Travis Mills Feb^y 14^th 1807
My dear Cousin Mary Ann
An Opportunity by M^r Griffith
tempted me to take up my Pen to write to you now at
School as I was a good deal surprized to hear off, not
any thing being fixed upon when you left Manchester,
I was glad to hear your Father has prevailed upon
himself to part with you as I hope it will be for your
good, which will repay him for all his care and
attention he at all times shews you, Miss Woods I think
is about your Age which will make it very pleasant
both to them & you, we had a letter from your
Cousin B last Sunday seems quiet at home and writes
in great spirits, says Mary Ann Gregg and she are
very happy together, my Brother took her & brought
Miss Elin Smalley back with him she stay’d all Night,
your Uncle took her the next Morn^g to School in the
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Whiskey, she return’d in better spirits than I had seen her before
we have a great loss of you & Betsy in our land party your
Cousin Thomas & Jonathan are very good in coming as I have not
been able to read much of late it amuses your Uncle an hour
or two in the even^g, we have been several Nights by ourselves
they have had engagements with M^r G, he talks of spending a
few days at Gateacre he intends calling upon your Cousin
in Chester as he passes through to Ireland, he says his Wife
is very happy & never looked better has no wish to return
to England again, I don’t think he is so fond of his new Sittuation
it requires time to get acquainted with Men & Manners, I have
only been in Manchester once since you left us the weather
has been so bad, yesterday & today has been very fine and
Warm the Crocuses & snowdrops now begin to look beautiful,
there is a delightful time coming on I hope I shall be
able to go out a little more as I have but been very indifferent
since you left, I am oblige to have Mr Henry as the Complaint
does not leave me, I got a little fresh cold the last week I hope
it is going off, I am glad to hear my Aunt keeps so well, I
think Miss Bagnall is in luck to get fixed so soon, I think she
will not give Satisfaction without she exert herself a little
more than she did with you, I am in hopes of seeing your
Cousin Holmes soon as I hear nothing to the contrary we shall
Enjoy her Company and I hope the weather will be better,
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she has often been very unfortunate it is not a favourable
time of the year for pleasure, but she always seems to enjoy
our domestic circle which {^makes} her doubly valuable to us
I will not forget to tell you Jonathan has this day received
a Valentine he has not found it out where from, I fancy
he has made an impression upon some of the young
Ladies this Christmas, it serves to yoke him with his Brother
is quite entertained with it, I mean to write a few lines to
Betsy, I hope you will excuse Blank paper as I have nothing
interesting to wrote about, your Uncle joins me in kind
love I am ever my dear Cousin Affectionately your friend
and well wisher, H Hatfield
[change hand] Travis Mill Feb^y 14^th
1807
H Hatfield to M A N
Rec^d 24^th Feb^y 1807
Ans^d 25^th February 1807
[original hand] Miss Nicholson
Miss Magnalls
Warrington

Travis Mills Feb^y 14^th 1807
My dear Cousin Mary Ann
An Opportunity by M^r Griffith
tempted me to take up my Pen to write to you now at
School as I was a good deal surprized to hear off, not
any thing being fixed upon when you left Manchester,
I was glad to hear your Father has prevailed upon
himself to part with you as I hope it will be for your
good, which will repay him for all his care and
attention he at all times shews you, Miss Woods I think
is about your Age which will make it very pleasant
both to them & you, we had a letter from your
Cousin B last Sunday seems quiet at home and writes
in great spirits, says Mary Ann Gregg and she are
very happy together, my Brother took her & brought
Miss Elin Smalley back with him she stay’d all Night,
your Uncle took her the next Morn^g to School in the
[new page]
Whiskey, she return’d in better spirits than I had seen her before
we have a great loss of you & Betsy in our land party your
Cousin Thomas & Jonathan are very good in coming as I have not
been able to read much of late it amuses your Uncle an hour
or two in the even^g, we have been several Nights by ourselves
they have had engagements with M^r G, he talks of spending a
few days at Gateacre he intends calling upon your Cousin
in Chester as he passes through to Ireland, he says his Wife
is very happy & never looked better has no wish to return
to England again, I don’t think he is so fond of his new Sittuation
it requires time to get acquainted with Men & Manners, I have
only been in Manchester once since you left us the weather
has been so bad, yesterday & today has been very fine and
Warm the Crocuses & snowdrops now begin to look beautiful,
there is a delightful time coming on I hope I shall be
able to go out a little more as I have but been very indifferent
since you left, I am oblige to have Mr Henry as the Complaint
does not leave me, I got a little fresh cold the last week I hope
it is going off, I am glad to hear my Aunt keeps so well, I
think Miss Bagnall is in luck to get fixed so soon, I think she
will not give Satisfaction without she exert herself a little
more than she did with you, I am in hopes of seeing your
Cousin Holmes soon as I hear nothing to the contrary we shall
Enjoy her Company and I hope the weather will be better,
[new page]
she has often been very unfortunate it is not a favourable
time of the year for pleasure, but she always seems to enjoy
our domestic circle which {^makes} her doubly valuable to us
I will not forget to tell you Jonathan has this day received
a Valentine he has not found it out where from, I fancy
he has made an impression upon some of the young
Ladies this Christmas, it serves to yoke him with his Brother
is quite entertained with it, I mean to write a few lines to
Betsy, I hope you will excuse Blank paper as I have nothing
interesting to wrote about, your Uncle joins me in kind
love I am ever my dear Cousin Affectionately your friend
and well wisher, H Hatfield
[change hand] Travis Mill Feb^y 14^th
1807
H Hatfield to M A N
Rec^d 24^th Feb^y 1807
Ans^d 25^th February 1807
[original hand] Miss Nicholson
Miss Magnalls
Warrington