Park June 12^th 1805
I have long been wishing my dear Mary Ann
for an opportunity to answer your acceptable favour
of the 21^st April, but have hitherto been disappointed,
therefore, as I am going to Manch^r to morrow, I intend leaving
this letter with my sister, & will desire her to forward
it by the first opportunity, by which means I hope it
will arrive at its destined port in due tim.
I thank you my dear girl for the domestic intelli=
=gence contained in your letter, for though absent
from you in person, my thoughts are frequently at
Gateacre, & be assured I shall always feel a lively
Interest {^in} all that relates to you, & all your domestic
Circle. It gave much concern to hear of your Grand=
=mothers long confinement & likewise to learn by Miss
Hatfield last Sunday but one, that she was not then come
down stairs, her complaints must have been very tedious
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this time but I trust the same kind hand who
has hitherto relieved her will in time perfect her
recovery, will you beg my kind respects to her, & tell
her it will give me pleasure to hear as good account
when I see miss Hatfield again. M^r Hatfield looks
very well & says he is as well as he can expect to
be. I have seen M^rs Matthew Nicholson since her
confinement, she looked as though nothing had been
amiss with her & the little Girl was very well, M^rs
N told me that she expected M^rs Shepperd woud
pay them a visit the ensuing vacation if she did
not accompany M^r Shepperd into Wales, if she [deleted] comes
to Manch^r I hope I shall get a peep at her, for it
will always afford me great pleasures to see any of
my Gateacre friends, particularly M^{rs S for whom I
feel a great attachment, will you beg my respects to
her, Mr S & Miss Wakefield. I am reading the Life
of Mr Wakefield some parts of which are very interesting,
if much to be lamented that the Government of this coun=
=try shoud have persecuted some of its most worthy
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Members & Mr Wakefield amongst others.
I was glad to hear that my dear little Dorothy
Has recovered the Measles so well, your Father is {^now} reliev=
=ed from all solicitude on that head, I should have
been glad to hear that Hatfield & Thomas had had
them equally favourable, Elizabeth suffered so much
after the Measles, that your father has I think ever
since been more concerned about that complaint than
any other to which children are exposed.
It would have given me great pleasure to have
seen you & your Father when you were at Travis
=Mills, I did not know of your visit till you were
Returned home, but I hope when you come again
I shall be apprised in time to see you.
I am sorry to hear that Miss Johnson is leaving
you, but I hope your father will succeed in getting
a suitable person to succeed her. I am obliged by
Mrs Whitwells enquiries after pray give my respects to
her when you see her & {^beg} my affectionate regards to your
father, brothers & sister & a kiss for my sweet Dorothy
adieu my dear Mary Ann & believe me yr truly affe friend
H Roberts
[change hand] Park June 12th 1805
H Roberts to M A N
Rec:d June 17th 1805
Ansd
[original hand] Mr Thos Nicholson
No 19 Castle Ditch
Miss Mary Ann Nicholson
Gateacre near
Liverpool
PS If you go to Hale this summer will you remember me to
Mr & Mrs Hitchenough. I hope you will favour me with
a letter when you have leisure.}

Park June 12^th 1805
I have long been wishing my dear Mary Ann
for an opportunity to answer your acceptable favour
of the 21^st April, but have hitherto been disappointed,
therefore, as I am going to Manch^r to morrow, I intend leaving
this letter with my sister, & will desire her to forward
it by the first opportunity, by which means I hope it
will arrive at its destined port in due tim.
I thank you my dear girl for the domestic intelli=
=gence contained in your letter, for though absent
from you in person, my thoughts are frequently at
Gateacre, & be assured I shall always feel a lively
Interest {^in} all that relates to you, & all your domestic
Circle. It gave much concern to hear of your Grand=
=mothers long confinement & likewise to learn by Miss
Hatfield last Sunday but one, that she was not then come
down stairs, her complaints must have been very tedious
[new page]
this time but I trust the same kind hand who
has hitherto relieved her will in time perfect her
recovery, will you beg my kind respects to her, & tell
her it will give me pleasure to hear as good account
when I see miss Hatfield again. M^r Hatfield looks
very well & says he is as well as he can expect to
be. I have seen M^rs Matthew Nicholson since her
confinement, she looked as though nothing had been
amiss with her & the little Girl was very well, M^rs
N told me that she expected M^rs Shepperd woud
pay them a visit the ensuing vacation if she did
not accompany M^r Shepperd into Wales, if she [deleted] comes
to Manch^r I hope I shall get a peep at her, for it
will always afford me great pleasures to see any of
my Gateacre friends, particularly M^{rs S for whom I
feel a great attachment, will you beg my respects to
her, Mr S & Miss Wakefield. I am reading the Life
of Mr Wakefield some parts of which are very interesting,
if much to be lamented that the Government of this coun=
=try shoud have persecuted some of its most worthy
[new page]
Members & Mr Wakefield amongst others.
I was glad to hear that my dear little Dorothy
Has recovered the Measles so well, your Father is {^now} reliev=
=ed from all solicitude on that head, I should have
been glad to hear that Hatfield & Thomas had had
them equally favourable, Elizabeth suffered so much
after the Measles, that your father has I think ever
since been more concerned about that complaint than
any other to which children are exposed.
It would have given me great pleasure to have
seen you & your Father when you were at Travis
=Mills, I did not know of your visit till you were
Returned home, but I hope when you come again
I shall be apprised in time to see you.
I am sorry to hear that Miss Johnson is leaving
you, but I hope your father will succeed in getting
a suitable person to succeed her. I am obliged by
Mrs Whitwells enquiries after pray give my respects to
her when you see her & {^beg} my affectionate regards to your
father, brothers & sister & a kiss for my sweet Dorothy
adieu my dear Mary Ann & believe me yr truly affe friend
H Roberts
[change hand] Park June 12th 1805
H Roberts to M A N
Rec:d June 17th 1805
Ansd
[original hand] Mr Thos Nicholson
No 19 Castle Ditch
Miss Mary Ann Nicholson
Gateacre near
Liverpool
PS If you go to Hale this summer will you remember me to
Mr & Mrs Hitchenough. I hope you will favour me with
a letter when you have leisure.}