Lancaster 18^th Aug^st 1809
My dear Thomas,
I have recd your letter
of the 15^th & am sorry you have so little
influence with your Uncle & Aunt that you
cannot induce their stay a few days longer; I
am afraid Everton is a tiresome place
after having been at the Lakes, but by your
hand to [deleted] influence your Aunt to continue as
I suppose y^r Uncle is going to Buxton.
I hear a deal
of Business is going on in the Cotton trade
you will do your best to know how the
buying takes place, by {?where} at what prices
& to what extent – if the {?Corneliea} begins
to discharge keep a few samples of the diff^t
marks you may see, & keep them for me.
Give my respects to M^r Barton & that
I thank him for his kind letter – I have
no reply to make worth postage
I hand intended
after a weeks service here to plead for
a leave of absence to return home, but I
am planned on a special Jury Cause &
have to go this day to view some Proper=
=ty in the Country where I know not, ex=
=pect [deleted] it will take me all day so that
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I since enlisted in this Cause happen as it
may – I do not think the business will
be over next week, or not sooner,-
I wish
very much I coud be back to to spend a
a few days with your Aunt &c – you will
give my love to GM - & all as if named
your Cousin Reb: I think has hardly leave
to go till I return, tell her so – if they are re[damaged]
so late give my love to your sister, & say I
do not quite give up the expectation of
coming to see her at School – I hope your
G Papa is arrived – I hope {^expect} to hear a very
good acct of you as my representative
while absent – I am my dear Tho^s
Y^r affectionate father
Tho^s Bateman
PS I wish our
journey to day
may take us
to Patterdale
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M^r Tho^s Bateman Jn^r
Everton
Liverpool

Lancaster 18^th Aug^st 1809
My dear Thomas,
I have recd your letter
of the 15^th & am sorry you have so little
influence with your Uncle & Aunt that you
cannot induce their stay a few days longer; I
am afraid Everton is a tiresome place
after having been at the Lakes, but by your
hand to [deleted] influence your Aunt to continue as
I suppose y^r Uncle is going to Buxton.
I hear a deal
of Business is going on in the Cotton trade
you will do your best to know how the
buying takes place, by {?where} at what prices
& to what extent – if the {?Corneliea} begins
to discharge keep a few samples of the diff^t
marks you may see, & keep them for me.
Give my respects to M^r Barton & that
I thank him for his kind letter – I have
no reply to make worth postage
I hand intended
after a weeks service here to plead for
a leave of absence to return home, but I
am planned on a special Jury Cause &
have to go this day to view some Proper=
=ty in the Country where I know not, ex=
=pect [deleted] it will take me all day so that
[new page]
I since enlisted in this Cause happen as it
may – I do not think the business will
be over next week, or not sooner,-
I wish
very much I coud be back to to spend a
a few days with your Aunt &c – you will
give my love to GM - & all as if named
your Cousin Reb: I think has hardly leave
to go till I return, tell her so – if they are re[damaged]
so late give my love to your sister, & say I
do not quite give up the expectation of
coming to see her at School – I hope your
G Papa is arrived – I hope {^expect} to hear a very
good acct of you as my representative
while absent – I am my dear Tho^s
Y^r affectionate father
Tho^s Bateman
PS I wish our
journey to day
may take us
to Patterdale
[new page]
M^r Tho^s Bateman Jn^r
Everton
Liverpool