My Dear Daughter
Had I not been resolutely determined to embrace this oper=
=tunity of writing by Cousⁿ Robert it would hardly
have been done our time has been so much taken
up since we came with hearing sermons & visiting
tho believe we are but just entering into the Spirits of
the latter tho last week we had company
[deleted] to Dine two Days & we Dine’d out two &
This week have had Dineing company three Days
& been {^out} one viz at Old M^rs Mills yesterday & she was
so complisant to send us home in her own carriage
on Wednesday we had Sir Egerton Lee & his Lady
& M^r & M^rs Wilks chose guests they are this time
of their coming to Town to Day Betey Pearson &
Miss Harrice – indeed I wonder how your sister
goes thro it all they are now so far from the
Market she is gone now which is the third time
This week little Joshua is poorly of his teeth but not
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confin’d he is feverish & short Breath’d he is a fine
Boy, Rebekah has had the Chicken Pox since we came
But is got very well again in health but is as
Mischievious as ever she is to go to scool next week
this is a very convenient airy House but am
afraid there is some very disagreeable gentry in it
their has been several found since we came
I wonder our Manches^r friends should give way to any
Suspicions about our influence with M^r L I believe we
{^have} not any & if we had we should not make use of it with
Him, believe the Great Head of the Church will run His
Dispensations His own way but since I came here am
More dissatisfied than ever both with his preaching
& character & but this in confidence the least said the
soonest mended, M^r Slattery believe will stay some weeks
with them perhaps you may get him to give you a sermon
at Gatley & if you wish to hear him any or all the Sabbath
he stays you are wellcom to our Chase, Davide may fetch
on Satterdays & take you back on Mondays or when you [damaged]
we heard all the Missionary Sermons but one & that
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was the Taters at Chesant, your Sister let all the
Servants go that evening, it was at Tottnom Cort most of
the people where very much Dissatisfied with his Discource
but M^r Moorhouse gave universal satisfaction, indeed I
never heard him so clever & lively before his text was in
the 14 of Mark & 6 Vers I believe they will all be printed
your Father his very well only troubled with wind as
usual I have got a cold was very poorly last night but
thro mercy am better today. All this Family unite
in Love to you & yours Margery has been wrote [damaged]
this week conciring the parsel she was to send [damaged]
it has been a Disopointment to me in regard of changing
my {?flanings} was obliged to leave off my Droarers for want
of clean ones we got a Letter {^from} her the Day after to let us
know they are upon the road it seems she omitted one day
after the knives came, we all know she is old {?casifull}
I would have you write soon it will give me great
Pleasure to hear from you & let me know how our
Servant goes on & any other Domestick news &c –
My Love to M^r Bateman & Wiliam M^r & M^rs Mayer
From your Affectionate Mother
Sarah Clegg
London May 19 1796
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M^rs Bateman
M^rs Bateman
{?Sheraten}

My Dear Daughter
Had I not been resolutely determined to embrace this opportunity
of writing by Cousⁿ Robert it would hardly
have been done our time has been so much taken
up since we came with hearing sermons & visiting
thought believe we are but just entering into the Spirits of
the latter though last week we had company
[deleted] to Dine two Days & we Dine’d out two &
This week have had Dining company three Days
& been {^out} one viz at Old M^rs Mills yesterday & she was
so complisant to send us home in her own carriage
on Wednesday we had Sir Egerton Lee & his Lady
& M^r & M^rs Wilks chose guests they are this time
of their coming to Town to Day Betty Pearson &
Miss Harris – indeed I wonder how your sister
goes thro it all they are now so far from the
Market she is gone now which is the third time
This week little Joshua is poorly of his teeth but not
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confin’d he is feverish & short Breath’d he is a fine
Boy, Rebekah has had the Chicken Pox since we came
But is got very well again in health but is as
Mischievous as ever she is to go to school next week
this is a very convenient airy House but am
afraid there is some very disagreeable gentry in it
their has been several found since we came
I wonder our Manches^r friends should give way to any
Suspicions about our influence with M^r L I believe we
{^have} not any & if we had we should not make use of it with
Him, believe the Great Head of the Church will run His
Dispensations His own way but since I came here am
More dissatisfied than ever both with his preaching
& character & but this in confidence the least said the
soonest mended, M^r Slattery believe will stay some weeks
with them perhaps you may get him to give you a sermon
at Gatley & if you wish to hear him any or all the Sabbath
he stays you are welcome to our Chase, David may fetch
on Saturdays & take you back on Mondays or when you [damaged]
we heard all the Missionary Sermons but one & that
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was the Taters at Cheshunt, your Sister let all the
Servants go that evening, it was at Tottenham Court most of
the people where very much Dissatisfied with his Discourse
but M^r Moorhouse gave universal satisfaction, indeed I
never heard him so clever & lively before his text was in
the 14 of Mark & 6 Verse I believe they will all be printed
your Father his very well only troubled with wind as
usual I have got a cold was very poorly last night but
thro mercy am better today. All this Family unite
in Love to you & yours Margery has been wrote [damaged]
this week concerning the parcel she was to send [damaged]
it has been a Disappointment to me in regard of changing
my {?flanings} was obliged to leave off my Drawers for want
of clean ones we got a Letter {^from} her the Day after to let us
know they are upon the road it seems she omitted one day
after the knives came, we all know she is old {?casifull}
I would have you write soon it will give me great
Pleasure to hear from you & let me know how our
Servant goes on & any other Domestic news &c –
My Love to M^r Bateman & William M^r & M^rs Mayer
From your Affectionate Mother
Sarah Clegg
London May 19 1796
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M^rs Bateman
M^rs Bateman
{?Sheraten}