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Liverpol 13 Jany 1798
Dear Bro^r Hatfield,
Sincerely do I grieve with you for you and
y^r poor dear children on the irreparable loss we have
all sustained. I could wish to be with you tomorrow
but tho’ tolerably well yesterday I am now much op=
=pressed with a violent pain in my breast so that I at
present give up the Design. I know you will not con=
=sider my not attending to ?this the last sad publick
mark of respect to my dear sister neither as proceeding
from want of affection to her memory or yourself or
family for whom I ^hope no want can or ever will happen
that will diminish in the smallest degree your ?marked
regard. I cried much too for my dear Bro^r Thomas
who has lost the companion of his youth & the parallel
of had many virtues. Our dear sister Boardman
is in bed – she was violently agitated yesterday
on hearing the melancholy news. Her spirits had
been so ?Bereft on the ?Stretch during ?hurson’s dangerous
illness that I hope ?affects are but what I expected. She
expressed great desire to go to Manchester, but I hope
that will not be ?divulton. Indeed she is not now able.
Sam is I hope now getting better fast. But it will be
long ere he recover his strength & flesh & it will require
great ease. I write a few lines this morning to my
good little nephew at Gatacre. I suppose he would
hear from you at the same time. He went to school
on Tuesday. Mr Boardman & Betsey have both got very
bad colds. Robt is gon back to school but really not
stout - & Mr Kendall the Clark is Laid up of a sore
throat, so that little James is the only effective part
of the family.
Distribute my love & respect in ?dear proportion

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to ask my friends & accept the fervent wishes for your
comfort & support of D^r B^r yrs affly M^r Nicholson

M^rs Lightbody had the Charity to come sit with me
yesterday afternoon. It prevented me writing to you.

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Liverpool 13 Jany 1798
Dear Bro^r Hatfield,
Sincerely do I grieve with you for you and
y^r poor dear children on the irreparable loss we have
all sustained. I could wish to be with you tomorrow
but though’ tolerably well yesterday I am now much op=
=pressed with a violent pain in my breast so that I at
present give up the Design. I know you will not con=
=sider my not attending to ?this the last sad public
mark of respect to my dear sister neither as proceeding
from want of affection to her memory or yourself or
family for whom I ^hope no want can or ever will happen
that will diminish in the smallest degree your ?marked
regard. I cried much too for my dear Bro^r Thomas
who has lost the companion of his youth & the parallel
of had many virtues. Our dear sister Boardman
is in bed – she was violently agitated yesterday
on hearing the melancholy news. Her spirits had
been so ?Bereft on the ?Stretch during ?hurson’s dangerous
illness that I hope ?affects are but what I expected. She
expressed great desire to go to Manchester, but I hope
that will not be ?divulton. Indeed she is not now able.
Sam is I hope now getting better fast. But it will be
long ere he recover his strength & flesh & it will require
great ease. I write a few lines this morning to my
good little nephew at Gatacre. I suppose he would
hear from you at the same time. He went to school
on Tuesday. Mr Boardman & Betsey have both got very
bad colds. Robt is gone back to school but really not
stout - & Mr Kendall the Clark is Laid up of a sore
throat, so that little James is the only effective part
of the family.
Distribute my love & respect in ?dear proportion

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to ask my friends & accept the fervent wishes for your
comfort & support of D^r B^r yrs affly M^r Nicholson

M^rs Lightbody had the Charity to come sit with me
yesterday afternoon. It prevented me writing to you.