Gateacre {?3^rd} April 1807
My dear Mary Ann
We were glad to hear by
M^rs Holmes you was well, but sorry you did
not mention how Miss Miss Mangnalls was, I
hope she is better, you had a very short interview
with [damaged] friends. My Uncle Jonⁿ He went
to Chester yesterday; My Father, Hatfield, & I
were in Liverpool yesterday, & return’d with
Miss Foster – M^r {?Sutherland} is dead, & is inter=
=red today, M^r & M^rs Meanley are in Lpool.
We are all tolerably well, though some of us
not quite free from colds – M^rs Holmes talks
of writing you a letter I don’t think E H will
[crosshatched]
I am to hear from her or not, I should like to
Do so, she neither read [damaged] & drawing & music
I do not think I shall go to Miss Lawrences school
I wish I could just come & see you, or you us,
It seems a long time since we parted at Crab Tree
House, if time will [deleted] appear to fly slowly till
that joyful day the eighteenth of June, I often
have, & often shall wish it here; ‘ere it arrives
“But patient hope must wait the appointed hour”
I have nothing to say but to assure you that
I am your very affectionate Sister
Eliz^th Nicholson
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have reason to expect a letter from me soon, for
I have written twice. She has had a very
bad cold, which is the reason of her father going
to see her. My father had a letter from M^r
Griffiths about a fortnight since, M^rs G I suppose
is now no more she was [deleted] {^dying} when M^r G
wrote [illeg] The Panorama of Constantinople
is now exhibiting in Liverpool; the want of
Time was the only thing which prevented
our going to see it, when we were in Lpool
My Father has at length succeeded in getting
the chair from the joiners, though in the same
broken state that it went, I think he can=
=not complain {^plead} want of time as his reason
for not mending it – We all present our
dear love to you, James desires I will tell
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you how impatient he is for an Epistle
from you. I suppose you have heard
of the late change of Ministers & of an
expected dissolution of Parliament, & were
I doubt not sorry to hear both, those who
are now at the head of public affairs are
{^I believe} mostly people of inconsiderable talents.
His Majesty has given his assent to the
Slave Trade Abolition Bill, I hope that
Law cannot now be repealed – Several peo=
=ple in this neighbourhood have been
Balloted; L^te Woolson is to furnish 13 men
volunteers are exempted, therefore R^t B
is {^at present} more attentive to his duty in that
capacity, than usual – The blossoms on
the peach & Nectarine are blown, by
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the cold weather we have felt lately, has or
is expected to injure them – M^rs Fletcher
& little Edward are coming to stay at
Eton Aunt Nⁿ has been ill, but was
Miss Nicholson
Miss Mangnalls
Bewsey Street
Warrington
better yesterday – I hope you will let us
know how Miss M Is soon – Miss F is I believe
a very good speaker of French, I don’t {^know} whether
[change hand] Gateacre April 3^rd 1807
E Nicholson to M A N
Rec^d April
Ans^d April

Gateacre {?3^rd} April 1807
My dear Mary Ann
We were glad to hear by
M^rs Holmes you was well, but sorry you did
not mention how Miss Miss Mangnalls was, I
hope she is better, you had a very short interview
with [damaged] friends. My Uncle Jonⁿ He went
to Chester yesterday; My Father, Hatfield, & I
were in Liverpool yesterday, & return’d with
Miss Foster – M^r {?Sutherland} is dead, & is inter=
=red today, M^r & M^rs Meanley are in Lpool.
We are all tolerably well, though some of us
not quite free from colds – M^rs Holmes talks
of writing you a letter I don’t think E H will
[crosshatched]
I am to hear from her or not, I should like to
Do so, she neither read [damaged] & drawing & music
I do not think I shall go to Miss Lawrences school
I wish I could just come & see you, or you us,
It seems a long time since we parted at Crab Tree
House, if time will [deleted] appear to fly slowly till
that joyful day the eighteenth of June, I often
have, & often shall wish it here; ‘ere it arrives
“But patient hope must wait the appointed hour”
I have nothing to say but to assure you that
I am your very affectionate Sister
Eliz^th Nicholson
[new page]
have reason to expect a letter from me soon, for
I have written twice. She has had a very
bad cold, which is the reason of her father going
to see her. My father had a letter from M^r
Griffiths about a fortnight since, M^rs G I suppose
is now no more she was [deleted] {^dying} when M^r G
wrote [illeg] The Panorama of Constantinople
is now exhibiting in Liverpool; the want of
Time was the only thing which prevented
our going to see it, when we were in Lpool
My Father has at length succeeded in getting
the chair from the joiners, though in the same
broken state that it went, I think he can=
=not complain {^plead} want of time as his reason
for not mending it – We all present our
dear love to you, James desires I will tell
[new page]
you how impatient he is for an Epistle
from you. I suppose you have heard
of the late change of Ministers & of an
expected dissolution of Parliament, & were
I doubt not sorry to hear both, those who
are now at the head of public affairs are
{^I believe} mostly people of inconsiderable talents.
His Majesty has given his assent to the
Slave Trade Abolition Bill, I hope that
Law cannot now be repealed – Several peo=
=ple in this neighbourhood have been
Balloted; L^te Woolson is to furnish 13 men
volunteers are exempted, therefore R^t B
is {^at present} more attentive to his duty in that
capacity, than usual – The blossoms on
the peach & Nectarine are blown, by
[new page]
the cold weather we have felt lately, has or
is expected to injure them – M^rs Fletcher
& little Edward are coming to stay at
Eton Aunt Nⁿ has been ill, but was
Miss Nicholson
Miss Mangnalls
Bewsey Street
Warrington
better yesterday – I hope you will let us
know how Miss M Is soon – Miss F is I believe
a very good speaker of French, I don’t {^know} whether
[change hand] Gateacre April 3^rd 1807
E Nicholson to M A N
Rec^d April
Ans^d April