60 - Thomas Bateman (junior) to William Bateman, 4 February 1809
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My dear Bro
I was much obliged to you for the Books you sent, and which I have read, and my stomach got very strong, so that I think I could digest the contents of a Gun, but I do not mind it, if you will send me the other volume. I keep the pistol clean but it is so very damp in the houses that the brass gets very browned.
I hope you are better now. I saw the other day several men from [illeg] [illeg] regiments who are come from Spain they looked very ill, and the officers {^were} very dejected. The gentmen in the coffee {?room} collected some money for them, and the Mayor gave them some refreshment in the Exchange as soon as they landed, they relate their adventures to the people here who will not have a very good opinions of Spanish patriots,
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They say they Spandiards would not give them any water but shut their doors against them.
It was very rough here yesterday at high water. I was on the pier head but could scarecely stand
I am dr Bror your very sincere
Thos Bateman
PS you might bring the Books when you come T.B.
My dear Bro
I was much obliged to you for the Books you sent, and which I have read, and my stomach got very strong, so that I think I could digest the contents of a Gun, but I do not mind it, if you will send me the other volume. I keep the pistol clean but it is so very damp in the houses that the brass gets very browned.
I hope you are better now. I saw the other day several men from [illeg] [illeg] regiments who are come from Spain they looked very ill, and the officers {^were} very dejected. The gentmen in the coffee {?room} collected some money for them, and the Mayor gave them some refreshment in the Exchange as soon as they landed, they relate their adventures to the people here who will not have a very good opinions of Spanish patriots,
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They say they Spandiards would not give them any water but shut their doors against them.
It was very rough here yesterday at high water. I was on the pier head but could scarecely stand
I am dr Bror your very sincere
Thos Bateman
PS you might bring the Books when you come T.B.
Thomas Bateman (junior) to William Bateman, 4 February 1809
Thanking him for the books, discussing the cleaning of a pistol, and includes a description of the Spanish regiments and their attempts to raise money for them.
Bateman Family Papers
OSB MSS 32 Box.2 Fol.15 (1)
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
1809
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4
4 Feby 1809
Liverpool
[Lancashire, England]
[?Manchester, England]
primary author
stomach
- cleaning
- consumption
- reading
- walking
strong
love (familial)
- environment
- weather
- family
- siblings
My dear Bro
primary addressee
- reading
- travel
illness
- ill-health
- recovery
- unwell
health - improving
To Cite this Letter
Thomas Bateman (junior) to William Bateman, 4 February 1809, 421809: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, Bateman Family Papers, OSB MSS 32 Box.2 Fol.15 (1)
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.