London 28 Nov^r 1808
My Dear Thomas,
I write to M^r {?Mateyard} on Sat
who will perhaps have informed you that
I shall not return so soon as intended on
account of your sister being being unwell
of a sweld face, w^ch they call here ‘the Mumps’
She is however so much better as to give
me hopes of leaving on Wendesday Night
if nothing turn up to the contrary in the
mean time, but as I intend to stay a day
at Leek perhaps also a day at Buxton
I begin to think your Cousins & you may
want some money, you will therefore
ask M^r Barton to furnish you with five
or ten Pounds till I come, perhaps you
have to pay for the Carrotts, but other
things you can let lay over, except wh^c
is quite necessary to {^be} paid – on rec^t of this
I wish you to write me to Leek with all
the particulars you can get especially
about the Cotton
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Cotton Market to enable you to [deleted] do
This, give my respects to M^r Heywood
tell him I am much oblig’d to him
for his letter of the 26^th request he
will inform you wh^t is doing as you
have to write me to Leek, which I shall
get on Thursday Morng {^Evening} your sister is
not only very much grown, but also
improv’d greatly in her learning, she does
not speak any words but I distinctly
understand & does not spoil the English
language with a corrupt pronounciation
I hope you have gone on well since
I left you, taken care of the Doors, been
very good, your Uncle & Aunt &c are
all very well; give my respects to your
Cousin, and believe me your affection=
=ate Father, Tho^s Bateman
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M^r Tho^s Bateman Junior
Mess^rs Haywoods & Bartons
Liverpool

London 28 Nov^r 1808
My Dear Thomas,
I write to M^r {?Mateyard} on Sat
who will perhaps have informed you that
I shall not return so soon as intended on
account of your sister being being unwell
of a sweld face, w^ch they call here ‘the Mumps’
She is however so much better as to give
me hopes of leaving on Wendesday Night
if nothing turn up to the contrary in the
mean time, but as I intend to stay a day
at Leek perhaps also a day at Buxton
I begin to think your Cousins & you may
want some money, you will therefore
ask M^r Barton to furnish you with five
or ten Pounds till I come, perhaps you
have to pay for the Carrotts, but other
things you can let lay over, except wh^c
is quite necessary to {^be} paid – on rec^t of this
I wish you to write me to Leek with all
the particulars you can get especially
about the Cotton
[new page]
Cotton Market to enable you to [deleted] do
This, give my respects to M^r Heywood
tell him I am much oblig’d to him
for his letter of the 26^th request he
will inform you wh^t is doing as you
have to write me to Leek, which I shall
get on Thursday Morng {^Evening} your sister is
not only very much grown, but also
improv’d greatly in her learning, she does
not speak any words but I distinctly
understand & does not spoil the English
language with a corrupt pronounciation
I hope you have gone on well since
I left you, taken care of the Doors, been
very good, your Uncle & Aunt &c are
all very well; give my respects to your
Cousin, and believe me your affection=
=ate Father, Tho^s Bateman
[new page]
M^r Tho^s Bateman Junior
Mess^rs Haywoods & Bartons
Liverpool