Ormskirk September ^th ₂₄ 1773

Being once more an inhabitant of Ormskirk I seize my pen to inform
my Dear M^rs Hare that both my Mother and myself are supported much better then
I expected you say right that will never be agreeable but I apprehended that I
never cou’d live in it as yet I cant be a competent judge how we shall get the
winder over for Nelly Hesketh was kind enough to come home with us and we being
strangers at home we are seldome without visitors but if my Mother continue well
we must endeavour to be reconcil’d to the town_ the beginning of this week my Cousin
Nelly Hesketh and I whent to pay M^rs Heathcote a visit it is I suppose unneces-sary
to inform she was once Molly Statham, M^r Heathcote is a sensible polite and good man
but Nelly Hesketh and I agreed that whenever we commenced wives we wou’d submit
to be in a less elevated situation and have no children to begin house with but I hope
she will be happy and ’tis well enough, his connexions are great which if he lives
may do well, but if his life shou’d be of short duration then her trials will be great
for people of very high extraction are not always the most human, M^r Richard S
will enter the Hymeneal state immediately after the 18 of next month St Lukes
day being the end of his bailiffship Betty Statham is rather low with parting with
both sister and brother in so short a time after each other, M^r Thos and my Aunt
I really am at loss to think how they will end their affair for they keep dangling on
I am amaz’d at them for they cant have anybodys inclination their own to con-
-sult, we suppose your in daily expectation of M^r Hares arriving I flatter myself you
receive him in perfect health and that he will settle at home, and by being an affec-
-onate Husband a tender Father and a gratefull Son prove himself worthy of
the blessings which he and you may both enjoy if will be at home to permit
you, I hope M^rs John Wright is better and the Doctors Lady no worse when does
your Uncle quit Sheffield he will be regretted by all his acquaintance for he
appears to pay that attention to his patients that must render him vastly belov’d
by them all, our Ormskirk one we are distantly civil to my Mother when she
paid him inform’d him that she was sensible of his inconsistent behaviour,
M^r Fazakerleys Sale is to be next week there will be more for Alick then was
at first expected and his brother we hope will give him his Education at pre-
-sent he is divided betwixt Law and Gospel but the former I rather think
will be his lot the latter has my good wishes but I dont tell him so for fear
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Of influencing him and then shou’d it not answer I shou’d be most unhappy
the goods at Prescott John Fazakerley purchases gives £300 for them the house in
Ormskirk we apprehend will be a vast while uninhabited which will be a vast loss
to Alick I wish as M^r Hare dont like {^Sheffield} Ormskirk might be the place of your residence
but alass that is a vain wish as well as a selfish one, Kitty I hope comes on well
her Grandpapa and her are I imagine inseparable, how does my old Beau
go on and where is Ante Dolly has she been with you during the Cutters
Feast and races, where do you expect the Players was they not to visit
you the inhabitants of your town wou’d be quite lost for amusement during
the winter season, is M^rs Britaine and M^rs Bowers in the same situa-tion as
when we was with you if they ever enquire for {?JB} pray present her Compli
-ments to them, M^rs Elliott I suppose has forgot her little Friend but if she be
much longer silent I will rub up her memory by a second epistle_ you enquire
about the {?m}int drops they are 5 a pound in Liverpool I sent you three quarts
Which was three and nine-pence the gloves I sent the first time 8S-6D which
made you my debtor 12S-3D I owed you 8S for snuffers and the 4S-3D which
remain’d my due and for the Glovese that was sent the last Nelly Hesketh
paid me she having a long bill with either you or M^rs Elliott about sythes
My AUncle Formby has had a very good Summer but they have had so much
company that I was apprehensive he wou'd suffer from it his Son improves
vastly and at present promises to be very good but he is young and may alter
M^r Graham has not obtain’d the Lady yet but continues visiting her she leads
him a dance but wou’d not wish him I dare say to retaliate_ Molly Mount is
quite stout and hearty but Molly Taylor is far from it though better then she
has been, Richard commences his own master next week I fear he will not
follow the business he has been brought up to, a wine merchant is what he
wishes to be but perhaps he may listen to the advice of his Friends and
[damaged] his own_ Nelly Hesketh unites me in best respects to all your
relations that we are acquainted with my Mother Joynes us to M^r M^rs Elliott
accept our Love present Kitty with a kiss
And believe me Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JB
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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire

Ormskirk September ^th ₂₄ 1773

Being once more an inhabitant of Ormskirk I seize my pen to inform
my Dear M^rs Hare that both my Mother and myself are supported much better then
I expected you say right that will never be agreeable but I apprehended that I
never could live in it as yet I can’t be a competent judge how we shall get the
winder over for Nelly Hesketh was kind enough to come home with us and we being
strangers at home we are seldome without visitors but if my Mother continue well
we must endeavour to be reconciled to the town_ the beginning of this week my Cousin
Nelly Hesketh and I went to pay M^rs Heathcote a visit it is I suppose unnecessary
to inform she was once Molly Statham, M^r Heathcote is a sensible polite and good man
but Nelly Hesketh and I agreed that whenever we commenced wives we would submit
to be in a less elevated situation and have no children to begin house with but I hope
she will be happy and it is well enough, his connexions are great which if he lives
may do well, but if his life should be of short duration then her trials will be great
for people of very high extraction are not always the most human, M^r Richard S
will enter the Hymeneal state immediately after the 18 of next month St Lukes
day being the end of his bailiffship Betty Statham is rather low with parting with
both sister and brother in so short a time after each other, M^r Thos and my Aunt
I really am at loss to think how they will end their affair for they keep dangling on
I am amazed at them for they can’t have anybodys inclination their own to con-
-sult, we suppose you are in daily expectation of M^r Hares arriving I flatter myself you
receive him in perfect health and that he will settle at home, and by being an affect-
ionate Husband a tender Father and a grateful Son prove himself worthy of
the blessings which he and you may both enjoy if will be at home to permit
you, I hope M^rs John Wright is better and the Doctors Lady no worse when does
your Uncle quit Sheffield he will be regretted by all his acquaintance for he
appears to pay that attention to his patients that must render him vastly beloved
by them all, our Ormskirk one we are distantly civil to my Mother when she
paid him informed him that she was sensible of his inconsistent behaviour,
M^r Fazakerleys Sale is to be next week there will be more for Alick then was
at first expected and his brother we hope will give him his Education at pre-
-sent he is divided betwixt Law and Gospel but the former I rather think
will be his lot the latter has my good wishes but I dont tell him so for fear
[new page]
Of influencing him and then should it not answer I should be most unhappy
the goods at Prescott John Fazakerley purchases gives £300 for them the house in
Ormskirk we apprehend will be a vast while uninhabited which will be a vast loss
to Alick I wish as M^r Hare dont like {^Sheffield} Ormskirk might be the place of your residence
but alass that is a vain wish as well as a selfish one, Kitty I hope comes on well
her Grandpapa and her are I imagine inseparable, how does my old Beau
go on and where is Ante Dolly has she been with you during the Cutters
Feast and races, where do you expect the Players was they not to visit
you the inhabitants of your town would be quite lost for amusement during
the winter season, is M^rs Britaine and M^rs Bowers in the same situa-tion as
when we was with you if they ever enquire for {?JB} pray present her Compli
-ments to them, M^rs Elliott I suppose has forgot her little Friend but if she be
much longer silent I will rub up her memory by a second epistle_ you enquire
about the {?m}int drops they are 5 a pound in Liverpool I sent you three quarts
Which was three and nine-pence the gloves I sent the first time 8S-6D which
made you my debtor 12S-3D I owed you 8S for snuffers and the 4S-3D which
remained my due and for the Gloves that was sent the last Nelly Hesketh
paid me she having a long bill with either you or M^rs Elliott about sythes
My AUncle Formby has had a very good Summer but they have had so much
company that I was apprehensive he would suffer from it his Son improves
vastly and at present promises to be very good but he is young and may alter
M^r Graham has not obtained the Lady yet but continues visiting her she leads
him a dance but would not wish him I dare say to retaliate_ Molly Mount is
quite stout and hearty but Molly Taylor is far from it though better then she
has been, Richard commences his own master next week I fear he will not
follow the business he has been brought up to, a wine merchant is what he
wishes to be but perhaps he may listen to the advice of his Friends and
[damaged] his own_ Nelly Hesketh unites me in best respects to all your
relations that we are acquainted with my Mother Joynes us to M^r M^rs Elliott
accept our Love present Kitty with a kiss
And believe me Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JB
[new page]
M^rs Hare at M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire