Travis [damaged] Mill 13 Oct^r 1801
My dear Children
Your Mother wrote on Saturday {^Friday} last to Miss
Roberts, which letter we fear she woud not receive on
Saturday, & you woud not hear of our & our friends
welfare so soon as we wished, for it was not put
into the Post Office in time on Friday owing to an
alteration in the departure of the Post, your Mother
received a letter from Miss Roberts on Monday which
we had expected on Sunday by which we had the
pleasure to hear you were all well, except Hatfield
who was much as he was when we left you a
little indisposed – I hope you my dear Girls who
are now older than you have been, I know what
pleasure arises from good Conduct, behave in
every thing in such a manner that Miss Roberts
on our return will give us the heartfelt satis=
=faction of relating an account of your conduct
Being proper, obliging and kind, & that you will
both feel the delight that sprints from being
Sensible that what is said in your favour is just,
& that you need not depend on Miss Roberts indul=
=gence to conceal any of your faults. Our friends
here and at {?Beut}, where we went yesterday, are well
& desire their love to you – Manchester is be illumi=
=nated tomorrow (Wednesday night) don’t expect us
home
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home until you see us, we think it will be on Thursday
your Mother does not care to go tomorrow as there will
be great assembling of the people, firing of Guns &c from
the rejoicings. James is very well and a good boy, he has
seen many things of which I will leave him to tell
he & [illeg] all here send love to you & respects of Miss
Roberts – I am my dear Mary Ann & Elizabeth your
ever affectionate Father & faithful friend Tho^s Nicholson

Miss M A & E Nicholson
Gateacre near
At M^r Boardmans
Liverpool
Remember me to the servants

Travis [damaged] Mill 13 Oct^r 1801
My dear Children
Your Mother wrote on Saturday {^Friday} last to Miss
Roberts, which letter we fear she woud not receive on
Saturday, & you woud not hear of our & our friends
welfare so soon as we wished, for it was not put
into the Post Office in time on Friday owing to an
alteration in the departure of the Post, your Mother
received a letter from Miss Roberts on Monday which
we had expected on Sunday by which we had the
pleasure to hear you were all well, except Hatfield
who was much as he was when we left you a
little indisposed – I hope you my dear Girls who
are now older than you have been, I know what
pleasure arises from good Conduct, behave in
every thing in such a manner that Miss Roberts
on our return will give us the heartfelt satis=
=faction of relating an account of your conduct
Being proper, obliging and kind, & that you will
both feel the delight that sprints from being
Sensible that what is said in your favour is just,
& that you need not depend on Miss Roberts indul=
=gence to conceal any of your faults. Our friends
here and at {?Beut}, where we went yesterday, are well
& desire their love to you – Manchester is be illumi=
=nated tomorrow (Wednesday night) don’t expect us
home
[new page]
home until you see us, we think it will be on Thursday
your Mother does not care to go tomorrow as there will
be great assembling of the people, firing of Guns &c from
the rejoicings. James is very well and a good boy, he has
seen many things of which I will leave him to tell
he & [illeg] all here send love to you & respects of Miss
Roberts – I am my dear Mary Ann & Elizabeth your
ever affectionate Father & faithful friend Tho^s Nicholson

Miss M A & E Nicholson
Gateacre near
At M^r Boardmans
Liverpool
Remember me to the servants