My Dear Sister
London Dec^r 1^st 1795
I was very glad hear you had a
safe (though not a very pleasant journey to Leek) I hope
your next journey to London will be in better weather
You did not say when you left Leek so I thought I
had better not write till it would find you at the
end of your travels which I find by a letter from
Mamma will be on Wednesday. I am thankful to
find her leg is so much better may the Lord perfect
its recovery in his own due time – I was very
low after you left & every little circumstance
reminded me of you particularly about the little boy
you will be sorry to hear that he has been poorly
[deleted] {^in} his Bowels – for 2 days namely Wednesday & Thursday
which alarmed my fears & made me more regret
that you had left me as I wanted an adviser
However I concluded to give him Dalbys Carminiture
& through {^Mercy} he is now very well again M^rs Talby
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stays with me till tomorrow or Thursday & when she is gone
I shall find a great charge but the Lord has promised
strength equal to the day & I wish to trust him
I esteem it a great favor that I am so well of
myself & my Breasts are upon the mending hands
You mention thinking of your settling {^to rest} before your
nephew in the mail it is very true you did for the
2 nights he was not well he did not settle till
2 in the morning but last night for a wonder he
went off at 11 o clock – M^rs Wilson will have it
that my being uneasy at parting with you [deleted]
was the cause of His Bowels being out of sorts –
I have not yet been out but to a place of worship
the weather is so damp I dare not M^rs Proctor
drank Tea with me on Saturday she was well,
escaped taking cold of Monday even^g - she wanted to
know how you did with your Lusty companion in
the Coach – you have left here a caul & 2
cravats which I mean to send you when your silk
& Basket comes home – Rebekah is come to London
for good but I was ready to fancy yesterday & to day
she was not quite so well her hands were rather
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too hot but she is in good spirits so it may be fancy
I hope you have found your dear Husband & Children
well give my Love to them & thank M^r Bateman
heartily for me that he was so kind as to spare you
[?to] come & see me – but I should have been glad if it
might have been longer – If you was here you would
be surprized to see how silent we are after dinner
about Politics M^r Wilson has reprimanded my Thomas
for being too warm & said he thought it hurt me
& he should never begin the subject – I can’t think
why he thought so for I never said any thing to
my knowledge about it However my W is so hurt
that he won’t begin & so I hear no news now till
evening when I can scarce avoid saying what news [damaged]
day although you know I am no great Politician [damaged]
Have you heard that M^r Parsons of Leeds is danger=
ously ill of a Fever – his Child also bad & his Wife
ready to lie in – Now Parsons I should feel sorry if
he was taken away but I hope the Lord will raise
him up & only refine him by bringing {^him} through the
furnace – I hope you can let Mamma know how
we are here till I can write which I hope will be
in a few days M^r Wilson joins me in Love &
thanks to you to Papa Mamma & our Cousins [deleted]
Smithsons I remain your truly affectionate E Wilson
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M^rs Bateman
Cromford Court
Manchester

My Dear Sister
London Dec^r 1^st 1795
I was very glad hear you had a
safe (though not a very pleasant journey to Leek) I hope
your next journey to London will be in better weather
You did not say when you left Leek so I thought I
had better not write till it would find you at the
end of your travels which I find by a letter from
Mamma will be on Wednesday. I am thankful to
find her leg is so much better may the Lord perfect
its recovery in his own due time – I was very
low after you left & every little circumstance
reminded me of you particularly about the little boy
you will be sorry to hear that he has been poorly
[deleted] {^in} his Bowels – for 2 days namely Wednesday & Thursday
which alarmed my fears & made me more regret
that you had left me as I wanted an adviser
However I concluded to give him Dalbys Carminiture
& through {^Mercy} he is now very well again M^rs Talby
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stays with me till tomorrow or Thursday & when she is gone
I shall find a great charge but the Lord has promised
strength equal to the day & I wish to trust him
I esteem it a great favor that I am so well of
myself & my Breasts are upon the mending hands
You mention thinking of your settling {^to rest} before your
nephew in the mail it is very true you did for the
2 nights he was not well he did not settle till
2 in the morning but last night for a wonder he
went off at 11 o clock – M^rs Wilson will have it
that my being uneasy at parting with you [deleted]
was the cause of His Bowels being out of sorts –
I have not yet been out but to a place of worship
the weather is so damp I dare not M^rs Proctor
drank Tea with me on Saturday she was well,
escaped taking cold of Monday even^g - she wanted to
know how you did with your Lusty companion in
the Coach – you have left here a caul & 2
cravats which I mean to send you when your silk
& Basket comes home – Rebekah is come to London
for good but I was ready to fancy yesterday & to day
she was not quite so well her hands were rather
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too hot but she is in good spirits so it may be fancy
I hope you have found your dear Husband & Children
well give my Love to them & thank M^r Bateman
heartily for me that he was so kind as to spare you
[?to] come & see me – but I should have been glad if it
might have been longer – If you was here you would
be surprized to see how silent we are after dinner
about Politics M^r Wilson has reprimanded my Thomas
for being too warm & said he thought it hurt me
& he should never begin the subject – I can’t think
why he thought so for I never said any thing to
my knowledge about it However my W is so hurt
that he won’t begin & so I hear no news now till
evening when I can scarce avoid saying what news [damaged]
day although you know I am no great Politician [damaged]
Have you heard that M^r Parsons of Leeds is danger=
ously ill of a Fever – his Child also bad & his Wife
ready to lie in – Now Parsons I should feel sorry if
he was taken away but I hope the Lord will raise
him up & only refine him by bringing {^him} through the
furnace – I hope you can let Mamma know how
we are here till I can write which I hope will be
in a few days M^r Wilson joins me in Love &
thanks to you to Papa Mamma & our Cousins [deleted]
Smithsons I remain your truly affectionate E Wilson
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M^rs Bateman
Cromford Court
Manchester