My Dear B
Your request having the force of a command
with me I shall proceed without any farther preface
to tell you that He who has all the hearts of all men
in his hand restrained the mob so far that very little
damage was done, only the breaking the windows
cupboards &c &c of a small house in Newton Lane
the inhabitant a poor defenceless woman who was
[damaged] ditious books such [damaged] which
In my opinion was quite a sufficient demonstra=
=tion of their power; tho’ efforts where used to collect
them as usual the streets were quieter than on
the preceding evening. M^r W^s house & Warehouse
were well filled with men in arms so that I suppose
it prevented any violent attack there, Will^m & I judged
it quite safe to retire about 11 ^oClock but between 2 & 3
in the morning we were alarmed by the cry of fire
it was said to be a warehouse in Oldham St, but by
the time I had dressed myself & gone after Will^m they
{?aid} it out, & this morning I can’t hear of any damage
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probably it might be thought a good scheme By
some of the -------- to disturb the peace. You will no
doubt be glad to hear we have gone on so well I wish
I coud know how you got there & how you are, but I
must hope & wait patiently. Your Boys are both {?well}
Tom is often calling Pa Pa. I have had a letter this
morning from Miss W of Highbury, she say Reb^h
has been so ill there, that she coud not move her
home [damaged] think recovering, [damaged]
to be particularly to be remembered to you
presenting my best love & wishing {^you} well home
again conclude me
your sincerely
affectionate Wife
RB
Man^r Dec^r 13 92
Comp^ts to y^r fellow traveller
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M^r Bateman
Mess^rs Holt & Davies
Liverpool
[notes of accounts on the wrapper]

My Dear B
Your request having the force of a command
with me I shall proceed without any farther preface
to tell you that He who has all the hearts of all men
in his hand restrained the mob so far that very little
damage was done, only the breaking the windows
cupboards &c &c of a small house in Newton Lane
the inhabitant a poor defenceless woman who was
[damaged] ditious books such [damaged] which
In my opinion was quite a sufficient demonstra=
=tion of their power; tho’ efforts where used to collect
them as usual the streets were quieter than on
the preceding evening. M^r W^s house & Warehouse
were well filled with men in arms so that I suppose
it prevented any violent attack there, Will^m & I judged
it quite safe to retire about 11 ^oClock but between 2 & 3
in the morning we were alarmed by the cry of fire
it was said to be a warehouse in Oldham St, but by
the time I had dressed myself & gone after Will^m they
{?aid} it out, & this morning I can’t hear of any damage
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probably it might be thought a good scheme By
some of the -------- to disturb the peace. You will no
doubt be glad to hear we have gone on so well I wish
I coud know how you got there & how you are, but I
must hope & wait patiently. Your Boys are both {?well}
Tom is often calling Pa Pa. I have had a letter this
morning from Miss W of Highbury, she say Reb^h
has been so ill there, that she coud not move her
home [damaged] think recovering, [damaged]
to be particularly to be remembered to you
presenting my best love & wishing {^you} well home
again conclude me
your sincerely
affectionate Wife
RB
Man^r Dec^r 13 92
Comp^ts to y^r fellow traveller
[new page]
M^r Bateman
Mess^rs Holt & Davies
Liverpool
[notes of accounts on the wrapper]