Feb.ry 15th 1811

My dear John,

Your letter received by favour of Mr Morewood yesterday afforded me a satisfaction not to be expected - yet mingles with a degree of anxiety I cannot describe - an inexpressible satisfaction to feel and know that yourself and Bro William does and will do all in your power to tranquillise and make easy your Father trying in the present trying and unpleasant business you have to go through. And an anxiety my dear John for the safety and welfare of your Health - Indeed you must take all possible and prudent care of it - It is at this moment of great consequence to yourself and to your us all. You Father has of late been much cheered and pleased with your letters and I think was gaining a degree of composure not lately known had not the account of your journey to Manches.t reached Him yesterday. But of this He will write to you himself - and I own I am unequal to the subject - I pray, I hope, no unpleasant consequences will be thrown upon you from your desire to serve your friends; that would be more than your Father could bear - On you He must rely - On you not His support; next to that Providence! We must all trust in!

Feb 15th 1811
My dear John,
Your letter received by favour of Mr Morewood yester
-day afforded me a satisfaction not to be expressed - yet mingled
with a degree of anxiety, I cannot describe - an inexpressible
satsisfaction to feel and know, that yourself, and Bro^r William, does
and will do all in your power to tranquilise, and make easy,
your Father trying in the present trying, and unpleasant Busines
you have to go through. And an an anxiety, my dear John, for the
[illeg], and welfare of your Health - Indeed you must take all
possible, and prudent, care of it - It is at this moment, of great
consequence, to yourself, and to your wall. Your Father, has of
late, been much cheered, and pleased with your [illeg]; and I
think was gaining a degree of composure, not lately known; had
not the account of your journey to Manches^r reached Him yesterday.
But of this, He will write to you himself - and I own I am un=
equal to this subject - I pray, I hope, no unpleasant consequen
=ces will be thrown upon you, for your desire to serve
your {?minds}; that would be more than your Father could bear-
In you He must rely - on you rest His support; next to that
residence, We must all trust in!

I observe with very great pleasure, what you say what you
say of your own situation, & friends, and I hope nothing will happen
to make it less pleasant than it now is to you - and I feel quite
satisfied with Williams return to His situation at Manches^r -
It is somewhat remarkable, that in the two Journeys you
have taken to Manchest^r so unexpectedly, your Bro^r should
have left it, at the time of your getting there - I feel the disap
=pointment to each of you -- Your Sister is in better
health, than when you last heard from me - [illeg] has since
that time been much Indisposed; at the not well, yet I hope she
is getting better. - Thank you, for mentioning the [illeg], I am
rejoiced to hear Mrs W.W. is getting better - I hope she will per=
=fectly recover, and be long a blessing to Her family --
Your Father had a meeting to attend at Middleton yesterday,
& wished me to give him the meeting, at your Ungle Georges
to tea, after the fatigues of the day - I did so - and am now writing from Bubnell - your Father I dare say, writes to you
this day - He leaves me hear and two or three days, for a
little rest, and change, from the hurry of the last fortnight,
But if there is a the least chance of your return by Longsdon

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Mr John Longsdon
[illeg] Morewood
Merch
London

I am just informed Mr [illeg] is in London. If He has not called
upon you, He may be met with at the Grecian Coffee House,
Temple Barr.