244 - Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 12 April 1788
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You see I don’t stand upon receiving a letter
from you first – I thought it woud not disagreeable
to hear to ye welfare of your Boy – it is with pleasure
I can say, he is very well & so rough & rude he
wants his Father at home to tutor him a little
I hope it won’t be long before we shall see you.
Having little to say in the entertaining way
to a Man of Business I’ll just conclude by telling
you we are all pretty well &
Remain
My Dr B
Your sincerely
Manchester Affectionate Wife
April 12 1788 R Bateman
PS/ Excuse haste, Shudehill Friends beg their kind
Respects to you Aunt P Marther &c &c accept ye sincere
Respects of your RB - & write often I hope to hear tomorrow
morning of your safe arrival
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Mr Bateman
London
You see I don’t stand upon receiving a letter
from you first – I thought it woud not disagreeable
to hear to ye welfare of your Boy – it is with pleasure
I can say, he is very well & so rough & rude he
wants his Father at home to tutor him a little
I hope it won’t be long before we shall see you.
Having little to say in the entertaining way
to a Man of Business I’ll just conclude by telling
you we are all pretty well &
Remain
My Dr B
Your sincerely
Manchester Affectionate Wife
April 12 1788 R Bateman
PS/ Excuse haste, Shudehill Friends beg their kind
Respects to you Aunt P Marther &c &c accept ye sincere
Respects of your RB - & write often I hope to hear tomorrow
morning of your safe arrival
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Mr Bateman
London
Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 12 April 1788
A short letter in which she begins by noting that she is writing even though she hasn't received one from him, enclosing details of their son, looking forward to him returning home, and providing very brief complements from friends and acquaintances.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 6 [16]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1788
4
12
April 12 1788
Manchester
[Lancashire, England]
Mr Bateman, London
[England]
primary author
writing
- health
- hurried
- well
- anger
- hopeful
disposition
- marriage
- motherhood
other
- active
- build
separation
childhood
- active
- health
- strong
- well
- affection
- love
- disposition
- education
at home
fatherhood
My Dear B
primary addressee
- travel
- writing
safe
fatherhood
To Cite this Letter
Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 12 April 1788, 1241788: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Bateman Family Papers, OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 6 [16]
To Cite this Edition
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.