Gateacre February 23^d 1807
My Dear Sister
Bessey says in her letter that
she is not sure w{^h}ether I should favour you with
an epistle or not, but I thought that I would
not miss so good an opportunity. It seems almost
an age since you went, & by the time passing so
slow I suppose that you {^are} very agreeable in our family
do you think so? M^r F is not sure whether he will
go on to Chester with M^r G______s or not; but which
way so ever he goes he will not fail to call at
Warrington to see his dear cousin. I wonder whether
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you would know M^r F or not; if not he will
have the honour of introducing himself to such
an accomplished young lady will he not?
E desired me to tell you that M^rs J Flet=
=cher has been delivered of a dead child; which
She forgot to put it {^in} her epistle that
Black stroke in the letter is a mistake which
I should suppose you would know without being
Told. M^r F went over the river to-day into
Cheshire which he liked very much. My
Grandam told me to tell you that she would
have written to you but such [deleted] a multi=
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=tude were writing that she thought she
would preserve the paper for another
time. I made that black stroke accidentally
on purpose just to remind you of my old
letter. M^r Sandbach & young {?Traill} came here
yesterday they dined at M^{r Shepperds & [damaged]
=led here after Chapel. Young {?Traill} is going
to get Masters J Alison an electrical machine
& on that account the boys call him the little
Chemist Farewell my friend
Though here I do remain
T’will not be long ‘ere we shall meet {^again}
I am ever your most
Affectionate brother James Nicholson
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Single
Miss M A Nicholson
A Miss Magnal’s School
Busey Street
Warrington
[change hand] Gateacre Feby 23rd 1807
Thos Nicholson to M A N
Recd 24th Feby 1807}

Gateacre February 23^d 1807
My Dear Sister
Bessey says in her letter that
she is not sure w{^h}ether I should favour you with
an epistle or not, but I thought that I would
not miss so good an opportunity. It seems almost
an age since you went, & by the time passing so
slow I suppose that you {^are} very agreeable in our family
do you think so? M^r F is not sure whether he will
go on to Chester with M^r G______s or not; but which
way so ever he goes he will not fail to call at
Warrington to see his dear cousin. I wonder whether
[new page]
you would know M^r F or not; if not he will
have the honour of introducing himself to such
an accomplished young lady will he not?
E desired me to tell you that M^rs J Flet=
=cher has been delivered of a dead child; which
She forgot to put it {^in} her epistle that
Black stroke in the letter is a mistake which
I should suppose you would know without being
Told. M^r F went over the river to-day into
Cheshire which he liked very much. My
Grandam told me to tell you that she would
have written to you but such [deleted] a multi=
[new page]
=tude were writing that she thought she
would preserve the paper for another
time. I made that black stroke accidentally
on purpose just to remind you of my old
letter. M^r Sandbach & young {?Traill} came here
yesterday they dined at M^{r Shepperds & [damaged]
=led here after Chapel. Young {?Traill} is going
to get Masters J Alison an electrical machine
& on that account the boys call him the little
Chemist Farewell my friend
Though here I do remain
T’will not be long ‘ere we shall meet {^again}
I am ever your most
Affectionate brother James Nicholson
[new page]
Single
Miss M A Nicholson
A Miss Magnal’s School
Busey Street
Warrington
[change hand] Gateacre Feby 23rd 1807
Thos Nicholson to M A N
Recd 24th Feby 1807}