578 - Hannah Hatfield to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 17 May 1800
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Miss M Nicholson
Gateacre
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Travis Mills May 17 1800
my dear Mary Ann
I am much Oblig’d to you
for your letter as it is a pleasure to me
to be remembered by my young friends
I hope you will often write to me I have
felt great pleasure from this short
visit from your Father & Mother we
had just breakfasted when we was
informed of their arrival I was made
happy to see them both look so well I was
sorry to hear you had not been quiet
well now the weather is a little warmer
I hope you will get to ride & walk out
a little more I shall be very glad to
have a peep at you all for I want to be
Acquainted with your Brother Hatfield
I hear he is a fine little lad I am afraid
I shall not know James he will be so
much Altered in his trowsers give my
dear love to Betsy & James I think I must
write a short letter to your Cousin
Tom it makes it very pleasant having
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your House so near Betsy & Jonathan
are delighted with the thoughts of paying
you a visit & bringing Tom home I hope
they will not be prevented the weather
has been very wett since your Father
& Mother came which keeps us in the
House your Uncle Hatfield has got a
bad cold I hope he will soon be better
Miss Greggs was to have drank tea at
Travis Isle this Afternoon it being wet
I think it will prevent them Miss Canby
Sends her love she had a pleasant
[damaged] to Liverpool the Morng she
left you I hope your Father will bring
you to see us the next time he comes
Will is here & he will be very glad
to play at hide & seek along with
Betsy & Jonathan for that is their play
when here Jonathan has made me a
present of a Kitten they had & it is
a very pretty one we have got a fine
little Dog they play all the day long
I think I have no more to say but
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kind love to your Brother & {?Sister} [damaged]
hoping your Father & Mother [damaged]
in you all well is my sincere wish
I am sincerely your Affectionate Cousin
H Hatfield
My best respects to
Miss Roberts
Miss M Nicholson
Gateacre
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Travis Mills May 17 1800
my dear Mary Ann
I am much Oblig’d to you
for your letter as it is a pleasure to me
to be remembered by my young friends
I hope you will often write to me I have
felt great pleasure from this short
visit from your Father & Mother we
had just breakfasted when we was
informed of their arrival I was made
happy to see them both look so well I was
sorry to hear you had not been quiet
well now the weather is a little warmer
I hope you will get to ride & walk out
a little more I shall be very glad to
have a peep at you all for I want to be
Acquainted with your Brother Hatfield
I hear he is a fine little lad I am afraid
I shall not know James he will be so
much Altered in his trowsers give my
dear love to Betsy & James I think I must
write a short letter to your Cousin
Tom it makes it very pleasant having
[new page]
your House so near Betsy & Jonathan
are delighted with the thoughts of paying
you a visit & bringing Tom home I hope
they will not be prevented the weather
has been very wett since your Father
& Mother came which keeps us in the
House your Uncle Hatfield has got a
bad cold I hope he will soon be better
Miss Greggs was to have drank tea at
Travis Isle this Afternoon it being wet
I think it will prevent them Miss Canby
Sends her love she had a pleasant
[damaged] to Liverpool the Morng she
left you I hope your Father will bring
you to see us the next time he comes
Will is here & he will be very glad
to play at hide & seek along with
Betsy & Jonathan for that is their play
when here Jonathan has made me a
present of a Kitten they had & it is
a very pretty one we have got a fine
little Dog they play all the day long
I think I have no more to say but
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kind love to your Brother & {?Sister} [damaged]
hoping your Father & Mother [damaged]
in you all well is my sincere wish
I am sincerely your Affectionate Cousin
H Hatfield
My best respects to
Miss Roberts
Hannah Hatfield to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 17 May 1800
She is grateful to be remembered by her young friends, providing details of her parent's visit, hoping that Mary-Ann will get better from her illness now that the weather is warmer and she can take more exercise, providing an update on Uncle Hatfield's health, and Miss Canby's travel plans, and telling her all about Will playing hide and seek with Betsy and Jonathan, and their new kitten and dog.
Nicholson Family Papers
MSS 1041 1800 (55)
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
1800
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17
May 17 1800
Travis Mills [Manchester, Lancashire, England]
[England]
My dear Mary Ann
primary addressee
- exercise
- horse-riding
- walking
- writing
- health
- recovery
- unwell
regimen
- environment
- weather
To Cite this Letter
Hannah Hatfield to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 17 May 1800, 1751800: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Nicholson Family Papers, MSS 1041 1800 (55)
To Cite this Edition
Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.