Ans^d 31 May
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 Morn^g 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

Ans^d 31 May
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 Morn^g 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