D^r B
I find by your letter this morning that you
had not receiv’d [deleted] mine, this was wrote on
thursday to have been sent if there had been time
but we were really so confused that day with
the child being ill & callers that I scarcely knew
how the time went: among them were M^rs & Miss
Allwood, the former asked me if I knew a M^r
Smedly & were he was or what he did, it seems
M^rs S is a relation, they seemed very desirous for
me to go & see them, which I think I must do before
I leave, yesterday I shoud have wrote but as the Child
was better Old M^r Wilson woud have me with his
Wife & Daughter to Chesunt, to the opening of a College
upon Lady Huntingdons plan for the training up
young men for the ministry, I was vastly pleas’d
with the excursion, but returned to Highberry too late
to get home so I staid all night there, & returne’d
with M^rs W this morning (Saturday) we found
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my sister very low, the Child had a very bad night
& was worse again, I don’t know what to think;
yet I do hope the Lord will spare her, they
are {^all} so very anxious about her. I had a letter from
Miss Spear today she informs me my D^r little
Lads are well but says not a word about my
Papa I hope he is better, & shoud that be the
case my stay may probably be prolong’d the
month as was at first propos’d. M^rnr has
made a bold stroke & wrote to Old M^r W who has
finally settled the business in the negative {?by}
Miss Ws desire but pray don’t mention it,
from what I can find all attempts will be
fruitless. M^r & M^rs W present their respects
& please to accept mine
I remain
My D^r B sincerely yours
R Bateman
London Aug^sr 25 92
Be kind enough to send the Dimity I mention’d
& take care of the China my love to Papa & Mamma
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M^r Tho^s Bateman
Cotton Merch^t
Manchester
[notes are made on the wrapper in a different hand]

D^r B
I find by your letter this morning that you
had not receiv’d [deleted] mine, this was wrote on
thursday to have been sent if there had been time
but we were really so confused that day with
the child being ill & callers that I scarcely knew
how the time went: among them were M^rs & Miss
Allwood, the former asked me if I knew a M^r
Smedly & were he was or what he did, it seems
M^rs S is a relation, they seemed very desirous for
me to go & see them, which I think I must do before
I leave, yesterday I shoud have wrote but as the Child
was better Old M^r Wilson woud have me with his
Wife & Daughter to Chesunt, to the opening of a College
upon Lady Huntingdons plan for the training up
young men for the ministry, I was vastly pleas’d
with the excursion, but returned to Highberry too late
to get home so I staid all night there, & returne’d
with M^rs W this morning (Saturday) we found
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my sister very low, the Child had a very bad night
& was worse again, I don’t know what to think;
yet I do hope the Lord will spare her, they
are {^all} so very anxious about her. I had a letter from
Miss Spear today she informs me my D^r little
Lads are well but says not a word about my
Papa I hope he is better, & shoud that be the
case my stay may probably be prolong’d the
month as was at first propos’d. M^rnr has
made a bold stroke & wrote to Old M^r W who has
finally settled the business in the negative {?by}
Miss Ws desire but pray don’t mention it,
from what I can find all attempts will be
fruitless. M^r & M^rs W present their respects
& please to accept mine
I remain
My D^r B sincerely yours
R Bateman
London Aug^sr 25 92
Be kind enough to send the Dimity I mention’d
& take care of the China my love to Papa & Mamma
[new page]
M^r Tho^s Bateman
Cotton Merch^t
Manchester
[notes are made on the wrapper in a different hand]