My Dear Brother
London Oct^r 20 1798
It gives me great pleasure to hear by
others as well as yourself that you are better I hope
you will be able to bear Buxton air & that it may
be blessed to the recovery of your health I suppose by
this time you have Papa & Mamma with you if
so give my Love to them & tell the latter I received
the parcel safe by Mr Procter & will fulfil her com=
mission (if it is to be done) against M^r Harris returns
likewise I would have written to her if I had not been
writing to me who would speedily inform her that
me & mine were well. Rebekah is charmingly & is
to go to School some day next week She is only to spend
tomorrow with us & not to stay all night for fear of
any infection so careful is Grandmamma – I am
sorry you have had a return of your Bowel complaint
it is too late to say that I think the fatigue of travelling
brought it on – but I am beginning to find fault again
about your going so soon I think I ought not to do so
now [deleted] I don’t agree with you about keeping your
[vertical left side] Our love to any friends who may be with you if Mamma is not at B
Please to say in your next letter to Manch^r that we are well
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complaints to yourself. I quite agree that you should pray
for patience to bear your troubles but I have two reasons
if not more why I think you should not keep your trials
If you do not tell your afflictions you hinder others from
glorifying God for the patience he gives you under them
& taking courage that in similar cases they shall meet
with the same support – 2^d you will lose the relief which
opening our minds gives to the spirits as well as exclude
the proper means being made use of for the disorder in diet
&c &c – A third reason just striks me which is by keeping
your complaints to yourself you exclude others from
exercising the grace of sympathy & fellow feeling we are
commanded to weep with those who weep as well as to rejoice
with those who rejoice. I think I may justly add one more
(tho as the parson says I did {^not} mean to have said so much)
how can we know how to pray for each [deleted] other if
we do not know each others afflictions – so I beg you will
not pore over yours without communicating them at least
to those who you know will lay them before the Lord.
M^r W is much obliged to you for your kindly wishing
him at Buxton but at present he is very busy what with
riding about (as he has got a horse at last) Carting up at
Wood Street & trying to learn a little of his new business – He
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has been ordering a Desk for the little parlour which is to be his
Compting House & has been with M^r Wood once or twice to
look at Cotton tho’ he has not purchased any he finds it is
very high at present. I hope you have been able to get
M^r Smith into the Methodists Chapel – I rejoice to hear
such good accounts of the increase at Mosley St continuing.
We had M^r Maurice & Mr Turners ({^of Gatley}) son Samuel
to Dine here yesterday he is come to London to go with
the missionarys next month as surgeon you will
not be surprized that Miss Wilks did not
propose helping me with her Sisters Frock
when I tell you that she is going too – She [?is to]
Marry one of the young men who are going & to go [damaged]
Him – Poor M^rs Wilks is in trouble about it but she
Says she dare not say much against it as M^r W
is so hearty in the business urging others she thinks it
would look so selfish to hinder one of his own going –
I understand she has always been very hearty in the
Missionary cause herself but it was not expected she
meant to go – she is in very good spirits about it if they may
but last to {?Otahcite}. M^r Wilson joins me in Love to
you wishing you much of the presense of God & restoration
to health
I remain your truly affectionate Sister E Wilson
PS I should be glad to hear from you soon.
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PS excuse this dirty outside {?ghost} as I did not observe it till I had written
a good part of the letter.
M^r Bateman
The Grove
Buxton
Derbyshire

My Dear Brother
London Oct^r 20 1798
It gives me great pleasure to hear by
others as well as yourself that you are better I hope
you will be able to bear Buxton air & that it may
be blessed to the recovery of your health I suppose by
this time you have Papa & Mamma with you if
so give my Love to them & tell the latter I received
the parcel safe by Mr Procter & will fulfil her com=
mission (if it is to be done) against M^r Harris returns
likewise I would have written to her if I had not been
writing to me who would speedily inform her that
me & mine were well. Rebekah is charmingly & is
to go to School some day next week She is only to spend
tomorrow with us & not to stay all night for fear of
any infection so careful is Grandmamma – I am
sorry you have had a return of your Bowel complaint
it is too late to say that I think the fatigue of travelling
brought it on – but I am beginning to find fault again
about your going so soon I think I ought not to do so
now [deleted] I don’t agree with you about keeping your
[vertical left side] Our love to any friends who may be with you if Mamma is not at B
Please to say in your next letter to Manch^r that we are well
[new page]
complaints to yourself. I quite agree that you should pray
for patience to bear your troubles but I have two reasons
if not more why I think you should not keep your trials
If you do not tell your afflictions you hinder others from
glorifying God for the patience he gives you under them
& taking courage that in similar cases they shall meet
with the same support – 2^d you will lose the relief which
opening our minds gives to the spirits as well as exclude
the proper means being made use of for the disorder in diet
&c &c – A third reason just strikes me which is by keeping
your complaints to yourself you exclude others from
exercising the grace of sympathy & fellow feeling we are
commanded to weep with those who weep as well as to rejoice
with those who rejoice. I think I may justly add one more
(tho as the parson says I did {^not} mean to have said so much)
how can we know how to pray for each [deleted] other if
we do not know each others afflictions – so I beg you will
not pore over yours without communicating them at least
to those who you know will lay them before the Lord.
M^r W is much obliged to you for your kindly wishing
him at Buxton but at present he is very busy what with
riding about (as he has got a horse at last) Carting up at
Wood Street & trying to learn a little of his new business – He
[new page]
has been ordering a Desk for the little parlour which is to be his
Compting House & has been with M^r Wood once or twice to
look at Cotton tho’ he has not purchased any he finds it is
very high at present. I hope you have been able to get
M^r Smith into the Methodists Chapel – I rejoice to hear
such good accounts of the increase at Mosley St continuing.
We had M^r Maurice & Mr Turners ({^of Gatley}) son Samuel
to Dine here yesterday he is come to London to go with
the missionarys next month as surgeon you will
not be surprized that Miss Wilks did not
propose helping me with her Sisters Frock
when I tell you that she is going too – She [?is to]
Marry one of the young men who are going & to go [damaged]
Him – Poor M^rs Wilks is in trouble about it but she
Says she dare not say much against it as M^r W
is so hearty in the business urging others she thinks it
would look so selfish to hinder one of his own going –
I understand she has always been very hearty in the
Missionary cause herself but it was not expected she
meant to go – she is in very good spirits about it if they may
but last to {?Otahcite}. M^r Wilson joins me in Love to
you wishing you much of the presence of God & restoration
to health
I remain your truly affectionate Sister E Wilson
PS I should be glad to hear from you soon.
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PS excuse this dirty outside {?ghost} as I did not observe it till I had written
a good part of the letter.
M^r Bateman
The Grove
Buxton
Derbyshire