagine I am unwilling so to
do I immediately begin . We have lately
been to see Joshua at Cambridge &
I was quite delighted with it the Colleges
Are very pretty, particularly Trinity College
& the chapel belonging to King College it
Is I believe reckond one of the finest
Pieces of Gothic architecture in England
It is not very large but the Workman=
=ship is extremely beautiful I was highly
diverted by the attire of the gownsmen
they all wear gowns & such droll hats
with a flat crown & tassles hanging from
[new page]
the top the noblemen’s sons have gold on
their gowns & gold tassels . Joshua comes
home in about a fortnight with Mr
Harris who is to supply at the Chapel
during the vacation Mr {^John} Cockin is now
at {?Hopton} & I assure you I could not
have had an idea he was so deformed ,
in his exterior; that is truly piteable
but his interior is quite the contrary
he is thought in London to be a very
clever young man & certainly he has a very
well informed mind; by his conversation
we may easily perceive he is a young
man of extensive reading . How do you
[deleted] proceed in your drawing ? I suppose
You have come on nicely I have
finished painting my blind & I am
going to attempt painting on glass I
think of doing a lamp . I am sorry
to find my uncle is not coming till
Spring & as then Rebekah will not be
at home, but it will be a more
favorable time for you to visit our
fine city & I hope you will be
pleased with it . Papa is going to town
& is to take my letter which obliges
Me to leave off abruptly Give my
Love to uncle & {?Couz} & believe me
Your very affectionate Couz R Wilson
Excuse bad writing, favor me in your next
[new page]
Mr Thos Bateman Junr
Everton Hill
Liverpool
Details
Rebekah Hope to Thomas Bateman (junior), 20 November 1809
On the delay in writing to prevent Miss Martins from reading it, apologising for their fall-out, and wondering on the health of family members. Includes an additional letter from their cousin, Rebekah Wilson on her visit to Cambridge.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 4 [2]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1809
11
20
Novr 20th 1809
Islington
[London, England]
Mr Thos Bateman Junr, Everton Hill, Liverpool
[Lancashire, England]
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How to Cite
To Cite this Letter
Rebekah Hope to Thomas Bateman (junior), 20 November 1809, 20111809: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Bateman Family Papers, OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 4 [2]
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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.