My Dear Margery
London May
I assure you it has been much against
my will to have omitted answering your last kind
Letter so long I had quite designed to write by M^r
Roby but I could not find time from Company or if
I had time I was too tired to undertake writing a
Letter but now I am a little more at leisure I am
determined not to miss this opportunity by M^r Spear
although I have very little to communicate but
what you know through Mamma. I hope my Dear
Brother continues better I was quite concerned to hear of
his indisposition & no doubt you was very anxious
about him I hope the Lord will long spare his valuable
life to his Dear Children O my Dear Margery you
don’t know how much I think of their Dear Mother
The time of the year draws near which impresses my
mind more than usual & I have [deleted] several things
to remind me of our Mortallity one in the sudden
manner in which M^rs Joseph Wilson was taken
last Sabbath evening with spasms at her stomach
which almost deprived her of breath & continued
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the Monday afternoon without any thing passing they
could not get any medicine to stay down in the even=
ing she was better & continued so till Wednesday when
she had a return last night she was again better
& perhaps before I close this letter I may be able to give
A farther account of her. So we see that in the midst of
life we are in Death & nothing can make life truly happy
but a good hope that when that ends we shall begin to
live eternally in never ending Bliss - - I was shocked to
hear by your sister in her last of Betty English putting
an end to her own existence I knew nothing of it till
your sister mentioned {^it} & can’t think what could be the
reason - - I wish you would send word to Rebekah the
first time you write that the day but one after I
wrote her I received the pattern for M^rs Hewits gown
which Miss Cartar left at the Warehouse for me
pray don’t forget to send this message as it will
save your sister the trouble of sending me another.
I am looking forward to the pleasure of seeing my
Dear Manchester friends after our famely meeting is
over – I have got some Muslin for my little Nieces
Frock but I think I shall keep it [deleted] till I come
Myself as I suppose she will not be gone out of
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Mourning much before then I suppose Aunt Pearson
& her Daughters have left my Mamma before this & are
Gone to pay their visit at Bolton. I almost long to know
how W B behaved to B P I shall write to her by this
opportunity if I can & will trouble you to send it to
Bolton if she is there she has written twice since she
left London & I have not answered either – I observe in
your last you say a good deal about wishing to see
my son Joshua I would not have you raise your
expectations of him I can tell you that he has
lot one [deleted] thing which your sister admired very
much & that is his curly locks which is a detriment
to him even in his Mothers eyes however I must say
he has not lost his Tongue & that may perhaps
supply the place of his curls – You mention Thomas
having the worms I have given Rebekah Doc^r Mitchells
recipe for them lately which has brought a many from
her I suppose you know it or I would transcribe it
my Dear Sister gave it me – for fear you should have forgot it I
will send you the receipt it is better to have 2 than none.
Since I wrote the above I hear M^rs Joseph is better & I hear nothing
about any admires lately I suppose the second son will
Marry soon a Miss Lee whose father he is prentice with He
Is to be partner with M^r Lee too I must conclude with
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Love to all your famely & Shudehils Tell Mamma
I will write soon & am [deleted] {^wishing} for her farthers favor
Through Mercy are are all well – I remain Dear Margery
I remain Dear Margery
Your truly affectionate E Wilson
Oh Marg^y since I wrote this letter my sister
Joseph is no more she had a return of the spasm on Satturday morning & lived
Only half an hour. May we prepared to follow She is only 28 years of age
Miss Margery Smithson
M^r Bateman
Levers Row
Manchester
Rebekah desires me to give her love to Thomas Bateman
& all the rest of her friends grandmamma &c &c & tell them
I want very much to come to Manchester & see them.
Please to direct Betsey letter to where she may be when you receive it.

My Dear Margery
London May
I assure you it has been much against
my will to have omitted answering your last kind
Letter so long I had quite designed to write by M^r
Roby but I could not find time from Company or if
I had time I was too tired to undertake writing a
Letter but now I am a little more at leisure I am
determined not to miss this opportunity by M^r Spear
although I have very little to communicate but
what you know through Mamma. I hope my Dear
Brother continues better I was quite concerned to hear of
his indisposition & no doubt you was very anxious
about him I hope the Lord will long spare his valuable
life to his Dear Children O my Dear Margery you
don’t know how much I think of their Dear Mother
The time of the year draws near which impresses my
mind more than usual & I have [deleted] several things
to remind me of our Mortallity one in the sudden
manner in which M^rs Joseph Wilson was taken
last Sabbath evening with spasms at her stomach
which almost deprived her of breath & continued
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the Monday afternoon without any thing passing they
could not get any medicine to stay down in the even=
ing she was better & continued so till Wednesday when
she had a return last night she was again better
& perhaps before I close this letter I may be able to give
A farther account of her. So we see that in the midst of
life we are in Death & nothing can make life truly happy
but a good hope that when that ends we shall begin to
live eternally in never ending Bliss - - I was shocked to
hear by your sister in her last of Betty English putting
an end to her own existence I knew nothing of it till
your sister mentioned {^it} & can’t think what could be the
reason - - I wish you would send word to Rebekah the
first time you write that the day but one after I
wrote her I received the pattern for M^rs Hewits gown
which Miss Cartar left at the Warehouse for me
pray don’t forget to send this message as it will
save your sister the trouble of sending me another.
I am looking forward to the pleasure of seeing my
Dear Manchester friends after our famely meeting is
over – I have got some Muslin for my little Nieces
Frock but I think I shall keep it [deleted] till I come
Myself as I suppose she will not be gone out of
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Mourning much before then I suppose Aunt Pearson
& her Daughters have left my Mamma before this & are
Gone to pay their visit at Bolton. I almost long to know
how W B behaved to B P I shall write to her by this
opportunity if I can & will trouble you to send it to
Bolton if she is there she has written twice since she
left London & I have not answered either – I observe in
your last you say a good deal about wishing to see
my son Joshua I would not have you raise your
expectations of him I can tell you that he has
lot one [deleted] thing which your sister admired very
much & that is his curly locks which is a detriment
to him even in his Mothers eyes however I must say
he has not lost his Tongue & that may perhaps
supply the place of his curls – You mention Thomas
having the worms I have given Rebekah Doc^r Mitchells
recipe for them lately which has brought a many from
her I suppose you know it or I would transcribe it
my Dear Sister gave it me – for fear you should have forgot it I
will send you the receipt it is better to have 2 than none.
Since I wrote the above I hear M^rs Joseph is better & I hear nothing
about any admires lately I suppose the second son will
Marry soon a Miss Lee whose father he is prentice with He
Is to be partner with M^r Lee too I must conclude with
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Love to all your famely & Shudehils Tell Mamma
I will write soon & am [deleted] {^wishing} for her farthers favor
Through Mercy are are all well – I remain Dear Margery
I remain Dear Margery
Your truly affectionate E Wilson
Oh Marg^y since I wrote this letter my sister
Joseph is no more she had a return of the spasm on Satturday morning & lived
Only half an hour. May we prepared to follow She is only 28 years of age
Miss Margery Smithson
M^r Bateman
Levers Row
Manchester
Rebekah desires me to give her love to Thomas Bateman
& all the rest of her friends grandmamma &c &c & tell them
I want very much to come to Manchester & see them.
Please to direct Betsey letter to where she may be when you receive it.