Travis Isle 9^th August 1803
My Dear Mary Ann
I am ashamed for not hav=
=ing written to you before as I believe I am in your
debt one letter – I suppose you have heard of our Jour=
=ney to Blackpool we were there three weeks, all
but a day – we gathered a great number of shells on
the sands when we went there first there was very
little company but towards the latter end of our
stay they increased very fast – we bathed in the
Sea every other morning it was very pleasant
and I liked it much – We have three
bunches of Grapes in our Hot house two of them
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are nearly ripe, I wish your Father would
give you leave to come here that you may
partake with us – my Father, Brother Tom
and M^r J Turner are gone to Blakely Cha
pel today, the latter I believe, intends accom=
=panying Tom to Gateacre – Have you
read {?Kotzebue’s} exile into Siberia if you have
not I dare say Tom will lend it to you it is a
very entertaining book, - we shall not have
any Plumbs or Pears this year the blossom
having been frosted before the fruit was knit have
you much fruit in your garden – do you know
whether my Cousin Bessey Holmes intends
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coming to Manchester this Summer.
Jonathan goes to M^r Watts to learn to play on
the Violin, M^r Sudlon having taught him as
long as he could – have you been to Hale this
Summer to bathe – is Dorothy very well M^rs
Shepherd and my Cousin Millicent dined here
last Thursday they were to set off in the morning
for Gateacre – give my love to all my friends
there and accept the same yourself.
From your Affectionate Cousin
Elizabeth Hatfield
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Miss M A Nicholson
Gateacre

Travis Isle 9^th August 1803
My Dear Mary Ann
I am ashamed for not hav=
=ing written to you before as I believe I am in your
debt one letter – I suppose you have heard of our Jour=
=ney to Blackpool we were there three weeks, all
but a day – we gathered a great number of shells on
the sands when we went there first there was very
little company but towards the latter end of our
stay they increased very fast – we bathed in the
Sea every other morning it was very pleasant
and I liked it much – We have three
bunches of Grapes in our Hot house two of them
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are nearly ripe, I wish your Father would
give you leave to come here that you may
partake with us – my Father, Brother Tom
and M^r J Turner are gone to Blakely Cha
pel today, the latter I believe, intends accom=
=panying Tom to Gateacre – Have you
read {?Kotzebue’s} exile into Siberia if you have
not I dare say Tom will lend it to you it is a
very entertaining book, - we shall not have
any Plumbs or Pears this year the blossom
having been frosted before the fruit was knit have
you much fruit in your garden – do you know
whether my Cousin Bessey Holmes intends
[new page]
coming to Manchester this Summer.
Jonathan goes to M^r Watts to learn to play on
the Violin, M^r Sudlon having taught him as
long as he could – have you been to Hale this
Summer to bathe – is Dorothy very well M^rs
Shepherd and my Cousin Millicent dined here
last Thursday they were to set off in the morning
for Gateacre – give my love to all my friends
there and accept the same yourself.
From your Affectionate Cousin
Elizabeth Hatfield
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Miss M A Nicholson
Gateacre