My dear Hodson
I receiv’d your wellcome letter not
before I expected it tho it contains some very un=
=expected news amongst y^e rest y^t of Miss Simpsons &
Dupont marriage I shoud like to know their names
as also how M^rs Trinder & y^e rest seem’d to take
the news of poor Lucy’s Death I wrote her of it
but I suppose you woud tell her before she
receiv’d mine – I woud wish to suggest from a
sentence in your letter y^t y^e impressions made by
such awfull changes (as indeed they seem to us
tho aim’d by an unerring hand) are sometimes
very transient - & y^e reason is obvious as we learn
from y^e parable of Dives & Lazerous – for our Lord there
says (y^e hardness of y^e human heart is such”) y^t
if they believe not Moses & y^e prospects neither
woud they if one rose from y^e Dead” – so that nothing
short of y^e exersion of almighty power can
bring us to a sense of y^e necessity much more enable
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to such a better rightiousness than our own tis my
wish & prayer y^t we may be interested in Christs [illeg]
Death & {?interassion} & believe to y^e salvation of our souls.
Be so kind as to present my kindest respects
to M^rs Smith & Miss Taylor tell them I shoud be
very happy to {^see} them but I think I shall never
get to Northampton again to stay; however I still
remember y^e place y^e persons & treatment &c
M^r Roscow is at our house & begs I will present
By y^e hands of Miss Hodson (if not too much trouble)
His kind love {^to} his daughter & Miss Worthington –
We all join in respects to M^r & M^rs Trinder Wykes
Miss Lawrince M^rs & M^r Smith M^r Ryalnds Sen^r
& Jun^r if at Home – I have nothing very particular
to tell you I believe all friends are pretty well
excepting Aunt Clegg at y^e next door who is in labour
of her ninth Child – I saw your cousin Richard
Whitby today he seemed very well & very busy
I shoud wish coud you find time to write
To me once more before you leave & tell me
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with as much news as you can; [deleted] {^what} M^rs Tinder
said to my letter I little thought of ever writing
to her of all folks – I think you’ll say “Becky wants
a subject” so lest I shoud tire you with my
trifling insgnificancy’s
I conclude myself
My Dear
Your affectionate
Friend Reb Clegg
Manchester
Sep^r 27 1783
They all join me in love to yourself
be sure you write Cousin Smithson
is here & sends her comp^ts
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Miss Hodson
M^r Michael Smiths
Abingdon Street
Northampton

My dear Hodson
I receiv’d your wellcome letter not
before I expected it tho it contains some very un=
=expected news amongst y^e rest y^t of Miss Simpsons &
Dupont marriage I shoud like to know their names
as also how M^rs Trinder & y^e rest seem’d to take
the news of poor Lucy’s Death I wrote her of it
but I suppose you woud tell her before she
receiv’d mine – I woud wish to suggest from a
sentence in your letter y^t y^e impressions made by
such awfull changes (as indeed they seem to us
tho aim’d by an unerring hand) are sometimes
very transient - & y^e reason is obvious as we learn
from y^e parable of Dives & Lazerous – for our Lord there
says (y^e hardness of y^e human heart is such”) y^t
if they believe not Moses & y^e prospects neither
woud they if one rose from y^e Dead” – so that nothing
short of y^e exersion of almighty power can
bring us to a sense of y^e necessity much more enable
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to such a better rightiousness than our own tis my
wish & prayer y^t we may be interested in Christs [illeg]
Death & {?interassion} & believe to y^e salvation of our souls.
Be so kind as to present my kindest respects
to M^rs Smith & Miss Taylor tell them I shoud be
very happy to {^see} them but I think I shall never
get to Northampton again to stay; however I still
remember y^e place y^e persons & treatment &c
M^r Roscow is at our house & begs I will present
By y^e hands of Miss Hodson (if not too much trouble)
His kind love {^to} his daughter & Miss Worthington –
We all join in respects to M^r & M^rs Trinder Wykes
Miss Lawrince M^rs & M^r Smith M^r Ryalnds Sen^r
& Jun^r if at Home – I have nothing very particular
to tell you I believe all friends are pretty well
excepting Aunt Clegg at y^e next door who is in labour
of her ninth Child – I saw your cousin Richard
Whitby today he seemed very well & very busy
I shoud wish coud you find time to write
To me once more before you leave & tell me
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with as much news as you can; [deleted] {^what} M^rs Tinder
said to my letter I little thought of ever writing
to her of all folks – I think you’ll say “Becky wants
a subject” so lest I shoud tire you with my
trifling insgnificancy’s
I conclude myself
My Dear
Your affectionate
Friend Reb Clegg
Manchester
Sep^r 27 1783
They all join me in love to yourself
be sure you write Cousin Smithson
is here & sends her comp^ts
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Miss Hodson
M^r Michael Smiths
Abingdon Street
Northampton