308 - Rebekah Bateman to Margery Smithson, 15 April 1786

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My very Dr Margery
I believe I have it now in my
power to tell you the Day which is to put an
end to one scene of my life & introduce me into
another whether for better or worse ye Lord only knows
to his disposal I wish which ever it is to submit
you know my Dr I have not enter’d on it rashly. I
don’t know but I sometimes think it has had too
much a share in my thoughts at least so great a
part of them as has unfitted me very often for things
of much greater importance = I am very sensible
ye cares attendant on ye state I am going to enter
as numerous indeed yet tho they are so He who
has in his providence seen fit to permit such
things as may cause them – We ought to submit
to his will in them [deleted] remembering yt
He is better able to chuse for us what sort of trials
will work most for our advantage than we ourselves
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you will I hope excuse me not letting you know
ye time fix’t; sooner – I hope it will put you to no
inconvenience with ye hurry of coming tomorrow
sometime in ye afternoon you had better get a
Man & horse as Bee did; don’t mind ye expence I
only want you to come as privately as I can for nobody
knowing it but our own {?fireside} – your Bror thinks
its to be in May & declares he will get to Church
so I hope you can get here without him knowing –
ye Day if nothing happens particular indeed: is next
thursday now pray don’t disappoint me but come
tomorrow afternoon; don’t mind your cloaths only
bring one thing yt will last you till Monday for
we intend spending those few days at Buxton
so you may have your cloaths sent after you to
be at Manchester on Tuesday next – I hope I need
say no more by letter I have a deal to say when
I see you adieu my Dr Margery for ye present
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I hope {^ye occasion of} our next meeting will [damaged]
of grief but ye contrary to
your sincerely [damaged]
Cousin [damaged]
Manchester
April 15 1786
My kindest respects to all
Friends
My very Dr Margery
I believe I have it now in my
power to tell you the Day which is to put an
end to one scene of my life & introduce me into
another whether for better or worse ye Lord only knows
to his disposal I wish which ever it is to submit
you know my Dr I have not enter’d on it rashly. I
don’t know but I sometimes think it has had too
much a share in my thoughts at least so great a
part of them as has unfitted me very often for things
of much greater importance = I am very sensible
ye cares attendant on ye state I am going to enter
as numerous indeed yet tho they are so He who
has in his providence seen fit to permit such
things as may cause them – We ought to submit
to his will in them [deleted] remembering yt
He is better able to chuse for us what sort of trials
will work most for our advantage than we ourselves
[new page]
you will I hope excuse me not letting you know
ye time fix’t; sooner – I hope it will put you to no
inconvenience with ye hurry of coming tomorrow
sometime in ye afternoon you had better get a
Man & horse as Bee did; don’t mind ye expence I
only want you to come as privately as I can for nobody
knowing it but our own {?fireside} – your Bror thinks
its to be in May & declares he will get to Church
so I hope you can get here without him knowing –
ye Day if nothing happens particular indeed: is next
thursday now pray don’t disappoint me but come
tomorrow afternoon; don’t mind your cloaths only
bring one thing yt will last you till Monday for
we intend spending those few days at Buxton
so you may have your cloaths sent after you to
be at Manchester on Tuesday next – I hope I need
say no more by letter I have a deal to say when
I see you adieu my Dr Margery for ye present
[new page]
I hope {^ye occasion of} our next meeting will [damaged]
of grief but ye contrary to
your sincerely [damaged]
Cousin [damaged]
Manchester
April 15 1786
My kindest respects to all
Friends
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Rebekah Bateman to Margery Smithson, 15 April 1786

Written in anticipation of her marriage to Thomas Bateman, justifying her choice of partner, and resigning herself to whatever the marriage brings, asking Margery to come to her for the visiting, she doesn't need to bring clothes as they will be going to Buxton and she can have her clothes sent there.

Bateman Family Papers

OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 9 [2]

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

1786

4

15

April 15 1786

Manchester

[Lancashire, England]

[unknown, England]

  • enquiry
  • reporting

  • concerned
  • happy
  • hopeful
  • positive
  • religious
  • resigned

  • opening
  • throughout (consistent)

21-40%

People
Person: Rebekah Bateman
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primary author

  • meditating
  • sight-seeing
  • thinking
  • travel

  • affection
  • apprehension
  • fear
  • happy
  • hopeful
  • love

  • duty
  • faith

religious meeting

  • friendship
  • marriage

Person: Margery Smithson
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My very Dr Margery

primary addressee

  • consumption
  • travel

  • aesthetics
  • clothing

hurried

friendship