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Houghton 30 Sep^br 1803
My Dear Maryann
To receive such an agreeable
Letter from you is Reviving to my Spirits, I
ought to have acknowledged Receiving the Cask,
as I mention’d to your Father it was Got to
Barnsley, I hoped to have a Letter from you,
Everything agreeable to the Bill of parcels
came safe to Hand, we are very much oblidg’d
to your Father for all the Good things he hath
sent us, Desire him to place the Cloth to my
account, the Watch Goes very well.
My Sister continues in a very weak state,
Hath a great Deal of Pain her apitite hath
Been very Good, she Rather Begins to Fail
I had a Letter, from your Cousin Hannah
she told me her Father & she, had Been at
Runcorn & Holiwell, she was afraid they
they shoud not visit Yorkshire this summer
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it will e a Great Disappointment to me if
they Do not, I have Knit Two Pair of stockings
for you & 2 for James, yours was Done before
the pattern came they are not so large, I will
Knitt the next Larger, if our Friends Do not
come I shall be at a Loss how to send them
small parcels is in Danger of being Los
Give my Kind Respects to Miss Roberts, she
will be Glad her Brother is Return’d to his
native Country, Desire her to Give my
Respects to him when she write, he was
a Great Favourite of mine in former time,
I wish my Dear the unhappy fate of poor
Hatfield, may be a warning to others
to shun Deceit, How unhappy he was in
his Life for Fear of being {?Detected}, Dreadfull
indeed to think of his Death
M^rs Sanderson told us M^rs Comber had
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Been unwell she did not say any thing about
the Child, I Hope by this time your Brother
James is Better, where there are so many
Children they are often some of them
Complaining, as you are the oldest, my Dear
you must pay attention to those that are
younger, when you see their Little {?pets} you
must not be in a passion but persuade
them with Gentleness, they will Love
you the Better for it, my anxiety
for your Happiness is the Reason of
my Giving you advice, your Dear Mother was
always pleas’d with my Letters, I always Receiv=
=ed Great Pleasure from hers which I hope will
be Continued From her Children, we have {?plenty}
of Apples, Betty sold some at Barnsley Last week,
at 1=8 a peck Damsence at 3=4 I am very
Thankfull at my age I am able to write you
must not Expect Fine Writing at the age 77
Sister unites with in Love to you your Father
& Sister & Brothers I am my Dear your Affec^te Grand
Mother Ann Hatfield
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Miss Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool

[note: shaky handwriting]

Houghton 30 Sep^br 1803
My Dear Maryann
To receive such an agreeable
Letter from you is Reviving to my Spirits, I
ought to have acknowledged Receiving the Cask,
as I mention’d to your Father it was Got to
Barnsley, I hoped to have a Letter from you,
Everything agreeable to the Bill of parcels
came safe to Hand, we are very much oblidg’d
to your Father for all the Good things he hath
sent us, Desire him to place the Cloth to my
account, the Watch Goes very well.
My Sister continues in a very weak state,
Hath a great Deal of Pain her apitite hath
Been very Good, she Rather Begins to Fail
I had a Letter, from your Cousin Hannah
she told me her Father & she, had Been at
Runcorn & Holiwell, she was afraid they
they shoud not visit Yorkshire this summer
[new page]
it will e a Great Disappointment to me if
they Do not, I have Knit Two Pair of stockings
for you & 2 for James, yours was Done before
the pattern came they are not so large, I will
Knitt the next Larger, if our Friends Do not
come I shall be at a Loss how to send them
small parcels is in Danger of being Los
Give my Kind Respects to Miss Roberts, she
will be Glad her Brother is Return’d to his
native Country, Desire her to Give my
Respects to him when she write, he was
a Great Favourite of mine in former time,
I wish my Dear the unhappy fate of poor
Hatfield, may be a warning to others
to shun Deceit, How unhappy he was in
his Life for Fear of being {?Detected}, Dreadfull
indeed to think of his Death
M^rs Sanderson told us M^rs Comber had
[new page]
Been unwell she did not say any thing about
the Child, I Hope by this time your Brother
James is Better, where there are so many
Children they are often some of them
Complaining, as you are the oldest, my Dear
you must pay attention to those that are
younger, when you see their Little {?pets} you
must not be in a passion but persuade
them with Gentleness, they will Love
you the Better for it, my anxiety
for your Happiness is the Reason of
my Giving you advice, your Dear Mother was
always pleas’d with my Letters, I always Receiv=
=ed Great Pleasure from hers which I hope will
be Continued From her Children, we have {?plenty}
of Apples, Betty sold some at Barnsley Last week,
at 1=8 a peck Damsence at 3=4 I am very
Thankfull at my age I am able to write you
must not Expect Fine Writing at the age 77
Sister unites with in Love to you your Father
& Sister & Brothers I am my Dear your Affec^te Grand
Mother Ann Hatfield
[new page]
Miss Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool