My Dear Sister
I cannot longer delay answering your last
kind & welcome Letters & I desire to bless the Lord for the
good news contained therein O how happy must you all
feel at Shudehill & Levers Row May we never forget the
goodness of God to our Dear Parent. He has shewn us that
He can clear the darkest skies
And give us day for Night
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight”
We are all much delighted to hear of my Papas recovery
& I trust we shall soon hear that my Dear Mamma is
got quite well of her complaint Old M^r Wilson has
been asking to day if they won’t come up this Winter
& see their granddaughter I told him I could not expect
that for Winter pinched my Mamma too much [deleted]
to come so far – He makes so much fuss about his
grand Daughter that he expects every body else should take
notice of her – but we may excuse him as he never had
any before. He says my Papa has not answered his
letter but he does not know that that shall hinder
him for writing again I told him I thought he would
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but he was not fond of writing Supposing you was to ask my
Papa to write I daresay it would please M^r W – I know my
Papa don’t like it because he thinks he is a bad speller but
you can coppy what he wishes to have said if he should think
proper. We have been at Highbury again part of this week
& I think Becky is better for it she now comes on though {?alas}
but I believe she will never be one of the {?Monenline} sort
if she may be well I shall not mind that - I dreamt
one night I saw your Thomas & he was a very lusty boy
indeed – I have fed Rebekah with Biscuits mostly our
Nurse left me & they agree very well with her I tried
the meal but left it off as I thought it opened her too
much She begins to be very lively & take a good deal of
notice – I was much shocked to hear of Poor Nat[illeg]
Taylor’s end but I believe he is a glorified saint in
Heaven & it is for ever well with him I wonder M^r Norbery
would allow him to be buried as he was – Your {?snuff}
is wanting an opportunity but your Saucers are not yet {?on}
I hope I can send them all at once soon – Cousin Pearson
called at the China shop but they were not at home the
first time. I have not asked Brother Joseph the {?particulars}
about the Mode but I know we paid 9 Guineas to
M^r Remington told me he had met with a Cousin of
Mine & I found he thought him rather foppish though
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said little. I am much obliged to you for the vinegar
but am sorry you should put yourself to so much trouble
as I see it is to be had in London Pray did you mean
the Bottle for me or old M^rs Wilson it seems in my
head you said something of the latter having it when
you was here. I am writing sad scrawl for my
Rebekah is rather wranglesome which makes me fear she is
not quite well & I want to get done to attend to her
If she is out of the common way I begin to be alarmed
she is generally good & when she is otherwise I am
ready to think she is poorly – M^r Wilson joins me in
best respects to M^r Bateman yourself Papa Mamma
& all friends as if maned – I hope you will say in
your next William is quite well – I mean to write
to Papa soon but I thought I must answer yours first
as I have been too long silent – Excuse me & do not
follow my bad example
I remain
My Dear Sister
Yours Affectionately
London Oct^r 20 1792 E Wilson
M^r John St family is got well but he is lame with a
hurt received in his foot at his new house it is better then
it has been When does Aunt Martha talk of coming to
London.
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M^rs Bateman
Levers-row
Manchester

My Dear Sister
I cannot longer delay answering your last
kind & welcome Letters & I desire to bless the Lord for the
good news contained therein O how happy must you all
feel at Shudehill & Levers Row May we never forget the
goodness of God to our Dear Parent. He has shewn us that
He can clear the darkest skies
And give us day for Night
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight”
We are all much delighted to hear of my Papas recovery
& I trust we shall soon hear that my Dear Mamma is
got quite well of her complaint Old M^r Wilson has
been asking to day if they won’t come up this Winter
& see their granddaughter I told him I could not expect
that for Winter pinched my Mamma too much [deleted]
to come so far – He makes so much fuss about his
grand Daughter that he expects every body else should take
notice of her – but we may excuse him as he never had
any before. He says my Papa has not answered his
letter but he does not know that that shall hinder
him for writing again I told him I thought he would
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but he was not fond of writing Supposing you was to ask my
Papa to write I daresay it would please M^r W – I know my
Papa don’t like it because he thinks he is a bad speller but
you can coppy what he wishes to have said if he should think
proper. We have been at Highbury again part of this week
& I think Becky is better for it she now comes on though {?alas}
but I believe she will never be one of the {?Monenline} sort
if she may be well I shall not mind that - I dreamt
one night I saw your Thomas & he was a very lusty boy
indeed – I have fed Rebekah with Biscuits mostly our
Nurse left me & they agree very well with her I tried
the meal but left it off as I thought it opened her too
much She begins to be very lively & take a good deal of
notice – I was much shocked to hear of Poor Nat[illeg]
Taylor’s end but I believe he is a glorified saint in
Heaven & it is for ever well with him I wonder M^r Norbery
would allow him to be buried as he was – Your {?snuff}
is wanting an opportunity but your Saucers are not yet {?on}
I hope I can send them all at once soon – Cousin Pearson
called at the China shop but they were not at home the
first time. I have not asked Brother Joseph the {?particulars}
about the Mode but I know we paid 9 Guineas to
M^r Remington told me he had met with a Cousin of
Mine & I found he thought him rather foppish though
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said little. I am much obliged to you for the vinegar
but am sorry you should put yourself to so much trouble
as I see it is to be had in London Pray did you mean
the Bottle for me or old M^rs Wilson it seems in my
head you said something of the latter having it when
you was here. I am writing sad scrawl for my
Rebekah is rather wranglesome which makes me fear she is
not quite well & I want to get done to attend to her
If she is out of the common way I begin to be alarmed
she is generally good & when she is otherwise I am
ready to think she is poorly – M^r Wilson joins me in
best respects to M^r Bateman yourself Papa Mamma
& all friends as if maned – I hope you will say in
your next William is quite well – I mean to write
to Papa soon but I thought I must answer yours first
as I have been too long silent – Excuse me & do not
follow my bad example
I remain
My Dear Sister
Yours Affectionately
London Oct^r 20 1792 E Wilson
M^r John St family is got well but he is lame with a
hurt received in his foot at his new house it is better then
it has been When does Aunt Martha talk of coming to
London.
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M^rs Bateman
Levers-row
Manchester