313 - Rebekah Bateman to Mary Jane Hodson, 19 January 1782
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19 Jan 82
My dear Hodson
Indeed I am almost ashamed to make
an apology for I begin to think I shall like you with
them for the first page of most of my letters to you are
full of them & I cant say I am very partial to them you
know my way was always plain. I was this morng
formg a very [deleted] {^fruitless} wish as I often do & that {^was} to be at
Chester & I believe I may wish again I have many things
to tell you & among ye rest I must tell you I have
had a very polite letter from a Gentleman at {?Limpl}
but have not yet answered it nor don’t intend O I
want to see you sadly; & if I knew by what means to
gain my end it shoud not be long before I did –
Mrs Greaves & a Mr English were in town the week
Before last – the Gentleman preach’d from ye 3 verse of ye
1 of ye epistle to ye Hebrews – he made a most excellent
sermon. We had here also last week a Mr Phillips
a Welch-Man perhaps you know him he preached on
Monday night & as Mrs Priestly was coming to ye
meeting she fell & hurt her ankle that she has not
been able to walk since.
And since I writ you last another
year is commenced whether you or I may live to see
the end of it is to us unknown however be that as it
may we as are sure that we are posting fast to
[new page]
An eternal world where
Leaving all we lov’d before, Gods Tribunal we {?go upon}
Must hear ye judge pronounce our fate; & fix our everlastg state
Perhaps you may remember that Mr Hayes that {?wants}
to call & see Miss Simpsons at school & once called to
see Lucy & me He is dead last week in London
& so is Mrs Peter Hope at Liverpool. Poor thing
She receiv’d a fright a few years since at the Play
house which she never recover’d & it has at last prov’d
the instrument to take her off ye stage of life. We
do not know in what shape death may approach us
neither do we need mind that so much as whether
he will come to us as a king of Terrors or as a kind
messenger from ye hand of our heavenly Father to {?rescue}
us from these [deleted] regions of sin & sorrow to those
of peace & pleasure - I sometimes find it an animating
thought to think of those [deleted] dear Friends that
are gone before us that we shall one day meet again
but alas [deleted] I no sooner get {^my thoughts} there but something
comes & intercepts ye pleasing prospect some worldly
thoughts or something intervenes & I am again immerc’d
as deep as ever. It is my sincere prayer that you & I
may meet {^in heaven} never more to part [deleted] My Papa Mamma
& sister beg their respects – I have had a letter
from Lucy she is in London. I sent her my shade
by Mr Hope I think sometimes if you woud accept
[new page]
it I woud send you one. Pray my dear accept of my
sincere love & give me leave to subscribe myself
your ever affectionate
Friend & sincere wellwisher
for both worlds
R Clegg
Manchester
Jany 19 1782
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester
My dear Hodson
Indeed I am almost ashamed to make
an apology for I begin to think I shall like you with
them for the first page of most of my letters to you are
full of them & I cant say I am very partial to them you
know my way was always plain. I was this morng
formg a very [deleted] {^fruitless} wish as I often do & that {^was} to be at
Chester & I believe I may wish again I have many things
to tell you & among ye rest I must tell you I have
had a very polite letter from a Gentleman at {?Limpl}
but have not yet answered it nor don’t intend O I
want to see you sadly; & if I knew by what means to
gain my end it shoud not be long before I did –
Mrs Greaves & a Mr English were in town the week
Before last – the Gentleman preach’d from ye 3 verse of ye
1 of ye epistle to ye Hebrews – he made a most excellent
sermon. We had here also last week a Mr Phillips
a Welch-Man perhaps you know him he preached on
Monday night & as Mrs Priestly was coming to ye
meeting she fell & hurt her ankle that she has not
been able to walk since.
And since I writ you last another
year is commenced whether you or I may live to see
the end of it is to us unknown however be that as it
may we as are sure that we are posting fast to
[new page]
An eternal world where
Leaving all we lov’d before, Gods Tribunal we {?go upon}
Must hear ye judge pronounce our fate; & fix our everlastg state
Perhaps you may remember that Mr Hayes that {?wants}
to call & see Miss Simpsons at school & once called to
see Lucy & me He is dead last week in London
& so is Mrs Peter Hope at Liverpool. Poor thing
She receiv’d a fright a few years since at the Play
house which she never recover’d & it has at last prov’d
the instrument to take her off ye stage of life. We
do not know in what shape death may approach us
neither do we need mind that so much as whether
he will come to us as a king of Terrors or as a kind
messenger from ye hand of our heavenly Father to {?rescue}
us from these [deleted] regions of sin & sorrow to those
of peace & pleasure - I sometimes find it an animating
thought to think of those [deleted] dear Friends that
are gone before us that we shall one day meet again
but alas [deleted] I no sooner get {^my thoughts} there but something
comes & intercepts ye pleasing prospect some worldly
thoughts or something intervenes & I am again immerc’d
as deep as ever. It is my sincere prayer that you & I
may meet {^in heaven} never more to part [deleted] My Papa Mamma
& sister beg their respects – I have had a letter
from Lucy she is in London. I sent her my shade
by Mr Hope I think sometimes if you woud accept
[new page]
it I woud send you one. Pray my dear accept of my
sincere love & give me leave to subscribe myself
your ever affectionate
Friend & sincere wellwisher
for both worlds
R Clegg
Manchester
Jany 19 1782
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester
19 Jan 82
My dear Hodson
Indeed I am almost ashamed to make
an apology for I begin to think I shall like you with
them for the first page of most of my letters to you are
full of them & I cant say I am very partial to them you
know my way was always plain. I was this morng
formg a very [deleted] {^fruitless} wish as I often do & that {^was} to be at
Chester & I believe I may wish again I have many things
to tell you & among ye rest I must tell you I have
had a very polite letter from a Gentleman at {?Limpl}
but have not yet answered it nor don’t intend O I
want to see you sadly; & if I knew by what means to
gain my end it shoud not be long before I did –
Mrs Greaves & a Mr English were in town the week
Before last – the Gentleman preach’d from ye 3 verse of ye
1 of ye epistle to ye Hebrews – he made a most excellent
sermon. We had here also last week a Mr Phillips
a Welch-Man perhaps you know him he preached on
Monday night & as Mrs Priestly was coming to ye
meeting she fell & hurt her ankle that she has not
been able to walk since.
And since I writ you last another
year is commenced whether you or I may live to see
the end of it is to us unknown however be that as it
may we as are sure that we are posting fast to
[new page]
An eternal world where
Leaving all we lov’d before, Gods Tribunal we {?go upon}
Must hear ye judge pronounce our fate; & fix our everlastg state
Perhaps you may remember that Mr Hayes that {?wants}
to call & see Miss Simpsons at school & once called to
see Lucy & me He is dead last week in London
& so is Mrs Peter Hope at Liverpool. Poor thing
She receiv’d a fright a few years since at the Play
house which she never recover’d & it has at last prov’d
the instrument to take her off ye stage of life. We
do not know in what shape death may approach us
neither do we need mind that so much as whether
he will come to us as a king of Terrors or as a kind
messenger from ye hand of our heavenly Father to {?rescue}
us from these [deleted] regions of sin & sorrow to those
of peace & pleasure - I sometimes find it an animating
thought to think of those [deleted] dear Friends that
are gone before us that we shall one day meet again
but alas [deleted] I no sooner get {^my thoughts} there but something
comes & intercepts ye pleasing prospect some worldly
thoughts or something intervenes & I am again immerc’d
as deep as ever. It is my sincere prayer that you & I
may meet {^in heaven} never more to part [deleted] My Papa Mamma
& sister beg their respects – I have had a letter
from Lucy she is in London. I sent her my shade
by Mr Hope I think sometimes if you woud accept
[new page]
it I woud send you one. Pray my dear accept of my
sincere love & give me leave to subscribe myself
your ever affectionate
Friend & sincere wellwisher
for both worlds
R Clegg
Manchester
Jany 19 1782
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester
My dear Hodson
Indeed I am almost ashamed to make
an apology for I begin to think I shall like you with
them for the first page of most of my letters to you are
full of them & I cant say I am very partial to them you
know my way was always plain. I was this morng
formg a very [deleted] {^fruitless} wish as I often do & that {^was} to be at
Chester & I believe I may wish again I have many things
to tell you & among ye rest I must tell you I have
had a very polite letter from a Gentleman at {?Limpl}
but have not yet answered it nor don’t intend O I
want to see you sadly; & if I knew by what means to
gain my end it shoud not be long before I did –
Mrs Greaves & a Mr English were in town the week
Before last – the Gentleman preach’d from ye 3 verse of ye
1 of ye epistle to ye Hebrews – he made a most excellent
sermon. We had here also last week a Mr Phillips
a Welch-Man perhaps you know him he preached on
Monday night & as Mrs Priestly was coming to ye
meeting she fell & hurt her ankle that she has not
been able to walk since.
And since I writ you last another
year is commenced whether you or I may live to see
the end of it is to us unknown however be that as it
may we as are sure that we are posting fast to
[new page]
An eternal world where
Leaving all we lov’d before, Gods Tribunal we {?go upon}
Must hear ye judge pronounce our fate; & fix our everlastg state
Perhaps you may remember that Mr Hayes that {?wants}
to call & see Miss Simpsons at school & once called to
see Lucy & me He is dead last week in London
& so is Mrs Peter Hope at Liverpool. Poor thing
She receiv’d a fright a few years since at the Play
house which she never recover’d & it has at last prov’d
the instrument to take her off ye stage of life. We
do not know in what shape death may approach us
neither do we need mind that so much as whether
he will come to us as a king of Terrors or as a kind
messenger from ye hand of our heavenly Father to {?rescue}
us from these [deleted] regions of sin & sorrow to those
of peace & pleasure - I sometimes find it an animating
thought to think of those [deleted] dear Friends that
are gone before us that we shall one day meet again
but alas [deleted] I no sooner get {^my thoughts} there but something
comes & intercepts ye pleasing prospect some worldly
thoughts or something intervenes & I am again immerc’d
as deep as ever. It is my sincere prayer that you & I
may meet {^in heaven} never more to part [deleted] My Papa Mamma
& sister beg their respects – I have had a letter
from Lucy she is in London. I sent her my shade
by Mr Hope I think sometimes if you woud accept
[new page]
it I woud send you one. Pray my dear accept of my
sincere love & give me leave to subscribe myself
your ever affectionate
Friend & sincere wellwisher
for both worlds
R Clegg
Manchester
Jany 19 1782
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester
Details
Rebekah Bateman to Mary Jane Hodson, 19 January 1782
Expressing shame at the lateness of her response, but refusing to apologise in the formulaic way usually expected in letters, telling Mary about a letter she had received from a man but does not intend to answer, news of sermons she has heard, the deaths of mutual acquaintances, and meditating on providence and her own preparations for death.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 10 [4]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1782
1
19
Jany 19 1782
Manchester
[Lancashire, England]
Miss Hodson, Cuppins Lane, Chester
[Cheshire, England]
- reporting
- response
- apologetic
- happy
- hopeful
- religious
- resigned
- scriptural
- opening
- throughout (consistent)
People
Person: Rebekah Bateman
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- death/dying
- devotional practice
- gifting
- listening
- writing
separation
youth
- affection
- love
- regret
- shame
- sorrow
- disposition
- faith
- peace
- sinful
religious meeting
- courting
- friendship