704 - Unknown to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 28 June 1806
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Excuse the first shabby appearance
of this Epistle
does not promise much [illeg] even
to be {?sure} but as paper is so
expensive believe it is from
[deleted] motives of the {?finest} economy
I began a letter to my Aunt B
but my Imagination [deleted]
was too shallow to allow me to
finish it at least [deleted]
I feel rather a restraint in
writing to one so much older
and wiser than my self –
I asked Bessey next half year
to write me a very long letter
and you to join in it and
cross it two or three times I
shall be sure to understand it
and it will be so acceptable
when going through the dull
routine of Business without the
least variation. Bessey
will inform you of all you
wish to know about school, for
[new page]
[scribbled on sections of the wrapping]
{?these}
be me
and Mrs Marrow
& Miss do {?put}
& Master Do and my
Daughters to {?dance}
Or favour E Nicholson
If you wish to
Oblige
Me don’t show this letter
Gateacre House
{?these} [illeg]
Take care of your {?pockets}
You are [illeg]
[illeg] Manchester
Lancashire
Not quite complete
[illeg]
This letter
Pray Mr Alderman
What time you go
To the {?creamery}
You got another
Ticket for the B[illeg]
Because it was my
L’d Mayors spend
4 and 20 pick pockets
All in a row
Excuse the first shabby appearance
of this Epistle
does not promise much [illeg] even
to be {?sure} but as paper is so
expensive believe it is from
[deleted] motives of the {?finest} economy
I began a letter to my Aunt B
but my Imagination [deleted]
was too shallow to allow me to
finish it at least [deleted]
I feel rather a restraint in
writing to one so much older
and wiser than my self –
I asked Bessey next half year
to write me a very long letter
and you to join in it and
cross it two or three times I
shall be sure to understand it
and it will be so acceptable
when going through the dull
routine of Business without the
least variation. Bessey
will inform you of all you
wish to know about school, for
[new page]
[scribbled on sections of the wrapping]
{?these}
be me
and Mrs Marrow
& Miss do {?put}
& Master Do and my
Daughters to {?dance}
Or favour E Nicholson
If you wish to
Oblige
Me don’t show this letter
Gateacre House
{?these} [illeg]
Take care of your {?pockets}
You are [illeg]
[illeg] Manchester
Lancashire
Not quite complete
[illeg]
This letter
Pray Mr Alderman
What time you go
To the {?creamery}
You got another
Ticket for the B[illeg]
Because it was my
L’d Mayors spend
4 and 20 pick pockets
All in a row
Unknown to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 28 June 1806
Apologising for the shabby appearance of the letter given the price of paper, the author has not written to Aunt B as they feel some restraint at writing to someone so much older and wiser than they are, asking for a long letter crossed two or three times, assuring them that she will be able to read it, the final pages are fragmentary because they are scribbled on wrapping of the letter
Nicholson Family Papers
MSS 1041 1806 (140)
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
1806
6
28
June 28 1806
[unknown, England]
[??Liverpool??, ??Lancashire??, England]
To Cite this Letter
Unknown to Mary-Ann Nicholson, 28 June 1806, 2861806: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Nicholson Family Papers, MSS 1041 1806 (140)
To Cite this Edition
Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820. Compiled by: Karen Harvey, Helen Esfandiary, Sarah Fox, Emily Vine, University of Birmingham. Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2021-2025, Ref. RPG-2020-163), https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk.