My Dear Sister
London July 18 1795
According to your orders I have written
to my Mamma & I cannot withstand your
solicitation that I should also write to you
although I do not know where the Letter may
find you. I think of sending it to M^r B
(that he may direct it if you are from home)
by M^r & M^rs Roberts if I can but as yet I have
had none of their company the former has not
called at all & the latter only did it last Thursday
when I happened to be out but accidentally we saw
her in a Gentlemans carriage in the Street as she
was returning home when I fixed with her to
come & drink Tea with me this afternoon & she
was to let me know if she could not accordingly
there came a note from Clapham informing me M^r &
M^rs R were extreamly sorry they could not {^do themselves the} favor
[vertical left side] M^s Wilson joins me in love to all as if named not [damaged]
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to wait upon {^me} but M^rs Elden had engaged company [damaged]
she was away but they would do themselves the
pleasure of calling upon me this evening or tomorrow
morning. I am afraid they will let it alone till
tomorrow & then I shall not see them as we are {?gone}
up to old M^r Wilsons this evening to stay till
Wednesday at least: they want us to stay all {?week}
but I think we shall not. I wish I could have
had a little of their company for I meant to [damaged]
talked honestly about Chapel affairs but perhaps
it is as well as it is – I have this day been to
see M^rs {?Nunum} who has given me a [deleted]
prescription of Sir Richard Jebbs for great weak=
ness & debility which has been found very
effectual to a great many I think she says
is what did M^r Will^m Hope good however
it is an innocent thing I have a mind to
send it to you that if M^r B should find himself
indisposed as heretofore you may get it for him
if you think proper - & likewise tell my Aunt
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Recipe
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Spear of it for John if you please. M^rs Newham
had promised M^r John Wilson this receipt who
is a great Doctress & I thought I would coppy
it before I parted with it – I met with Doc^r
Barm at M^r Johnson’s this morning who made
me glad by saying you were all quiet at Manch
the Londoners seems to wonder there was no stir
there as well as Birmingham – what a sad
thing it is there should be such disturbances
I am almost ready to fear this is but the [damaged]
beginning of such work O that I may [damaged]
mistaken. I wish we may be more careful to
improve the privilidge we already have & not being
upon ourselves heavier crosses – No doubt you
know we have seen Cousin R Spear I was happy to
hear so good an account of my Friends by
him – he will inform them that all is well here
I do not exactly know what part of next month
I shall visit Manch^r but I count of it being soon
Till then I must remain with respects to all yours
in haste E Wilson
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I find M^r R does
not go to Manch^r so soon as he said
so have got the letter back & have
returned to direct for you at Leek
My respects to M^rs Sutton
Written with the letter sealed
M^rs Bateman
M^r Suttons
Grocers
Leek

My Dear Sister
London July 18 1795
According to your orders I have written
to my Mamma & I cannot withstand your
solicitation that I should also write to you
although I do not know where the Letter may
find you. I think of sending it to M^r B
(that he may direct it if you are from home)
by M^r & M^rs Roberts if I can but as yet I have
had none of their company the former has not
called at all & the latter only did it last Thursday
when I happened to be out but accidentally we saw
her in a Gentlemans carriage in the Street as she
was returning home when I fixed with her to
come & drink Tea with me this afternoon & she
was to let me know if she could not accordingly
there came a note from Clapham informing me M^r &
M^rs R were extreamly sorry they could not {^do themselves the} favor
[vertical left side] M^s Wilson joins me in love to all as if named not [damaged]
[new page]
to wait upon {^me} but M^rs Elden had engaged company [damaged]
she was away but they would do themselves the
pleasure of calling upon me this evening or tomorrow
morning. I am afraid they will let it alone till
tomorrow & then I shall not see them as we are {?gone}
up to old M^r Wilsons this evening to stay till
Wednesday at least: they want us to stay all {?week}
but I think we shall not. I wish I could have
had a little of their company for I meant to [damaged]
talked honestly about Chapel affairs but perhaps
it is as well as it is – I have this day been to
see M^rs {?Nunum} who has given me a [deleted]
prescription of Sir Richard Jebbs for great weak=
ness & debility which has been found very
effectual to a great many I think she says
is what did M^r Will^m Hope good however
it is an innocent thing I have a mind to
send it to you that if M^r B should find himself
indisposed as heretofore you may get it for him
if you think proper - & likewise tell my Aunt
[new page]
Recipe
[new page]
Spear of it for John if you please. M^rs Newham
had promised M^r John Wilson this receipt who
is a great Doctress & I thought I would coppy
it before I parted with it – I met with Doc^r
Barm at M^r Johnson’s this morning who made
me glad by saying you were all quiet at Manch
the Londoners seems to wonder there was no stir
there as well as Birmingham – what a sad
thing it is there should be such disturbances
I am almost ready to fear this is but the [damaged]
beginning of such work O that I may [damaged]
mistaken. I wish we may be more careful to
improve the privilidge we already have & not being
upon ourselves heavier crosses – No doubt you
know we have seen Cousin R Spear I was happy to
hear so good an account of my Friends by
him – he will inform them that all is well here
I do not exactly know what part of next month
I shall visit Manch^r but I count of it being soon
Till then I must remain with respects to all yours
in haste E Wilson
[new page]
I find M^r R does
not go to Manch^r so soon as he said
so have got the letter back & have
returned to direct for you at Leek
My respects to M^rs Sutton
Written with the letter sealed
M^rs Bateman
M^r Suttons
Grocers
Leek