334 - Rebekah Bateman to Elizabeth Wilson, 3 January 1786
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My Dear Sister/
I shoud have wrote on tuesday
but we were engag’d on monday with Mr
& Mrs Bancroft & several others we came to
dine, drink tea, & spend ye evening so I really
had not time as mornings are so short,
& this evening I am stealing ye time & tis
now near eleven a Clock: my Uncle P
being here all night has prevented me
till now. I have nothing particular to
mention only yt we are all thro mercy
very well but Miss Grundy who is very
poorly. Willm told me he saw you on
saturday & brought us ye parcel yt you sent
Cousin R desire her love to you & intends
writing soon – It is late so must conclude
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with duty & love where due – they all join
in {^these} respects & remain
yours affectionately
R Clegg
Bolton
Jany 3 1786
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Miss Clegg
Shudehill
Manchester
I shoud have wrote on tuesday
but we were engag’d on monday with Mr
& Mrs Bancroft & several others we came to
dine, drink tea, & spend ye evening so I really
had not time as mornings are so short,
& this evening I am stealing ye time & tis
now near eleven a Clock: my Uncle P
being here all night has prevented me
till now. I have nothing particular to
mention only yt we are all thro mercy
very well but Miss Grundy who is very
poorly. Willm told me he saw you on
saturday & brought us ye parcel yt you sent
Cousin R desire her love to you & intends
writing soon – It is late so must conclude
[new page]
with duty & love where due – they all join
in {^these} respects & remain
yours affectionately
R Clegg
Bolton
Jany 3 1786
[new page]
Miss Clegg
Shudehill
Manchester
My Dear Sister/
I shoud have wrote on tuesday
but we were engag’d on monday with Mr
& Mrs Bancroft & several others we came to
dine, drink tea, & spend ye evening so I really
had not time as mornings are so short,
& this evening I am stealing ye time & tis
now near eleven a Clock: my Uncle P
being here all night has prevented me
till now. I have nothing particular to
mention only yt we are all thro mercy
very well but Miss Grundy who is very
poorly. Willm told me he saw you on
saturday & brought us ye parcel yt you sent
Cousin R desire her love to you & intends
writing soon – It is late so must conclude
[new page]
with duty & love where due – they all join
in {^these} respects & remain
yours affectionately
R Clegg
Bolton
Jany 3 1786
[new page]
Miss Clegg
Shudehill
Manchester
I shoud have wrote on tuesday
but we were engag’d on monday with Mr
& Mrs Bancroft & several others we came to
dine, drink tea, & spend ye evening so I really
had not time as mornings are so short,
& this evening I am stealing ye time & tis
now near eleven a Clock: my Uncle P
being here all night has prevented me
till now. I have nothing particular to
mention only yt we are all thro mercy
very well but Miss Grundy who is very
poorly. Willm told me he saw you on
saturday & brought us ye parcel yt you sent
Cousin R desire her love to you & intends
writing soon – It is late so must conclude
[new page]
with duty & love where due – they all join
in {^these} respects & remain
yours affectionately
R Clegg
Bolton
Jany 3 1786
[new page]
Miss Clegg
Shudehill
Manchester
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Rebekah Bateman to Elizabeth Wilson, 3 January 1786
A short note written late at night providing an update on the health of the family.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box 1, Folder 11 [2]
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1786
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3
Jany 3 1786
11pm
Bolton
[Lancashire, England]
Miss Clegg, Shudehill, Manchester
[Lancashire, England]
reporting
- happy
- hopeful
- positive
- main body
- opening
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Person: Rebekah Bateman
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