My Dear Sister
London
Dec^r 17 1793
I thank you for your last & would have
answered it sooner if I had had so much spare time. I am
glad to hear you have got your Dear Husband safe at home
again – I hope his journey has not been in vain.
I am much pleased with Betsey Pearsons account of your good
health she tells me she thinks she never saw you look better {^in} her life
I wish I could {^get} a peep at you but as that cannot be at present
I desire to be thankful to hear of your welfare. Through mercy I
still continue very well & instead of growing fatter with it I am
going rather thinner tho’ not in bad condition yet. Mamma would
tell you that Rebekah runs alone but does not talk much [deleted]
I am glad to hear Thomas is so well & should be pleased to hear
of Will^m Cooking as well as he – yesterday I was at Highbury
& saw M^r Wilson Toe – his foot is a good deal healed since I saw
It last & the toe seems gone down a little but continues open
& there are two or three blisters come at the bottom of his foot
but the Doc^r makes nothing of them – you have no doubt heard
that we durst not say any thing about Doc^r Taylor opinion to
him but it was a satisfaction to my M^r Wilson that we heard
what he had to say – Alas we are apt to look at means &
to forget the great disposer of all events O that we could learn to
place unlimited confindence in God for both worlds.
[new page]
I have so lately wrote to Manchester I seem as if I had nothing new
to relate. I think I told my Mamma that I had a girl of M^r Radford
here who is the servant at Coventry I have this day found myself a
little mortified with hearing what she says behind our backs even
to our Cousin Stephen Wilsons family which shews her disposition
to call me to [deleted] our own friends. She has told them that she
neither likes M^r Wilson nor me for we are very proud & pay her no
attention nor she does not like M^r & M^rs Mills they are very {?proud}
so you see there is no pleasing every body indeed I perceive by
her conversations that she has not a good word for many people.
Little Abraham Wilson was brought from School last
week poorly of a violent bowel complaint but {^is} better M^rs John
has been bad of a cold & the youngest boy poorly with his Teeth
but all are better her Boy who was born when I was at Manch^r
has got 4 Teeth & my Bec only 2 – I should not wonder
if she is in the way again but I am not certain of it.
M^rs Mills seems as if she would take good time & I am following
her example & you may think well that you have not
had 4 in 4 years as M^rs Greaves has – who is now lying in
of a daugh^r This is the second time she has been confin’d since
I was – Last week Jane & I went to pay a visit to Miss
Rutts at Hackney where they keep a school & M^rs Rivers has
entered into partnership with them she is to be the French
teacher I was much pleased with their House situation &
manner & hope they will succeed – If my Girl should live &
[new page]
continue in the same mind I am now in I shall send her
there to school & be thankful to find one so near akin to
M^rs Trinders. They enquired very kindly after you they say they
often think & speak of you because they have a young Lady (a
niece of theirs) who they think very much like what you was
{^when} at Northampton. I send this with a quarter of Lamb
Which I hope will meet with my Mammas approbation
I wish you may all have a good dinner on it & believe me
I would [damaged] one among you if I could.
Pray how [damaged] the poor go on at Manch^r I hear nothing of Trade
mending. The Spital Field Weavers are {^out} of employ & there are frequent
collections for them at different churches & meetings Last Sabbath
there was one at Rowland Hills when there was 2 hundred guineas
collected the money is laid {^out} in Coals & Bread & I believe there are
many hundred families relieved in this way.
I find I must give up it is time to pack up the meat fort
the Coach I hope I shall soon hear from you that you need
not make an apology in the first part of your letters (as you say)
M^r Wilson & Jane unite with me in Love to yourself M^r
Bateman Papa Mamma & all friends as if named
Don’t forget to give our respects to all enquirers particularly
M^r Kennedy. I remain
Dear Sister
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson
[new page]
M^rs Bateman
Manchester
[ANNOTATION: Goose 2_10
Veal 3_5
Beef Mutton 7_6
Groceries 11_6
Plates &c 1_4
Eggs &c 7
Greens Pie 3 ½
Worsted 2 ½
1.18.2
15.3
2.13=5

My Dear Sister
London
Dec^r 17 1793
I thank you for your last & would have
answered it sooner if I had had so much spare time. I am
glad to hear you have got your Dear Husband safe at home
again – I hope his journey has not been in vain.
I am much pleased with Betsey Pearsons account of your good
health she tells me she thinks she never saw you look better {^in} her life
I wish I could {^get} a peep at you but as that cannot be at present
I desire to be thankful to hear of your welfare. Through mercy I
still continue very well & instead of growing fatter with it I am
going rather thinner tho’ not in bad condition yet. Mamma would
tell you that Rebekah runs alone but does not talk much [deleted]
I am glad to hear Thomas is so well & should be pleased to hear
of Will^m Cooking as well as he – yesterday I was at Highbury
& saw M^r Wilson Toe – his foot is a good deal healed since I saw
It last & the toe seems gone down a little but continues open
& there are two or three blisters come at the bottom of his foot
but the Doc^r makes nothing of them – you have no doubt heard
that we durst not say any thing about Doc^r Taylor opinion to
him but it was a satisfaction to my M^r Wilson that we heard
what he had to say – Alas we are apt to look at means &
to forget the great disposer of all events O that we could learn to
place unlimited confindence in God for both worlds.
[new page]
I have so lately wrote to Manchester I seem as if I had nothing new
to relate. I think I told my Mamma that I had a girl of M^r Radford
here who is the servant at Coventry I have this day found myself a
little mortified with hearing what she says behind our backs even
to our Cousin Stephen Wilsons family which shews her disposition
to call me to [deleted] our own friends. She has told them that she
neither likes M^r Wilson nor me for we are very proud & pay her no
attention nor she does not like M^r & M^rs Mills they are very {?proud}
so you see there is no pleasing every body indeed I perceive by
her conversations that she has not a good word for many people.
Little Abraham Wilson was brought from School last
week poorly of a violent bowel complaint but {^is} better M^rs John
has been bad of a cold & the youngest boy poorly with his Teeth
but all are better her Boy who was born when I was at Manch^r
has got 4 Teeth & my Bec only 2 – I should not wonder
if she is in the way again but I am not certain of it.
M^rs Mills seems as if she would take good time & I am following
her example & you may think well that you have not
had 4 in 4 years as M^rs Greaves has – who is now lying in
of a daugh^r This is the second time she has been confin’d since
I was – Last week Jane & I went to pay a visit to Miss
Rutts at Hackney where they keep a school & M^rs Rivers has
entered into partnership with them she is to be the French
teacher I was much pleased with their House situation &
manner & hope they will succeed – If my Girl should live &
[new page]
continue in the same mind I am now in I shall send her
there to school & be thankful to find one so near akin to
M^rs Trinders. They enquired very kindly after you they say they
often think & speak of you because they have a young Lady (a
niece of theirs) who they think very much like what you was
{^when} at Northampton. I send this with a quarter of Lamb
Which I hope will meet with my Mammas approbation
I wish you may all have a good dinner on it & believe me
I would [damaged] one among you if I could.
Pray how [damaged] the poor go on at Manch^r I hear nothing of Trade
mending. The Spital Field Weavers are {^out} of employ & there are frequent
collections for them at different churches & meetings Last Sabbath
there was one at Rowland Hills when there was 2 hundred guineas
collected the money is laid {^out} in Coals & Bread & I believe there are
many hundred families relieved in this way.
I find I must give up it is time to pack up the meat fort
the Coach I hope I shall soon hear from you that you need
not make an apology in the first part of your letters (as you say)
M^r Wilson & Jane unite with me in Love to yourself M^r
Bateman Papa Mamma & all friends as if named
Don’t forget to give our respects to all enquirers particularly
M^r Kennedy. I remain
Dear Sister
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson
[new page]
M^rs Bateman
Manchester
[ANNOTATION: Goose 2_10
Veal 3_5
Beef Mutton 7_6
Groceries 11_6
Plates &c 1_4
Eggs &c 7
Greens Pie 3 ½
Worsted 2 ½
1.18.2
15.3
2.13=5