My Dear Hodsons letter now before me reminds me
of what I am very subject too, viz a neglecting tho not
forgetting to cancel obligations {^of this kind} sooner, your very esteem’d
favor lays me under these I must still as before look
to your generosity to excuse the omission – I was very
sorry I had it not in my power to see your Cousin B
who was so kind as to bring me your letter – I was gone
a little way into Cheshire with my Papa for a ride
which prevented me – We are very much obliged to
you for the invitation to Chester I shoud be exceed^g
happy to avail myself of it but twill be impracticable
this summer [deleted] the hopes of seeing you at Manchester
[deleted] {^reconciles} me to that – I assure you I felt a great inclina =
=tion to have come with M^r Hodson tho I saw it was in
vaine - my Sister is at Liverpool – a party of them went
yesterday, my Mamma return’d last week after a
stay of three {^weeks} & I think she is much altered for {^y^e} better with
it – you heard (you say) by chance of Miss Clarksons
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death - the news is true & how soon the summons may
be issued to call us we cannot tell which shows the
necessity of a continual preparedness that it may ot
come unwelcome – it seem’d a friendly stroke to poor
Nancy – her only fear was coming back again into the
World the fears of death being quite removed in the
prospect of a blissfull eternity – she had been poorly
most of the winter & towards the last was seiz’d with y^e
Gout at the Stomach which turn’d to an inflamations –
she died of the 16 June after only keeping her bed 3
days --------
I shall expect to hear from you soon as
you promised when I hope to know the time fixed - &c &c
My Papa & Mamma unite in kindest respects to M^r M^rs
Hodson & yourself with her who is
My Dear
Hodson’s ever affectionate
R Clegg
Manchester Aug^t 26
1784
Be pleased to presents of joint respects to M^r M^rs
Armitage.
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[change hand] on this day {^13 years} 16 June 1797
The writer of this letter
died after about 7 hours
illness –
Alas! For so fond a
mother
W.B.
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Answer’d Sepr 22
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester

My Dear Hodsons letter now before me reminds me
of what I am very subject too, viz a neglecting tho not
forgetting to cancel obligations {^of this kind} sooner, your very esteem’d
favor lays me under these I must still as before look
to your generosity to excuse the omission – I was very
sorry I had it not in my power to see your Cousin B
who was so kind as to bring me your letter – I was gone
a little way into Cheshire with my Papa for a ride
which prevented me – We are very much obliged to
you for the invitation to Chester I shoud be exceed^g
happy to avail myself of it but twill be impracticable
this summer [deleted] the hopes of seeing you at Manchester
[deleted] {^reconciles} me to that – I assure you I felt a great inclina =
=tion to have come with M^r Hodson tho I saw it was in
vaine - my Sister is at Liverpool – a party of them went
yesterday, my Mamma return’d last week after a
stay of three {^weeks} & I think she is much altered for {^y^e} better with
it – you heard (you say) by chance of Miss Clarksons
[new page]
death - the news is true & how soon the summons may
be issued to call us we cannot tell which shows the
necessity of a continual preparedness that it may ot
come unwelcome – it seem’d a friendly stroke to poor
Nancy – her only fear was coming back again into the
World the fears of death being quite removed in the
prospect of a blissfull eternity – she had been poorly
most of the winter & towards the last was seiz’d with y^e
Gout at the Stomach which turn’d to an inflamations –
she died of the 16 June after only keeping her bed 3
days --------
I shall expect to hear from you soon as
you promised when I hope to know the time fixed - &c &c
My Papa & Mamma unite in kindest respects to M^r M^rs
Hodson & yourself with her who is
My Dear
Hodson’s ever affectionate
R Clegg
Manchester Aug^t 26
1784
Be pleased to presents of joint respects to M^r M^rs
Armitage.
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[change hand] on this day {^13 years} 16 June 1797
The writer of this letter
died after about 7 hours
illness –
Alas! For so fond a
mother
W.B.
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Answer’d Sepr 22
Miss Hodson
Cuppins Lane
Chester