292 - Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 25 August 1792

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Dr 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 Mrs & Miss
Allwood, the former asked me if I knew a Mr
Smedly & were he was or what he did, it seems
Mrs 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 Mr 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 Mrs 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 Dr 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. Mrnr has
made a bold stroke & wrote to Old Mr 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. Mr & Mrs W present their respects
& please to accept mine
I remain
My Dr B sincerely yours
R Bateman
London Augsr 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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Mr Thos Bateman
Cotton Mercht
Manchester
[notes are made on the wrapper in a different hand]
Dr 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 Mrs & Miss
Allwood, the former asked me if I knew a Mr
Smedly & were he was or what he did, it seems
Mrs 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 Mr 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 Mrs W this morning (Saturday) we found
[new page]
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 Dr 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. Mrnr has
made a bold stroke & wrote to Old Mr 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. Mr & Mrs W present their respects
& please to accept mine
I remain
My Dr B sincerely yours
R Bateman
London Augsr 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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Mr Thos Bateman
Cotton Mercht
Manchester
[notes are made on the wrapper in a different hand]
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Rebekah Bateman to Thomas Bateman, 25 August 1792

Second letter sent on this day, apologising because Thomas had not received her previous letter, providing him with details of their visitors and her recreational activities, her sister's ongoing precarious health and the progress of the infant.

Bateman Family Papers

OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 6 [40]

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

1792

8

25

Augst 25 92

London

[England]

Mr Thos Bateman, Cotton Merchant, Manchester

[Lancashire, England]

  • reporting
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  • apologetic
  • concerned
  • negative
  • resigned

  • main body
  • opening

41-60%

People
Person: Rebekah Bateman
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primary author

  • consumption
  • sight-seeing
  • travel
  • visiting
  • writing

  • disorder
  • hurried

  • affection
  • apprehension
  • fear
  • grateful
  • love (parental)
  • worried

  • confused
  • duty

care provided by family/kin/household

religious meeting

  • marriage
  • motherhood
  • parenthood
  • siblings

Person: Elizabeth Wilson
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other

childbirth

  • melancholy
  • separation

  • distress
  • fear
  • grief
  • low
  • sorrow

care provided by family/kin/household

  • family
  • motherhood
  • siblings

health - worsening

Person: Rebekah Stratten
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other

death/dying

illness

childhood

  • disorder
  • ill-health
  • recovery
  • unwell
  • weak

care provided by family/kin/household

  • body - worsening
  • health - worsening