My Dear M^r Bateman
I hope by y^e time this reaches
you I shall hear you have got safe to your
journeys end & are in good health; tis with
pleasure (I wish it was with a proper degree of
thankfulness ) I [deleted] can tell you that we
are all of us very well: I yesterday ventur’d
to leave your son to go to y^e opening of y^e new
Chapel at Stockport my Papa & Mamma
were so kind as to treat me with a ride in
y^e Chaise with them – M^r Parsons preach’d
first & then M^r Brown of Sheffield – M^r B
comes to y^e opening of y^e [illeg] Shop.
I shoud like to know how you go on
with respect to your business = tho M^r Holland
tells Bro^rs Will^m he wonders what y^e {?Deuce}
his Sister has to do with any thing belonging
to y^e {?Comforting} house – he shoud hate a Wife
y^t was anxious as I am & desir’d y^t
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William woud tell me that so I don’t {?mean}
to trouble him by calling in your absence
I hope you will make as short a stay as
you can I yesterday received a letter from
Miss Allwood & am writing her tonight she is
coming thro’ Man^r & proposes stoping a day
or two with us if you possibly can {^call} on her
I wish you woud & give her an invitation
I shall tell her you are in London I
believe she sets off y^e end of this week or y^e
beginning of next. My Aunt Martha
set out on Tuesday morning so I suppose
you will see her before you return.
My Grandfather {^Mother} continues much y^e
Same Will & I have been to see her this after=
=noon; he has been pitying her & saying [damaged]
poor - - - M^r & M^rs Mottram are this
day come to Shudehill in a Chaise I
suppose she is married at last
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I begin to think you will be tired of reading
all this trifling information ‘tis quite out
of your way however as it is wrote I’ll venture
to send it pray give it a candid reception
you coud expect nothing of any consequence
from a Woman – I wonder what we are
fit for, according to [deleted] {^my} Master M^r Hollands
idea – be this my Ambition never to mend
y^e sinners of y^e world, but be diligent
to make my calling & election sure [damaged]
if this end be answer’d for which I was [damaged]
brought into y^e world I shall {^have} reason to
be thankfull y^t I was born I can give no
greater proof of y^e respect I bear you my D^r M^r
B than by praying for you – y^t both our
souls with y^e Child God has given us may be
bound up in y^e bundle of life with y^e Lord
our God. All our friends beg their respects to
you begging y^r acceptance of my sincere &
affectionate regards
I remain
Man^r Aug^t 27 1788
My D^r B^s faithfull
Wife till Death R Bateman
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M^r Bateman
White Bear
Basinghall Street
London

My Dear M^r Bateman
I hope by y^e time this reaches
you I shall hear you have got safe to your
journeys end & are in good health; tis with
pleasure (I wish it was with a proper degree of
thankfulness ) I [deleted] can tell you that we
are all of us very well: I yesterday ventur’d
to leave your son to go to y^e opening of y^e new
Chapel at Stockport my Papa & Mamma
were so kind as to treat me with a ride in
y^e Chaise with them – M^r Parsons preach’d
first & then M^r Brown of Sheffield – M^r B
comes to y^e opening of y^e [illeg] Shop.
I shoud like to know how you go on
with respect to your business = tho M^r Holland
tells Bro^rs Will^m he wonders what y^e {?Deuce}
his Sister has to do with any thing belonging
to y^e {?Comforting} house – he shoud hate a Wife
y^t was anxious as I am & desir’d y^t
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William woud tell me that so I don’t {?mean}
to trouble him by calling in your absence
I hope you will make as short a stay as
you can I yesterday received a letter from
Miss Allwood & am writing her tonight she is
coming thro’ Man^r & proposes stoping a day
or two with us if you possibly can {^call} on her
I wish you woud & give her an invitation
I shall tell her you are in London I
believe she sets off y^e end of this week or y^e
beginning of next. My Aunt Martha
set out on Tuesday morning so I suppose
you will see her before you return.
My Grandfather {^Mother} continues much y^e
Same Will & I have been to see her this after=
=noon; he has been pitying her & saying [damaged]
poor - - - M^r & M^rs Mottram are this
day come to Shudehill in a Chaise I
suppose she is married at last
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I begin to think you will be tired of reading
all this trifling information ‘tis quite out
of your way however as it is wrote I’ll venture
to send it pray give it a candid reception
you coud expect nothing of any consequence
from a Woman – I wonder what we are
fit for, according to [deleted] {^my} Master M^r Hollands
idea – be this my Ambition never to mend
y^e sinners of y^e world, but be diligent
to make my calling & election sure [damaged]
if this end be answer’d for which I was [damaged]
brought into y^e world I shall {^have} reason to
be thankfull y^t I was born I can give no
greater proof of y^e respect I bear you my D^r M^r
B than by praying for you – y^t both our
souls with y^e Child God has given us may be
bound up in y^e bundle of life with y^e Lord
our God. All our friends beg their respects to
you begging y^r acceptance of my sincere &
affectionate regards
I remain
Man^r Aug^t 27 1788
My D^r B^s faithfull
Wife till Death R Bateman
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M^r Bateman
White Bear
Basinghall Street
London