Great Houghton
Thursday 5 April 1804
My dear Mary Ann
I had great pleasure from receiving your
letter last night after being informed there
was a letter for me. I found & left
our friends at Travis Mill well my Uncle
leg was healing well but it was swelled
a good deal which is a sign of weakness
I came hither by Oldham Huddersfield
& Barnsley & found your Grandmother
very well & Betty also on Saturday evening
about six oClock I had a few heavy hail
showers on Saturday & found it cold &
bad travelling through snow over the
great Hill called Stanadge between
Oldham & Huddersfield the snow was
melting very fast & running in torrents
down the hills the road would have been
impassable two days if not one day
sooner – on Sunday I went to Kirby to
get a Gentleman to value the Land & House
he was indisposed. On {?Tuesday} I went in
another direction to get another person to
value the premises he was from home
gone to a funeral I proceeded to Darfield
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Engaged myself to dine with M^rs & Miss
Ann Sanderson went forward to Tires
Hill & brought back the Rev^d Jno Sanderson
to Dinner at Darfield where a few hours
passed agreeably & I returned home Martha
Beldon lives with her Grandmother &
all our friends are well & desired to be
remembered.
Tuesday was spent measuring the Land
& a good part of Wednesday also as M^r
Bell the Clergyman can only attend before
breakfast & after school hours, & yet I
have to get it valued; it is slow work,
I had intended to have gone on Tuesday
to Rotherham, & returned last night, & left here
this morning for home. Snow is falling
& appeard to continue as if it {^would} stop the roads
over the Hills again, it clears up just now
at 12 oClock & I think to go to Rotherham
this afternoon return tomorrow & leave
this on Saturday morning if all be well
& the weather permits I am very glad you
& Elizabeth did not come this time. I hope
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you all my dear Children Miss Roberts
Servants &c are well I am thankful I am
wherever we are the same kind providence
surrounds us & let us my dear Daughter
endeavour always more & more to deserve
his favour & approbation your Grandmother
desires her love to you all & woud have been
glad to have had one or both of you my
dear Girls accept my dear & deliver
my dearest affection to E, J, K, J & D
my kind respects to Miss Roberts the Servants
& friends I am my dear Mary Ann
Ever your affectionate Father T N
PS Rotherham 5 oClock Thursday 5 April
After a stormy ride through rough roads
I am seated at M^r Turners who with M^rs
Turner desire their love to you all &
respects to Miss Roberts they & their seven
children are well
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Miss Nicholson
Mr T Nicholson
Gateacre
Near
Liverpool

Great Houghton
Thursday 5 April 1804
My dear Mary Ann
I had great pleasure from receiving your
letter last night after being informed there
was a letter for me. I found & left
our friends at Travis Mill well my Uncle
leg was healing well but it was swelled
a good deal which is a sign of weakness
I came hither by Oldham Huddersfield
& Barnsley & found your Grandmother
very well & Betty also on Saturday evening
about six oClock I had a few heavy hail
showers on Saturday & found it cold &
bad travelling through snow over the
great Hill called Stanadge between
Oldham & Huddersfield the snow was
melting very fast & running in torrents
down the hills the road would have been
impassable two days if not one day
sooner – on Sunday I went to Kirby to
get a Gentleman to value the Land & House
he was indisposed. On {?Tuesday} I went in
another direction to get another person to
value the premises he was from home
gone to a funeral I proceeded to Darfield
[new page]
Engaged myself to dine with M^rs & Miss
Ann Sanderson went forward to Tires
Hill & brought back the Rev^d Jno Sanderson
to Dinner at Darfield where a few hours
passed agreeably & I returned home Martha
Beldon lives with her Grandmother &
all our friends are well & desired to be
remembered.
Tuesday was spent measuring the Land
& a good part of Wednesday also as M^r
Bell the Clergyman can only attend before
breakfast & after school hours, & yet I
have to get it valued; it is slow work,
I had intended to have gone on Tuesday
to Rotherham, & returned last night, & left here
this morning for home. Snow is falling
& appeard to continue as if it {^would} stop the roads
over the Hills again, it clears up just now
at 12 oClock & I think to go to Rotherham
this afternoon return tomorrow & leave
this on Saturday morning if all be well
& the weather permits I am very glad you
& Elizabeth did not come this time. I hope
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you all my dear Children Miss Roberts
Servants &c are well I am thankful I am
wherever we are the same kind providence
surrounds us & let us my dear Daughter
endeavour always more & more to deserve
his favour & approbation your Grandmother
desires her love to you all & woud have been
glad to have had one or both of you my
dear Girls accept my dear & deliver
my dearest affection to E, J, K, J & D
my kind respects to Miss Roberts the Servants
& friends I am my dear Mary Ann
Ever your affectionate Father T N
PS Rotherham 5 oClock Thursday 5 April
After a stormy ride through rough roads
I am seated at M^r Turners who with M^rs
Turner desire their love to you all &
respects to Miss Roberts they & their seven
children are well
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Miss Nicholson
Mr T Nicholson
Gateacre
Near
Liverpool