Altho’ deprived of the privilege
personally of conversing with my dear Becky about
the things which make for our present future and eternal
welfare yet I hope this deficieny will abundantly be
made up by God’s peculiar blessing our epistoraly
corres{^pon}dence with each other. I am much obliged to you
my dear for your kind Letter indeed I thought you had
quite forgot me and should have continued thinking so
had not you convinced me otherwise. I am likewise much
obliged to you for the hymn you was so kind to send
me. I think it was a very sweet one. I should be glad of
some {^more} another time. I am sorry to hear the dear Author
of it is so afflicted but hope the Lord will sanctify it
him and bring him forth out of the furnace of affliction
you had no need to say you thought you should tire
my patience with your Letter for I can assure you the
longer it is the more acceptable. I should be glad to know in
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your next how you are in your mind. I long much to
see you and your dear sister. I suppose it is too great
a favour to expect a letter from her. My sister and
Ladies join me in kind Love to you and your Sister
Pray write to me very soon .
I remain
Your loving and sincere friend
M Simpson
Northampton
Sep 29 1779
PS Miss Reeves would be glad of a Letter. Let this
Mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus
Adieu for the present.
[change hand] I and M Trinder’s cordial respects of M^r &
M^r Clegg and the young Ladies and are exceedingly
good to hear by M^r Mich^l Smith that they are all so
well in Health now, after so severe a visitation (as
was reported here) both had been exercised with –
M.T. has been favoured with better Health since
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her visit to Buxton, and so has M^r Dent – his Mother
in law M^rs Ryland is expected to depart this Life
every day – M^r & M^rs Newton of Olney are paying
their last visit to Northampton before they remove to
St Mary Woonoth under the general post office London
to which he was presented by M^r Thornton of Clapham
last Week – This is a changeable Life, a checquered
Scenery! I & M Trinder’s best respects also to
M^r & M^rs Abr Clegg M,sup>r & M^rs Spear – M^r & M^r
Priestly – Whittenbury – M^r Hope, Denwiddie &c
Sep 29 1779
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Miss Rebecca Clegg
At M^r Arthur Cleggs
Shude Hill
Manchester

Altho’ deprived of the privilege
personally of conversing with my dear Becky about
the things which make for our present future and eternal
welfare yet I hope this deficieny will abundantly be
made up by God’s peculiar blessing our epistoraly
corres{^pon}dence with each other. I am much obliged to you
my dear for your kind Letter indeed I thought you had
quite forgot me and should have continued thinking so
had not you convinced me otherwise. I am likewise much
obliged to you for the hymn you was so kind to send
me. I think it was a very sweet one. I should be glad of
some {^more} another time. I am sorry to hear the dear Author
of it is so afflicted but hope the Lord will sanctify it
him and bring him forth out of the furnace of affliction
you had no need to say you thought you should tire
my patience with your Letter for I can assure you the
longer it is the more acceptable. I should be glad to know in
[new page]
your next how you are in your mind. I long much to
see you and your dear sister. I suppose it is too great
a favour to expect a letter from her. My sister and
Ladies join me in kind Love to you and your Sister
Pray write to me very soon .
I remain
Your loving and sincere friend
M Simpson
Northampton
Sep 29 1779
PS Miss Reeves would be glad of a Letter. Let this
Mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus
Adieu for the present.
[change hand] I and M Trinder’s cordial respects of M^r &
M^r Clegg and the young Ladies and are exceedingly
good to hear by M^r Mich^l Smith that they are all so
well in Health now, after so severe a visitation (as
was reported here) both had been exercised with –
M.T. has been favoured with better Health since
[new page]
her visit to Buxton, and so has M^r Dent – his Mother
in law M^rs Ryland is expected to depart this Life
every day – M^r & M^rs Newton of Olney are paying
their last visit to Northampton before they remove to
St Mary Woonoth under the general post office London
to which he was presented by M^r Thornton of Clapham
last Week – This is a changeable Life, a checquered
Scenery! I & M Trinder’s best respects also to
M^r & M^rs Abr Clegg M,sup>r & M^rs Spear – M^r & M^r
Priestly – Whittenbury – M^r Hope, Denwiddie &c
Sep 29 1779
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Miss Rebecca Clegg
At M^r Arthur Cleggs
Shude Hill
Manchester