569 - Ann Hatfield to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 2 June 1799
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Houghton june 2d 1799
My Dear Maryann
Itt Gave your Aunt
Abbatt & me Great Pleasure to Receive the Pincushion
& Handkerchief, the Heming is very well Done the marking
is Beautifull, it will always Give us pleasure to hear
of your Improvement, it will likewise be a Great Credit
to Miss Roberts when you advance in years you will
find the Advantage of being Diligent in your youth,
we was very Glad to see your Father & Mother as they
have been to kind to come, I shall Defer my journey
to another year, accept my Dear Maryann of your
Aunt & my Sincere Good wishes for your Health & Happi-
{?ness? I am my Dear your Affecte Grandmother
Ann Hatfield
My Dear Maryann
Itt Gave your Aunt
Abbatt & me Great Pleasure to Receive the Pincushion
& Handkerchief, the Heming is very well Done the marking
is Beautifull, it will always Give us pleasure to hear
of your Improvement, it will likewise be a Great Credit
to Miss Roberts when you advance in years you will
find the Advantage of being Diligent in your youth,
we was very Glad to see your Father & Mother as they
have been to kind to come, I shall Defer my journey
to another year, accept my Dear Maryann of your
Aunt & my Sincere Good wishes for your Health & Happi-
{?ness? I am my Dear your Affecte Grandmother
Ann Hatfield
Houghton june 2d 1799
My Dear Maryann
It Gave your Aunt
Abbatt & me Great Pleasure to Receive the Pincushion
& Handkerchief, the Hemming is very well Done the marking
is Beautiful, it will always Give us pleasure to hear
of your Improvement, it will likewise be a Great Credit
to Miss Roberts when you advance in years you will
find the Advantage of being Diligent in your youth,
we was very Glad to see your Father & Mother as they
have been to kind to come, I shall Defer my journey
to another year, accept my Dear Maryann of your
Aunt & my Sincere Good wishes for your Health & Happi-
{?ness? I am my Dear your Affecte Grandmother
Ann Hatfield
My Dear Maryann
It Gave your Aunt
Abbatt & me Great Pleasure to Receive the Pincushion
& Handkerchief, the Hemming is very well Done the marking
is Beautiful, it will always Give us pleasure to hear
of your Improvement, it will likewise be a Great Credit
to Miss Roberts when you advance in years you will
find the Advantage of being Diligent in your youth,
we was very Glad to see your Father & Mother as they
have been to kind to come, I shall Defer my journey
to another year, accept my Dear Maryann of your
Aunt & my Sincere Good wishes for your Health & Happi-
{?ness? I am my Dear your Affecte Grandmother
Ann Hatfield
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Ann Hatfield to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 2 June 1799
A short note thanking her for the pincushion and handkerchief and commenting on the skill of their handiwork, providing some advice on diligence in youth.
Nicholson Family Papers
MSS 1041 1799 (49)
John Rylands Library
1799
6
2
June 2 1799
Houghton [Lancashire, England]
[England]
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- happy
- moral
- positive
throughout (inconsistent)
21-40%
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Person: Mary-Ann Nicholson
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my Dear Maryann
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childhood
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