My Dear Sister
London
Aug^st 16 1794
I was glad to receive yours by
Cousin Robert & to find by him that friends in
general were as well as usual – I hope by this your
son Thomas is got quite well – Where there is a family
of Children it is but a short time between some illness
or another – My little Rebekah has been poorly of a
cold this week but not so as to confine her or take
away her spirits. Give my Love to Mamma & tell
her I am obliged to her for the worsted I should suppose
it is enough for the present but M^rs Wilson is not
come home yet so I don’t rightly know how she
stands I find the journey has agreed very well with M^r
Remington as he is better for it. Cousin R can tell
you how well I am got I have quite lost my
complaint & am as well as I could expect to {^be} considering
circumstances I am much pleased that my legs do
not swell as they did last time but I can trip
about in moderation with with ease to myself.
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This morning I have been out with M^rs Procter a bit & have
left Margery & her together to go a shopping as M^rs P
is very busy about her house she keeps pretty but poor
Betsey is still very poorly – I don’t know what to think about
her she is bad so long – its rather a tie upon M^rswants waiting on instead of being a help to her in her {?busy}
time – but she seems to bear it very patiently.
Last Wednesday week another Wilson came to Town
& I suppose you immediately guess where I mean as you
remember M^rs John was just upon the list she came
a week or two sooner than she expected but a most
amazing large Boy she has got for all that she had
a very good quick time & is doing very well – poor
Nurse Talby was obliged to leave a place that she was
in at the fortnights end – not expecting M^rs John to
want her so soon she says she left the Lady in
tears which I do not wonder at but it is one advantage
she was exceeding well for the time. Since I dated this
Letter I have seen Rebekah who seems to be better I
Imagine she is about some teeth she has cut I [damaged]
& her gums are full & swelled. Margery desires [damaged]
respects & says she will write to you when I am [damaged]
she is writing to her Sister by Cousin Robert. I am
glad to find by M^rs Procter that M^rs Spear is in the
Family way I am as my Uncle Abrahams story rep[damaged]
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sents namely for others coming over as I am got over –
Poor Uncle tis a pity he & his family are not more
united I should think it must be very uncomfortable
for both sides & indeed I think both are much too blame
Last Thursday we went to M^rs Mills to Dinner to
meet M^r & M^rs Proctor & M^r & M^rs Spear & spent a pleasant
afternoon don’t you think M^rs Mills very considerate
to M^rs P to pay so much respect to a {?quoridam} Bean
M^r M was very friendly with him indeed. On Saturday
we all as above met again to drink Tea {^with} M^rs Procter
but poor Betsey had no enjoyment of company she was
so poorly I am quite sorry for her she is so low & weak
The Lord has some wise end to answer by all his dispen=
sations & if the affliction is but sanctified to her Souls
good it will be a blessed thing. I hope you or Mamma
will favor me with a letter very soon. I should not
have been so long silent but for waiting Cousin Roberts
return. I wish I could just keep at you altogether at
Baguley I hope travelling to & from Town agrees well with
My Papa & M^r Bateman. Margery joins M^r Wilson
& I in Love to you all as if named – In Hopes of
soon hearing from you I remain
Dear Sister
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson
PS Please to remember us to
all our Manchester friends when
you go there – I thank you for remembering Reb birth Day I thought
of it with more feeling this year than last as you will suppose – adieu.
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M^rs Bateman
Baguley Mews
Manchester

My Dear Sister
London
Aug^st 16 1794
I was glad to receive yours by
Cousin Robert & to find by him that friends in
general were as well as usual – I hope by this your
son Thomas is got quite well – Where there is a family
of Children it is but a short time between some illness
or another – My little Rebekah has been poorly of a
cold this week but not so as to confine her or take
away her spirits. Give my Love to Mamma & tell
her I am obliged to her for the worsted I should suppose
it is enough for the present but M^rs Wilson is not
come home yet so I don’t rightly know how she
stands I find the journey has agreed very well with M^r
Remington as he is better for it. Cousin R can tell
you how well I am got I have quite lost my
complaint & am as well as I could expect to {^be} considering
circumstances I am much pleased that my legs do
not swell as they did last time but I can trip
about in moderation with with ease to myself.
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This morning I have been out with M^rs Procter a bit & have
left Margery & her together to go a shopping as M^rs P
is very busy about her house she keeps pretty but poor
Betsey is still very poorly – I don’t know what to think about
her she is bad so long – its rather a tie upon M^rswants waiting on instead of being a help to her in her {?busy}
time – but she seems to bear it very patiently.
Last Wednesday week another Wilson came to Town
& I suppose you immediately guess where I mean as you
remember M^rs John was just upon the list she came
a week or two sooner than she expected but a most
amazing large Boy she has got for all that she had
a very good quick time & is doing very well – poor
Nurse Talby was obliged to leave a place that she was
in at the fortnights end – not expecting M^rs John to
want her so soon she says she left the Lady in
tears which I do not wonder at but it is one advantage
she was exceeding well for the time. Since I dated this
Letter I have seen Rebekah who seems to be better I
Imagine she is about some teeth she has cut I [damaged]
& her gums are full & swelled. Margery desires [damaged]
respects & says she will write to you when I am [damaged]
she is writing to her Sister by Cousin Robert. I am
glad to find by M^rs Procter that M^rs Spear is in the
Family way I am as my Uncle Abrahams story rep[damaged]
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sents namely for others coming over as I am got over –
Poor Uncle tis a pity he & his family are not more
united I should think it must be very uncomfortable
for both sides & indeed I think both are much too blame
Last Thursday we went to M^rs Mills to Dinner to
meet M^r & M^rs Proctor & M^r & M^rs Spear & spent a pleasant
afternoon don’t you think M^rs Mills very considerate
to M^rs P to pay so much respect to a {?quoridam} Bean
M^r M was very friendly with him indeed. On Saturday
we all as above met again to drink Tea {^with} M^rs Procter
but poor Betsey had no enjoyment of company she was
so poorly I am quite sorry for her she is so low & weak
The Lord has some wise end to answer by all his dispen=
sations & if the affliction is but sanctified to her Souls
good it will be a blessed thing. I hope you or Mamma
will favor me with a letter very soon. I should not
have been so long silent but for waiting Cousin Roberts
return. I wish I could just keep at you altogether at
Baguley I hope travelling to & from Town agrees well with
My Papa & M^r Bateman. Margery joins M^r Wilson
& I in Love to you all as if named – In Hopes of
soon hearing from you I remain
Dear Sister
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson
PS Please to remember us to
all our Manchester friends when
you go there – I thank you for remembering Reb birth Day I thought
of it with more feeling this year than last as you will suppose – adieu.
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M^rs Bateman
Baguley Mews
Manchester