Travis Isle June 28
[change hand] E Hatfield to M A N
Rec^d 29^th 1806
[original hand] My dear Mary Ann
It was a great disapp=
=ointment not to hear from you
by Bessey and My Aunt Hatfield
for after so long a silence I should
imagine you would have {^sufficient} subject
but I suppose you delayed writing
till the last moment as did
your Cousin Bessey who now
repents for having company
there is little time for [deleted] {&her} to
write to you & Bessey I daresay
will inform you of all the
Manchester news, or rather
the Travis Isle do: I think I may
as well save her the trouble
and give you a little myself –
we all went to the theatre on
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Friday night to see Bannister
and Miss Des Camps =- we were
much pleased with the Gentle=
=mens Performance but the
Lady in my opinion is far from
being a pleasing actress, the play
was the Belle’s Stratagem.
You will most likely see Grand
Papa and Aunt H Hatfield in a
few weeks, she has written to M^rs
Holmes who means to return when
they pay their visit. Jonathan
I suppose will accompany them
he is sorry he has not time to
write I think it is a general
complaint and I don’t know a
remedy for it – My Father think
I shall return to School by Liver=
=pool I hope we shall have a few
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days to spare for {?pious} friends
of Gateacre and Liverpool.
Bessey and I went to drink
tea at M^r Roberts’s on Saturday
as to the pleasantness, she will
tell you or you will see M^rs Nicholson
soon at Gateacre at least she talks
of visiting you. You will hear
all about Chester therefore I do
not need to inform you anything [damaged]
concerning School. The last [damaged]
moment is just arrived that [damaged]
have for writing therefore you
must excuse me scrawling any
further at present – I am very
glad to hear by your letter
Bessey wont have lost any French
Lessons (save one) by her journey
to Manchester we should have been
very glad if she could have staid
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longer but as the time was
fixed We did not press for it to
be lengthened – farewell and
believe me yrs affect^y E Hatfield
favoured by
yr sister
Miss Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool
I have sent love by the Post
a little Portfolio will accompany
E N of Which your affectionate Cousin
begs your acceptance

Travis Isle June 28
[change hand] E Hatfield to M A N
Rec^d 29^th 1806
[original hand] My dear Mary Ann
It was a great disapp=
=ointment not to hear from you
by Bessey and My Aunt Hatfield
for after so long a silence I should
imagine you would have {^sufficient} subject
but I suppose you delayed writing
till the last moment as did
your Cousin Bessey who now
repents for having company
there is little time for [deleted] {&her} to
write to you & Bessey I daresay
will inform you of all the
Manchester news, or rather
the Travis Isle do: I think I may
as well save her the trouble
and give you a little myself –
we all went to the theatre on
[new page]
Friday night to see Bannister
and Miss Des Camps =- we were
much pleased with the Gentle=
=mens Performance but the
Lady in my opinion is far from
being a pleasing actress, the play
was the Belle’s Stratagem.
You will most likely see Grand
Papa and Aunt H Hatfield in a
few weeks, she has written to M^rs
Holmes who means to return when
they pay their visit. Jonathan
I suppose will accompany them
he is sorry he has not time to
write I think it is a general
complaint and I don’t know a
remedy for it – My Father think
I shall return to School by Liver=
=pool I hope we shall have a few
[new page]
days to spare for {?pious} friends
of Gateacre and Liverpool.
Bessey and I went to drink
tea at M^r Roberts’s on Saturday
as to the pleasantness, she will
tell you or you will see M^rs Nicholson
soon at Gateacre at least she talks
of visiting you. You will hear
all about Chester therefore I do
not need to inform you anything [damaged]
concerning School. The last [damaged]
moment is just arrived that [damaged]
have for writing therefore you
must excuse me scrawling any
further at present – I am very
glad to hear by your letter
Bessey wont have lost any French
Lessons (save one) by her journey
to Manchester we should have been
very glad if she could have staid
[new page]
longer but as the time was
fixed We did not press for it to
be lengthened – farewell and
believe me yrs affect^y E Hatfield
favoured by
yr sister
Miss Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool
I have sent love by the Post
a little Portfolio will accompany
E N of Which your affectionate Cousin
begs your acceptance