243 - Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 9 February 1789

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My Dear Mr B/
your first & second welcome epistles came
safely to hand. I am glad to hear so favorable an account
of your affairs. O my B if we look around us & see the various
dispensations of providence to others we shall find a great reason
for thankfulness with ours, we have abundant cause for
gratitude to that God that has wisely fixed our lot [deleted]
so comfortably {^both} for spiritual & temporal matters .
your Sons & Heir is got very well of his cough
I am much oblig’d to you for so kindly and frequently
reminding me of my duty respecting him, I have only
say upon it that my feelings as his own mother tell
me that nothing ought to be neglected with regard to
his bodily health & I often [deleted] {^wish} that we may both have
grave given to us to enable us to bring him {^up} in the
nurture & admonition of ye Lord remembering that his
precious soul will be requir’d at our hands; in that
great & awfull day may we present him with joy &
say each for ourselves “here am I & ye Child though hast
given me ”.
Mr Hale is yet with us & I don’t know
When he goes, he has engag’d to preach on Wednesday night
I have been rather concern’d at, what I think an unadvised
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step of Mr Din------es: he asked Mr H if he thought he was [damaged]
at Holywell ye answer no, Mr D then told him there had been
some thoughts of having of having a Minister at Mosley Street
to occasionally preach & to go about as a supply for the
variant places of yr other Ministers that preach for us, & to [damaged]
on ye {?spot} to Christian Bury &c & then proceeded for far as to
ask him if he had any objection to such a place – the [damaged]
to that close question I did not hear, Mr Hale told me [damaged]
above himself & said he had had many thoughts about [damaged]
& in my opinion he’d rais’d one very sensible objection
to it when he told me viz that it woud be a more
expensive plan than He Mr D thought. But I’ll drop {?ye}
subject as you have plenty to ingage your mind of a
different sort, I only mention it as a step that ought
not have been took without ye consent & approbation {?of}
the rest. Mr H has gone on pretty well with his [damaged]
begging he has got upwards of £17 Mr {?Whittensur][damaged]
gave £5 – 5s-0
My Papa seems very well pleas’d with
the account you give in your letter. He & Mamma
desire their respects to you my Aunt P Martha & Counsins
with them please to present mine, & accept of ye {?sincere}
love of
your truly
Affectionate Wife
R Bateman
Manr Feby 9 1789
Write directly & don’t forget to send a Barrel of Oysters
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Mr Bateman
White Bear
Basinghall Street
London
My Dear Mr B/
your first & second welcome epistles came
safely to hand. I am glad to hear so favorable an account
of your affairs. O my B if we look around us & see the various
dispensations of providence to others we shall find a great reason
for thankfulness with ours, we have abundant cause for
gratitude to that God that has wisely fixed our lot [deleted]
so comfortably {^both} for spiritual & temporal matters .
your Sons & Heir is got very well of his cough
I am much oblig’d to you for so kindly and frequently
reminding me of my duty respecting him, I have only
say upon it that my feelings as his own mother tell
me that nothing ought to be neglected with regard to
his bodily health & I often [deleted] {^wish} that we may both have
grave given to us to enable us to bring him {^up} in the
nurture & admonition of ye Lord remembering that his
precious soul will be requir’d at our hands; in that
great & awfull day may we present him with joy &
say each for ourselves “here am I & ye Child though hast
given me ”.
Mr Hale is yet with us & I don’t know
When he goes, he has engag’d to preach on Wednesday night
I have been rather concern’d at, what I think an unadvised
[new page]
step of Mr Din------es: he asked Mr H if he thought he was [damaged]
at Holywell ye answer no, Mr D then told him there had been
some thoughts of having of having a Minister at Mosley Street
to occasionally preach & to go about as a supply for the
variant places of yr other Ministers that preach for us, & to [damaged]
on ye {?spot} to Christian Bury &c & then proceeded for far as to
ask him if he had any objection to such a place – the [damaged]
to that close question I did not hear, Mr Hale told me [damaged]
above himself & said he had had many thoughts about [damaged]
& in my opinion he’d rais’d one very sensible objection
to it when he told me viz that it woud be a more
expensive plan than He Mr D thought. But I’ll drop {?ye}
subject as you have plenty to ingage your mind of a
different sort, I only mention it as a step that ought
not have been took without ye consent & approbation {?of}
the rest. Mr H has gone on pretty well with his [damaged]
begging he has got upwards of £17 Mr {?Whittensur][damaged]
gave £5 – 5s-0
My Papa seems very well pleas’d with
the account you give in your letter. He & Mamma
desire their respects to you my Aunt P Martha & Counsins
with them please to present mine, & accept of ye {?sincere}
love of
your truly
Affectionate Wife
R Bateman
Manr Feby 9 1789
Write directly & don’t forget to send a Barrel of Oysters
[new page]
Mr Bateman
White Bear
Basinghall Street
London
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Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 9 February 1789

Expressing thanks that she has received two letters from him, updating him on William's health but with a tone of some irritation, wishing that they are enabled to bring William up in the way of the Lord, providing him with details of a conflict at Mosley Street chapel.

Bateman Family Papers

OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 6 [16]

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

1789

2

9

Feby 9 1789

Manchester

[Lancashire, England]

Mr Bateman, White Bear, Basinghall Street, London

[England]

  • enquiry
  • reporting

  • concerned
  • conflictual
  • moral
  • religious

  • opening
  • throughout (inconsistent)

21-40%

People
Person: Rebekah Bateman
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primary author

hands

consumption

  • affection
  • anger
  • apprehension
  • feeling
  • grateful
  • happy

  • duty
  • faith
  • virtuous

religious meeting

  • marriage
  • motherhood

Person: Thomas Bateman
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My Dear Mr B

primary addressee

  • work
  • writing

love (familial)

work

  • business
  • fatherhood
  • parenthood

Person: William Bateman
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your Son & Heir

other

whole-body

cough

childhood

  • health
  • recovery
  • well

care provided by family/kin/household

  • family
  • parenthood

  • body - improving
  • health - improving