My Dear Sister
London June 1 1795
As I have an hour or two to myself &
M^r Wilson just comes & tells me {^of} an opportunity of sending
a {^letter} in a parcel to M^r Buzzard, I cannot think of letting
it slip without writing a few lines to acknowledge the
receipt of your kind letter – I esteem myself obliged by
the particulars you give me concerning Mosley Street
Affairs The most minute circumstance mentioned
pleases me but particularly the sermons – I am so far
from thinking you have not collected what you should have
done that I admire that you could get as much as you
have & shall always be glad to receive as much more
as you can in future send me I am in some expectation
of hearing from you soon as I have part of a promise
to rely upon. I should have been very happy to have
been with you on the 15 of May but I rejoice I could
hear of your happiness & at second hand partake with
you. My Mammas last letter gives me further
[vertical left side] Please to write very soon remind William that his Aunt
Has not forgot to send her love to him [damaged] not better?
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satisfaction concerning Chapel affairs I am pleased to hear
{?Folder} mends a little not that he is worth minding if he was
the only one that made complaints – I assure you I have
several times had to vindicate the cause of the Manchester
people from what he has said tis well I had heard
how things were from you or I should have been at a
loss how to have answered them. I am glad you are
so much pleased with M^r Bonner but I hope he wont
eclipse M^r Kennedy – Pray does M^r K know that any
have not been well affected towards him? I think if he
does it will hurt his feelings much from what I
can judge of him. I hope M^rs Whittenbury Miss {?H}
&c will come more into his favor now they have been in
his company & he took the reproof as well with promise
of amendment. I have been to call upon Miss
Alwood who enquired after you & begged her respects to you
she was surprized to find I was married to London [damaged]
but said she was glad. James Knight has been to [damaged]
me who looks much as when at Manchester he also enquires
particularly after M^rs Bateman & sent his respects he [damaged]
accepted a call to some place in Town but I don’t really [damaged]
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the name of it I find there was not one dissenting voice in the
church I had an invitation yesterday to go to his Ordination
tomorrow month Old M^r {?K} has been in London & called upon us
but he was threatned with another stroke of the Palsy & was
obliged to go home his son James took him & is returned he
says he bore his journey better than expectation.
I find you are intending a journey to Bolton if this
should not arrive before you go I suppose it will be
immediately forwarded to you Please to remember me
to all friends there particularly Uncle & Aunt P
I am in debt to the former but hope to get out in
time to save my credit – I have not forgot to pay
you may tell him. Rebecca is waiting for a letter to
ascertain what stay she must made she (as well as us) is
desirous of her stay being lengthened as long as may be
but I acknowledge I have but little to plead since my
Cousins are so much hurried without her – My Mammas
letter will inform you she is at Aunt Pearsons to spend a week
I got Aunt P to excuse her coming there till Jane Spear
came here which she surprized me by doing on Sunday noon
with Miss Brocklehurst who is here with her while she stays in Town
I could not help thinking how glad I should have been if you had been one
one of their party I find I must conclude M^r W joins me in respects
to M^r B yourself & all friends who inquire after your Affectionate Sister E Wilson
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M^rs Bateman
Levers row
Manchester
I must tell you we were at Westminster Abby on Saturday at the Music
Meeting when I was much entertained indeed with the Music
& not less pleased to have a very plain view of their Majesties &
so of the Princesses. The King looks exceeding well & his consorts
as affable & as pleasant as ever it was a very pretty sight to see them
all together so sociable. Their dresses were very grand The Ladies are gone today.

My Dear Sister
London June 1 1795
As I have an hour or two to myself &
M^r Wilson just comes & tells me {^of} an opportunity of sending
a {^letter} in a parcel to M^r Buzzard, I cannot think of letting
it slip without writing a few lines to acknowledge the
receipt of your kind letter – I esteem myself obliged by
the particulars you give me concerning Mosley Street
Affairs The most minute circumstance mentioned
pleases me but particularly the sermons – I am so far
from thinking you have not collected what you should have
done that I admire that you could get as much as you
have & shall always be glad to receive as much more
as you can in future send me I am in some expectation
of hearing from you soon as I have part of a promise
to rely upon. I should have been very happy to have
been with you on the 15 of May but I rejoice I could
hear of your happiness & at second hand partake with
you. My Mammas last letter gives me further
[vertical left side] Please to write very soon remind William that his Aunt
Has not forgot to send her love to him [damaged] not better?
[new page]
satisfaction concerning Chapel affairs I am pleased to hear
{?Folder} mends a little not that he is worth minding if he was
the only one that made complaints – I assure you I have
several times had to vindicate the cause of the Manchester
people from what he has said tis well I had heard
how things were from you or I should have been at a
loss how to have answered them. I am glad you are
so much pleased with M^r Bonner but I hope he wont
eclipse M^r Kennedy – Pray does M^r K know that any
have not been well affected towards him? I think if he
does it will hurt his feelings much from what I
can judge of him. I hope M^rs Whittenbury Miss {?H}
&c will come more into his favor now they have been in
his company & he took the reproof as well with promise
of amendment. I have been to call upon Miss
Alwood who enquired after you & begged her respects to you
she was surprized to find I was married to London [damaged]
but said she was glad. James Knight has been to [damaged]
me who looks much as when at Manchester he also enquires
particularly after M^rs Bateman & sent his respects he [damaged]
accepted a call to some place in Town but I don’t really [damaged]
[new page]
the name of it I find there was not one dissenting voice in the
church I had an invitation yesterday to go to his Ordination
tomorrow month Old M^r {?K} has been in London & called upon us
but he was threatned with another stroke of the Palsy & was
obliged to go home his son James took him & is returned he
says he bore his journey better than expectation.
I find you are intending a journey to Bolton if this
should not arrive before you go I suppose it will be
immediately forwarded to you Please to remember me
to all friends there particularly Uncle & Aunt P
I am in debt to the former but hope to get out in
time to save my credit – I have not forgot to pay
you may tell him. Rebecca is waiting for a letter to
ascertain what stay she must made she (as well as us) is
desirous of her stay being lengthened as long as may be
but I acknowledge I have but little to plead since my
Cousins are so much hurried without her – My Mammas
letter will inform you she is at Aunt Pearsons to spend a week
I got Aunt P to excuse her coming there till Jane Spear
came here which she surprized me by doing on Sunday noon
with Miss Brocklehurst who is here with her while she stays in Town
I could not help thinking how glad I should have been if you had been one
one of their party I find I must conclude M^r W joins me in respects
to M^r B yourself & all friends who inquire after your Affectionate Sister E Wilson
[new page]
M^rs Bateman
Levers row
Manchester
I must tell you we were at Westminster Abby on Saturday at the Music
Meeting when I was much entertained indeed with the Music
& not less pleased to have a very plain view of their Majesties &
so of the Princesses. The King looks exceeding well & his consorts
as affable & as pleasant as ever it was a very pretty sight to see them
all together so sociable. Their dresses were very grand The Ladies are gone today.