My Dear Sister
London Sep^r 16 1796
I was very glad to receive your last letter
but it did nnot come till I began to conclude I was out
of sight out of mind – you tell me to the contrary &
I am willing to believe you how soon we can give
credit to a fellow creature while we disbelieve the
great Creator – The precious promises you mention in
yours I trust are some support to me – but alas
I find my mind at sometimes deprest & am very
unbelieving I have great reason to be thankful that I
am pretty well in health & at times can feel my
obligation to God O that I had no need to make
your complaint that my gratitude does not keep
pace in any measure with his mercy.
M^rs Mills is not so stout as I am her legs swell very
much & she should not wonder if she got the start of
me but I hope not – I am going this afternoon
to M^rs Procters to meet the above & M^rs Joseph
Old M^rs W has been too poorly since she came from
Cheltenham to pay her a visit before this She has had
[vertical left side] PS I hear nothing from Geo Hodson so I suppose he does not
think it worth his while Reb is at Highbury & very well.
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the Bowel complaint which has brought her low & made her
look very poorly she says she thinks she is going after
her Husband but her friends think she will be better again
She has not yet heard of any body to be a companion for
her & now we all are going to forsake her I am afraid
she will be very dull – M^rs Sibley is going to be a nearer
neighbour to her which will be one advantage (I suppose
you have heard that M^rs Sibley is leaving off Business)
She leaves her shop next week & goes into Colebrook Town
her eldest daughter is at this time very indifferent her
voice is quite gone & many apprehend a decline so we
see the single have their afflictions as well as the
married – let us not expect rest in this world for it
is promised in it we shall have tribulation may we
be of that happy number who have their peace in
Jesus, & let us consider into what pleasant
Place our lines are fallen to what many around
us are – I am glad to hear you are all so well (I
hope you include Papa & Mamma in the word all) the
more particulars you are & the better – Please to tell
Mama the shops were very good indeed & I hope she
won’t be hurt about the Hams tho’ it is very disa=
greeable to be imposed upon – I am sorry to hear of
poor Mary Smiths trials but am rejoiced to think
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the dear little Babes are in glory I wish Janes may do
better in this new situation than before. Perhaps it may
be [deleted] {^no} news to tell you that M^r Slatterie was married
last Wednesday I believe it is to a serious good Woman
but I find she is a Baptist I talked with him about it
but he says she agrees to conform to him & he makes
no doubt but they shall be very comfortable she is a
person of some property & if I remember right he is immedi=
ately to receive the interest of 1000{^£} which will be a
handsome thing for him I think I preached frugality to
him & desired him to take warning by other Ministers
not to go too fast & he promised me he would keep an
account of his outgoings that they did not exceed his
incomings – He is to leave the accadamy & to go to
Chattam from whence he has had a call & goes in about a
Month he is to be at his Father in laws till he goes
I cannot help thinking it would have been better if he
had not been in so great a hurry to marry but
he thought otherwise tho’ he does acknowledge it might
have been as well not to have had any connection at all.
You do not need to make any apology about [deleted]
M^rs Williams coming here we shall always be glad
to see any one from your house & the oftener the better.
Betsey Spear is now better & I hope in mending though but
slowly I hear M^r Medly is coming to London this week
I shall be glad to see him here once more – Miss Bradberry
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& M^rs Newnum dined with me yesterday the former tells
me Miss Barker is married to a Methodist Parson
which rather surprized me – I don’t know whether you
have heard that Margery is on a visit at Aunt Pearsons
she went last Thursday week & means to make up the
3 weeks if I do not want her before. She seemed much affected
M^rs Bateman
Cromford Court
Manchester
to hear of M^rs Smithsons sudden attack I wish the stroke
may be sanctified to them all – I want to hear how it
goes with her poor Woman it would be {^a} great mercy if she
was prepared for Death & Eternity. M^r Wilson unites
with me in Love to Papa Mamma yourself M^r Bateman
& all our relations as if named I hope you will not
be long before you some of you write again I remain
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson

My Dear Sister
London Sep^r 16 1796
I was very glad to receive your last letter
but it did nnot come till I began to conclude I was out
of sight out of mind – you tell me to the contrary &
I am willing to believe you how soon we can give
credit to a fellow creature while we disbelieve the
great Creator – The precious promises you mention in
yours I trust are some support to me – but alas
I find my mind at sometimes deprest & am very
unbelieving I have great reason to be thankful that I
am pretty well in health & at times can feel my
obligation to God O that I had no need to make
your complaint that my gratitude does not keep
pace in any measure with his mercy.
M^rs Mills is not so stout as I am her legs swell very
much & she should not wonder if she got the start of
me but I hope not – I am going this afternoon
to M^rs Procters to meet the above & M^rs Joseph
Old M^rs W has been too poorly since she came from
Cheltenham to pay her a visit before this She has had
[vertical left side] PS I hear nothing from Geo Hodson so I suppose he does not
think it worth his while Reb is at Highbury & very well.
[new page]
the Bowel complaint which has brought her low & made her
look very poorly she says she thinks she is going after
her Husband but her friends think she will be better again
She has not yet heard of any body to be a companion for
her & now we all are going to forsake her I am afraid
she will be very dull – M^rs Sibley is going to be a nearer
neighbour to her which will be one advantage (I suppose
you have heard that M^rs Sibley is leaving off Business)
She leaves her shop next week & goes into Colebrook Town
her eldest daughter is at this time very indifferent her
voice is quite gone & many apprehend a decline so we
see the single have their afflictions as well as the
married – let us not expect rest in this world for it
is promised in it we shall have tribulation may we
be of that happy number who have their peace in
Jesus, & let us consider into what pleasant
Place our lines are fallen to what many around
us are – I am glad to hear you are all so well (I
hope you include Papa & Mamma in the word all) the
more particulars you are & the better – Please to tell
Mama the shops were very good indeed & I hope she
won’t be hurt about the Hams tho’ it is very disa=
greeable to be imposed upon – I am sorry to hear of
poor Mary Smiths trials but am rejoiced to think
[new page]
the dear little Babes are in glory I wish Janes may do
better in this new situation than before. Perhaps it may
be [deleted] {^no} news to tell you that M^r Slatterie was married
last Wednesday I believe it is to a serious good Woman
but I find she is a Baptist I talked with him about it
but he says she agrees to conform to him & he makes
no doubt but they shall be very comfortable she is a
person of some property & if I remember right he is immedi=
ately to receive the interest of 1000{^£} which will be a
handsome thing for him I think I preached frugality to
him & desired him to take warning by other Ministers
not to go too fast & he promised me he would keep an
account of his outgoings that they did not exceed his
incomings – He is to leave the accadamy & to go to
Chattam from whence he has had a call & goes in about a
Month he is to be at his Father in laws till he goes
I cannot help thinking it would have been better if he
had not been in so great a hurry to marry but
he thought otherwise tho’ he does acknowledge it might
have been as well not to have had any connection at all.
You do not need to make any apology about [deleted]
M^rs Williams coming here we shall always be glad
to see any one from your house & the oftener the better.
Betsey Spear is now better & I hope in mending though but
slowly I hear M^r Medly is coming to London this week
I shall be glad to see him here once more – Miss Bradberry
[new page]
& M^rs Newnum dined with me yesterday the former tells
me Miss Barker is married to a Methodist Parson
which rather surprized me – I don’t know whether you
have heard that Margery is on a visit at Aunt Pearsons
she went last Thursday week & means to make up the
3 weeks if I do not want her before. She seemed much affected
M^rs Bateman
Cromford Court
Manchester
to hear of M^rs Smithsons sudden attack I wish the stroke
may be sanctified to them all – I want to hear how it
goes with her poor Woman it would be {^a} great mercy if she
was prepared for Death & Eternity. M^r Wilson unites
with me in Love to Papa Mamma yourself M^r Bateman
& all our relations as if named I hope you will not
be long before you some of you write again I remain
Yours sincerely & affectionately
E Wilson