689 - Hannah Roberts to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 12 June 1805

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Park June 12th 1805
I have long been wishing my dear Mary Ann
for an opportunity to answer your acceptable favour
of the 21st April, but have hitherto been disappointed,
therefore, as I am going to Manchr 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. Mr Hatfield looks
very well & says he is as well as he can expect to
be. I have seen Mrs Matthew Nicholson since her
confinement, she looked as though nothing had been
amiss with her & the little Girl was very well, Mrs
N told me that she expected Mrs Shepperd woud
pay them a visit the ensuing vacation if she did
not accompany Mr Shepperd into Wales, if she [deleted] comes
to Manchr 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 Mrs 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 12th 1805
I have long been wishing my dear Mary Ann
for an opportunity to answer your acceptable favour
of the 21st April, but have hitherto been disappointed,
therefore, as I am going to Manchr 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. Mr Hatfield looks
very well & says he is as well as he can expect to
be. I have seen Mrs Matthew Nicholson since her
confinement, she looked as though nothing had been
amiss with her & the little Girl was very well, Mrs
N told me that she expected Mrs Shepperd woud
pay them a visit the ensuing vacation if she did
not accompany Mr Shepperd into Wales, if she [deleted] comes
to Manchr 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 Mrs 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.
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Hannah Roberts to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 12 June 1805

She is leaving Manchester tomorrow so will take steps to ensure this letter gets sent, thanking her for her domestic intelligence which is always welcome, she has heard about her Grandmother's illness from Mrs Hatfield, she hopes that she will recover, providing updates on the health and situation f Mr Hatfield, and Mrs Nicholson, she is reading the Life of Mr Wakefield, she is pleased that Dorothy has recovered from the measles, discussing Mary-Ann's household situation and the loss of a servant

Nicholson Family Papers

MSS 1041 1805 (127)

John Rylands Library

1805

6

12

June 12th 1805

Park

[Manchester, Lancashire, England]

Miss Mary Ann Nicholson, Gateacre, near Liverpool

[Lancashire, England]

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  • happy
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  • moral
  • positive
  • religious

  • opening
  • throughout (inconsistent)

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People
Person: Hannah Roberts
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primary author

  • kissing
  • reading
  • travel
  • writing

separation

  • affection
  • apprehension
  • grateful
  • love
  • worried

faith

Person: Ann Hatfield
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other

confinement

illness

  • ageing
  • old age

  • ill-health
  • unwell

  • body - unchanged
  • health - unchanged

Person: Thomas Nicholson
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other

  • apprehension
  • fear
  • love (parental)
  • worried

  • fatherhood
  • parenthood