My Dear Brother
London Oct^r 8 1798
I thank you for writing to me so soon
to ease me of my anxiety but you do not how much
I was grieved to find you had such a painful journey.
I felt much hurt with both myself & you – with
myself for not forcing you to stay till the Fever had left
you & with you for not being perswaded with what I
did say to urge you to stay till you was more fit for
such an undertaking however I am thankful you was
not obliged to stay on the road – I am more uneasy now
you are gone then when you was here because I cannot
hear every day how you go on. I am so afraid your
fatigue will make you worse that I must beg to hear
frequently from some friend (if you can’t {^get time to} write yourself)
till you are well - - I assure you we were all very sorry
to part with you – My Servants felt as well as myself
They are much obliged to you for your generosity to them
Peggy says she wishes you {^would} come & live with us for she
never felt so much at parting with any body she had
known so short a time as she did when you left.
[vertical left side] PS I would have wrote on Saturday but was too busy in the morning & in the
afternoon I thought I must go & see M^rs {?Maurice} as the day was so fine she is {^doing} well
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I am glad you found your dear Children well & thought them
improved for their journey. Through mercy my Rebekah
mends nicely but Joshua must not have the small Pox at
this time to all present appearance. He looks quite rosy & well
I wish to leave him {^in} the Lords hands & believe that his is
the best time I have reason to trust him he has dealt
so kindly with the first – I rejoice to hear such good
tidings about Mosley Street congregation I hope it is
an omen of great good being done to many precious
Souls – I suppose it is the same mans execution that
Mamma mentioned in her last wherein she told me that
M^r Smith preached to a crouded congregation upon the
occasion & that M^r Jones preached to those who could
not get in – surely these things must be peculiarly pleasant
to those who have long mourned the see a large place
almost empty. A dark night often preceeds a bright
morning – We had a very excellent sermon from M^r
Parsons yesterday from 2 Sam : 23 5 – He was very encourage=
ing to those under afflictions of any kind He gave us a
pathetic details of Davids complicated trials 1^st He lost
his darling Child 2^d his daughter was seduced by his
son Amnon 3 His son [deleted] Absalom murders his
Brother Amnon 4 Absalom riseth up in rebellion against
his Father & 5 this same son was taken away in a
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manner that shews God was displeased with him & yet
David could say “although my house be not so with
God yet he hath made with me an everlasting convenant
ordered in all things and sure – may this be the language
of your heart & mine under all the troubles of this life
& may we be enabled to say that tho’ heart & flesh should
fail yet God is the strength of our hearts & our portion
for ever.
[Cut – a hymn by Newton]
I have finished the Hymn for I did not know which part to leave
out. I hurt my Dear Brother can {?adobt} the whole of it & see
Covenant love in his afflictions. I pray the Lord to continue
your Faith & patience till he shall say to the disorder hitherto
Shalt thou go & no further which I hope will soon be the case My
M^r Wilson unites with me in Love ot you & yours & all at Charlotte St
with much esteem & best wishes I remain
your truly affectionate Sister
E Wilson
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M^r Bateman
Crumford Court
Manchester

My Dear Brother
London Oct^r 8 1798
I thank you for writing to me so soon
to ease me of my anxiety but you do not how much
I was grieved to find you had such a painful journey.
I felt much hurt with both myself & you – with
myself for not forcing you to stay till the Fever had left
you & with you for not being perswaded with what I
did say to urge you to stay till you was more fit for
such an undertaking however I am thankful you was
not obliged to stay on the road – I am more uneasy now
you are gone then when you was here because I cannot
hear every day how you go on. I am so afraid your
fatigue will make you worse that I must beg to hear
frequently from some friend (if you can’t {^get time to} write yourself)
till you are well - - I assure you we were all very sorry
to part with you – My Servants felt as well as myself
They are much obliged to you for your generosity to them
Peggy says she wishes you {^would} come & live with us for she
never felt so much at parting with any body she had
known so short a time as she did when you left.
[vertical left side] PS I would have wrote on Saturday but was too busy in the morning & in the
afternoon I thought I must go & see M^rs {?Maurice} as the day was so fine she is {^doing} well
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I am glad you found your dear Children well & thought them
improved for their journey. Through mercy my Rebekah
mends nicely but Joshua must not have the small Pox at
this time to all present appearance. He looks quite rosy & well
I wish to leave him {^in} the Lords hands & believe that his is
the best time I have reason to trust him he has dealt
so kindly with the first – I rejoice to hear such good
tidings about Mosley Street congregation I hope it is
an omen of great good being done to many precious
Souls – I suppose it is the same mans execution that
Mamma mentioned in her last wherein she told me that
M^r Smith preached to a crouded congregation upon the
occasion & that M^r Jones preached to those who could
not get in – surely these things must be peculiarly pleasant
to those who have long mourned the see a large place
almost empty. A dark night often preceeds a bright
morning – We had a very excellent sermon from M^r
Parsons yesterday from 2 Sam : 23 5 – He was very encourage=
ing to those under afflictions of any kind He gave us a
pathetic details of Davids complicated trials 1^st He lost
his darling Child 2^d his daughter was seduced by his
son Amnon 3 His son [deleted] Absalom murders his
Brother Amnon 4 Absalom riseth up in rebellion against
his Father & 5 this same son was taken away in a
[new page]
manner that shews God was displeased with him & yet
David could say “although my house be not so with
God yet he hath made with me an everlasting convenant
ordered in all things and sure – may this be the language
of your heart & mine under all the troubles of this life
& may we be enabled to say that tho’ heart & flesh should
fail yet God is the strength of our hearts & our portion
for ever.
[Cut – a hymn by Newton]
I have finished the Hymn for I did not know which part to leave
out. I hurt my Dear Brother can {?adobt} the whole of it & see
Covenant love in his afflictions. I pray the Lord to continue
your Faith & patience till he shall say to the disorder hitherto
Shalt thou go & no further which I hope will soon be the case My
M^r Wilson unites with me in Love ot you & yours & all at Charlotte St
with much esteem & best wishes I remain
your truly affectionate Sister
E Wilson
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M^r Bateman
Crumford Court
Manchester