Monday Aug^st 15 ‘89
My D^r M^r B
Yours came duly to hand & I am sorry to
find your home is not comfortable, ours here is pretty
well the house is not so quiet, as was where at Park=
=gate but we have a good two bedded lodging room
y^t we can retire into when we don’t walk upon
the sands, y^t is y^e dear Boys favorite employ it
was with the greatest difficulty we coud get him
to Liverpool for Molly to see y^e Docks &c he has
never been in bed once since he came at ¼ past 6
in the morning, he goes to see some Cows milk’d &
gets a 8^d[?ph] milk’d into his own Bason for breakfast
constantly this morning he has been dabbled for
y^e first time & behav’d exceeding well – it did not
shock him at all & while I am writing he is walkg
out after it, he looks & eats better than when at
home so that it wont be lost upon him. I forgot
to tell you our terms of Board &c – tis 2 shillings a
day & we find our own liquors the Child I believe
they wont charge any thing for. We went all of us
to hear M^r Medly yesterday but were disappointed he was
so poorly he coud not preach, so we heard M^r Bruce
we din’d & drank tea at M^r Hunters in Byrom St.
My sister joins me in respects to all friends (you
don’t mention how my aunts Spear is) begging your
acceptance of my sincere regard, & waiting your
answer
I remain My D^r B
your truly affectionate RB
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M^r Bateman
Levers Row
Manchester
[accounts are noted on the wrapper]

Monday Aug^st 15 ‘89
My D^r M^r B
Yours came duly to hand & I am sorry to
find your home is not comfortable, ours here is pretty
well the house is not so quiet, as was where at Park=
=gate but we have a good two bedded lodging room
y^t we can retire into when we don’t walk upon
the sands, y^t is y^e dear Boys favorite employ it
was with the greatest difficulty we coud get him
to Liverpool for Molly to see y^e Docks &c he has
never been in bed once since he came at ¼ past 6
in the morning, he goes to see some Cows milk’d &
gets a 8^d[?ph] milk’d into his own Bason for breakfast
constantly this morning he has been dabbled for
y^e first time & behav’d exceeding well – it did not
shock him at all & while I am writing he is walkg
out after it, he looks & eats better than when at
home so that it wont be lost upon him. I forgot
to tell you our terms of Board &c – tis 2 shillings a
day & we find our own liquors the Child I believe
they wont charge any thing for. We went all of us
to hear M^r Medly yesterday but were disappointed he was
so poorly he coud not preach, so we heard M^r Bruce
we din’d & drank tea at M^r Hunters in Byrom St.
My sister joins me in respects to all friends (you
don’t mention how my aunts Spear is) begging your
acceptance of my sincere regard, & waiting your
answer
I remain My D^r B
your truly affectionate RB
[new page]
M^r Bateman
Levers Row
Manchester
[accounts are noted on the wrapper]