323 - Rebekah Bateman to Mary Jane Hodson, 17 March 1783
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Manchester March 17 – 83
Tho my last bears a later date than my
Friends I doubt not but ye convenient opportunity by
Mr Williamson which I was sorry to pass unnoticed will
in your estimation be a sufficient reason without
any farther apology for ye liberty I have taken to
write unanswered – I had thought to have done it
before: being not without some anxiety for your
Mammas welfare; have often {^wondered} Mrs B was never
returned we did hear she had been poorly of a cold:
indeed in Manchester they have been universal
I think few have escaped them – We have been
very much engaged this last {^week} my Aunt & Uncle
Pearson from Bolton have been here & tomorrow I
expect one of my Cousins to make some stay I
shoud be glad of your Company ye ensuing Spring
but am apprehensive from ye increase in ye your
family it will {^be} an improbability. I am sorry
I have nothing to entertain you with relative
to our Friends in Manr if hearing of them being
in some measure favor’d with health will conduce
[new page ]
I am happy to inform {^you} yt in ye general they are
well: Mrs Whittenbury was at {^our} house on saturday
very well & in expectation yt Mrs B will not disappoint
her – Uncle & Aunt Richardson are gone into Derby=
=shire – she has been very poorly indeed we were fearful
she was dangerous but thro’ mercy she is quite
recovered – Mrs Dinwiddie was at Shudehill return
her visit last week but one - & last we met at
my Aunt Spears with Mr Priestly who was as
droll as it is possible I coud have wished you to
have been there Mrs D is a very agreeable woman
indeed – she is quite big - & Mrs W D was brought
to bed some weeks ago – I saw Lucy B yesterday
we walked to meetg together she is very well &
looks much better than I have seen her this long
time – I think by this time {^you will say} Becky has got
a diversity of subjects she ventures at them being
agreeable” – however be that as it may time forbids
me enlarging – present our joint respects to Mr & Mrs H
Mrs B with Mr & Mrs Armitage &c &c accept of
love yourself & excuse faults. Upon revising ye above I
find great need of corrections which if you can read it
I hope will make with candor - & believe me to be
Your sincere tho absent
Friend Reb Clegg
Present my comps to GrandMamma
Aunts & Cousins as if named Miss
Clarkson respects to Mrs B & yourself write soon
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Chester
by favor of
Mr Williamson
Tho my last bears a later date than my
Friends I doubt not but ye convenient opportunity by
Mr Williamson which I was sorry to pass unnoticed will
in your estimation be a sufficient reason without
any farther apology for ye liberty I have taken to
write unanswered – I had thought to have done it
before: being not without some anxiety for your
Mammas welfare; have often {^wondered} Mrs B was never
returned we did hear she had been poorly of a cold:
indeed in Manchester they have been universal
I think few have escaped them – We have been
very much engaged this last {^week} my Aunt & Uncle
Pearson from Bolton have been here & tomorrow I
expect one of my Cousins to make some stay I
shoud be glad of your Company ye ensuing Spring
but am apprehensive from ye increase in ye your
family it will {^be} an improbability. I am sorry
I have nothing to entertain you with relative
to our Friends in Manr if hearing of them being
in some measure favor’d with health will conduce
[new page ]
I am happy to inform {^you} yt in ye general they are
well: Mrs Whittenbury was at {^our} house on saturday
very well & in expectation yt Mrs B will not disappoint
her – Uncle & Aunt Richardson are gone into Derby=
=shire – she has been very poorly indeed we were fearful
she was dangerous but thro’ mercy she is quite
recovered – Mrs Dinwiddie was at Shudehill return
her visit last week but one - & last we met at
my Aunt Spears with Mr Priestly who was as
droll as it is possible I coud have wished you to
have been there Mrs D is a very agreeable woman
indeed – she is quite big - & Mrs W D was brought
to bed some weeks ago – I saw Lucy B yesterday
we walked to meetg together she is very well &
looks much better than I have seen her this long
time – I think by this time {^you will say} Becky has got
a diversity of subjects she ventures at them being
agreeable” – however be that as it may time forbids
me enlarging – present our joint respects to Mr & Mrs H
Mrs B with Mr & Mrs Armitage &c &c accept of
love yourself & excuse faults. Upon revising ye above I
find great need of corrections which if you can read it
I hope will make with candor - & believe me to be
Your sincere tho absent
Friend Reb Clegg
Present my comps to GrandMamma
Aunts & Cousins as if named Miss
Clarkson respects to Mrs B & yourself write soon
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Chester
by favor of
Mr Williamson
Manchester March 17 – 83
Tho my last bears a later date than my
Friends I doubt not but ye convenient opportunity by
Mr Williamson which I was sorry to pass unnoticed will
in your estimation be a sufficient reason without
any farther apology for ye liberty I have taken to
write unanswered – I had thought to have done it
before: being not without some anxiety for your
Mammas welfare; have often {^wondered} Mrs B was never
returned we did hear she had been poorly of a cold:
indeed in Manchester they have been universal
I think few have escaped them – We have been
very much engaged this last {^week} my Aunt & Uncle
Pearson from Bolton have been here & tomorrow I
expect one of my Cousins to make some stay I
shoud be glad of your Company ye ensuing Spring
but am apprehensive from ye increase in ye your
family it will {^be} an improbability. I am sorry
I have nothing to entertain you with relative
to our Friends in Manr if hearing of them being
in some measure favor’d with health will conduce
[new page ]
I am happy to inform {^you} yt in ye general they are
well: Mrs Whittenbury was at {^our} house on saturday
very well & in expectation yt Mrs B will not disappoint
her – Uncle & Aunt Richardson are gone into Derby=
=shire – she has been very poorly indeed we were fearful
she was dangerous but thro’ mercy she is quite
recovered – Mrs Dinwiddie was at Shudehill return
her visit last week but one - & last we met at
my Aunt Spears with Mr Priestly who was as
droll as it is possible I coud have wished you to
have been there Mrs D is a very agreeable woman
indeed – she is quite big - & Mrs W D was brought
to bed some weeks ago – I saw Lucy B yesterday
we walked to meetg together she is very well &
looks much better than I have seen her this long
time – I think by this time {^you will say} Becky has got
a diversity of subjects she ventures at them being
agreeable” – however be that as it may time forbids
me enlarging – present our joint respects to Mr & Mrs H
Mrs B with Mr & Mrs Armitage &c &c accept of
love yourself & excuse faults. Upon revising ye above I
find great need of corrections which if you can read it
I hope will make with candor - & believe me to be
Your sincere tho absent
Friend Reb Clegg
Present my comps to GrandMamma
Aunts & Cousins as if named Miss
Clarkson respects to Mrs B & yourself write soon
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Chester
by favor of
Mr Williamson
Tho my last bears a later date than my
Friends I doubt not but ye convenient opportunity by
Mr Williamson which I was sorry to pass unnoticed will
in your estimation be a sufficient reason without
any farther apology for ye liberty I have taken to
write unanswered – I had thought to have done it
before: being not without some anxiety for your
Mammas welfare; have often {^wondered} Mrs B was never
returned we did hear she had been poorly of a cold:
indeed in Manchester they have been universal
I think few have escaped them – We have been
very much engaged this last {^week} my Aunt & Uncle
Pearson from Bolton have been here & tomorrow I
expect one of my Cousins to make some stay I
shoud be glad of your Company ye ensuing Spring
but am apprehensive from ye increase in ye your
family it will {^be} an improbability. I am sorry
I have nothing to entertain you with relative
to our Friends in Manr if hearing of them being
in some measure favor’d with health will conduce
[new page ]
I am happy to inform {^you} yt in ye general they are
well: Mrs Whittenbury was at {^our} house on saturday
very well & in expectation yt Mrs B will not disappoint
her – Uncle & Aunt Richardson are gone into Derby=
=shire – she has been very poorly indeed we were fearful
she was dangerous but thro’ mercy she is quite
recovered – Mrs Dinwiddie was at Shudehill return
her visit last week but one - & last we met at
my Aunt Spears with Mr Priestly who was as
droll as it is possible I coud have wished you to
have been there Mrs D is a very agreeable woman
indeed – she is quite big - & Mrs W D was brought
to bed some weeks ago – I saw Lucy B yesterday
we walked to meetg together she is very well &
looks much better than I have seen her this long
time – I think by this time {^you will say} Becky has got
a diversity of subjects she ventures at them being
agreeable” – however be that as it may time forbids
me enlarging – present our joint respects to Mr & Mrs H
Mrs B with Mr & Mrs Armitage &c &c accept of
love yourself & excuse faults. Upon revising ye above I
find great need of corrections which if you can read it
I hope will make with candor - & believe me to be
Your sincere tho absent
Friend Reb Clegg
Present my comps to GrandMamma
Aunts & Cousins as if named Miss
Clarkson respects to Mrs B & yourself write soon
[new page]
Miss Hodson
Chester
by favor of
Mr Williamson
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Rebekah Bateman to Mary Jane Hodson, 17 March 1783
Apologising for her neglect in responding to Mary's letter, asking after Mary's mother who was due to give birth soon, providing information about a nasty cold that has been universal in Manchester and has affected some friends, providing details on the health of various mutual friends and acquaintances.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 10 [9]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1783
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March 17 1783
Manchester
[Lancashire, England]
Miss Hodson, Chester
By favor of Mr Williamson
[Cheshire, England]
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To Cite this Letter
Rebekah Bateman to Mary Jane Hodson, 17 March 1783, 1731783: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Bateman Family Papers, OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 10 [9]
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Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.