Travis Mills Aug^st 14^th 1804
I hope my dear Mary Ann & Betsy will
excuse me addressing them both in one letter as I was
afraid I should not have a subject for 2 your Grandmother
is writing to James as we expect your Servant calling
to day it gave us pleasure to hear you all keep so
well, we are happy in having my Aunt with us we
wish to keep her as long as she can stay as she will
not ramble much in Winter, she is very well & grows
quiet fat has been letting out her Gown, her friends
that has seen her thinks her very stout for her years,
& she is fully employ’d with Books, News Papers, &
different kinds of work from getting gup to going to Bed,
after tea as usual we have a {?Rubber} at Whist when
Jonathan & Betsy can spare time join us, it makes a
little Variety, I can I hope give you a more favourable
account of my Fathers health his leg is much better & he
looks well in the face, but his Cough has been troubleso{^me}
this few days past, we think it is a little Cold he has got
this damp weather, tho we are as careful as you can be at
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him being our in damp Air, he rides out every day &
sometimes twice which is a great Amusement & he
often stops an hour or 2 at the Warehouse, my Brother
talked of riding over to Prescot this week he has just
been in & says he cannot leave at present, I think when
he does come he will spend a night with you, but that
is all uncertain as he is very Variable, we had M^r Holmes
drank tea with us last Saturday & dined with us on Sunday
he went of to Bury & return’d on Wednday I was going to
Green Hill on Monday morn^g to call upon Mrs Loyde &
mett him returning to be ready for the Afternoon coach,
I was glad to hear Mrs Holmes was spending some time
with you I hope Gateacre Air will have been of service
as she is very delicate, you would all enjoy her company
I am always glad to have her with us, you will find by
my Aunts letter to James we are engaged with Visiting
our friends I am glad I am able to Accompany her &
my Father as in Winter we keep close house, I have not
drank tea more than twice in Manchester this half year
& this last week the weather has been very unsettled
That we have all been Oblig’d to make use of my Fathers
Carriage, my Aunt is going with him to day we have
been Oblig’d to change our Coach they have disappointed us
3 times since my Aunt came which I was sorry for as
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she cannot walk, we had D^r Reese of London preachd
last Sunday Morn^g we was all gratifyd with him
as he is a good preacher, we was glad to hear Tom
got safe to Gateacre as the Ride on Horse back would
be more agreeable to him than in the Coach, I fancy
Jonathan & Betsy will write by the same convenance,
excuse Blank paper as I must follow my Company it
is Mr Meanley’s Wedding day we are going to celebrate
it, they drank tea & supped with us on Saturday, I am
glad to hear your Aunt Broadman has got the hurry of
removing over I hope has not suffered by it, please to
present our kind respects to all friends, love to your
Father your Brother & Sisters concludes your
Affectionate Cousin H Hatfield
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Miss Nicholson,
Gateacre

Travis Mills Aug^st 14^th 1804
I hope my dear Mary Ann & Betsy will
excuse me addressing them both in one letter as I was
afraid I should not have a subject for 2 your Grandmother
is writing to James as we expect your Servant calling
to day it gave us pleasure to hear you all keep so
well, we are happy in having my Aunt with us we
wish to keep her as long as she can stay as she will
not ramble much in Winter, she is very well & grows
quiet fat has been letting out her Gown, her friends
that has seen her thinks her very stout for her years,
& she is fully employ’d with Books, News Papers, &
different kinds of work from getting gup to going to Bed,
after tea as usual we have a {?Rubber} at Whist when
Jonathan & Betsy can spare time join us, it makes a
little Variety, I can I hope give you a more favourable
account of my Fathers health his leg is much better & he
looks well in the face, but his Cough has been troubleso{^me}
this few days past, we think it is a little Cold he has got
this damp weather, tho we are as careful as you can be at
[new page]
him being our in damp Air, he rides out every day &
sometimes twice which is a great Amusement & he
often stops an hour or 2 at the Warehouse, my Brother
talked of riding over to Prescot this week he has just
been in & says he cannot leave at present, I think when
he does come he will spend a night with you, but that
is all uncertain as he is very Variable, we had M^r Holmes
drank tea with us last Saturday & dined with us on Sunday
he went of to Bury & return’d on Wednday I was going to
Green Hill on Monday morn^g to call upon Mrs Loyde &
mett him returning to be ready for the Afternoon coach,
I was glad to hear Mrs Holmes was spending some time
with you I hope Gateacre Air will have been of service
as she is very delicate, you would all enjoy her company
I am always glad to have her with us, you will find by
my Aunts letter to James we are engaged with Visiting
our friends I am glad I am able to Accompany her &
my Father as in Winter we keep close house, I have not
drank tea more than twice in Manchester this half year
& this last week the weather has been very unsettled
That we have all been Oblig’d to make use of my Fathers
Carriage, my Aunt is going with him to day we have
been Oblig’d to change our Coach they have disappointed us
3 times since my Aunt came which I was sorry for as
[new page]
she cannot walk, we had D^r Reese of London preachd
last Sunday Morn^g we was all gratifyd with him
as he is a good preacher, we was glad to hear Tom
got safe to Gateacre as the Ride on Horse back would
be more agreeable to him than in the Coach, I fancy
Jonathan & Betsy will write by the same convenance,
excuse Blank paper as I must follow my Company it
is Mr Meanley’s Wedding day we are going to celebrate
it, they drank tea & supped with us on Saturday, I am
glad to hear your Aunt Broadman has got the hurry of
removing over I hope has not suffered by it, please to
present our kind respects to all friends, love to your
Father your Brother & Sisters concludes your
Affectionate Cousin H Hatfield
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Miss Nicholson,
Gateacre