Warrington August 18^th
1807
My dear James
I am determined you
shall not have to wait so long this half
year for a letter as you did last
but I do not know if it will be
very entertaining as it comes so soon
We have had however a visit al=
=ready and a very pleasant one too
but by my cowardice in climbing
a hill put myself into a very dis=
=agreeable situation and made myself
look rather foolish though very pitia=
=ble we drank tea at M^rs Hart’s
and afterwards went to Hill cliff
the hill is about a hundred yards
long I should think (but I am not
very skilful in measuring distances
[crosshatched]
a very nice one they have had Miss Dun=
=can and Master Betty who here retains
his talk of young {?Roscrant} to night M^r
Incledon is performing so you will
conclude their tastes are not of the lowest
I am glad to hear you have got another
Servant and hope she will suit in all
respects Tell Bessey to be sure to write to
Miss Johnson soon if she have not before
now and tell her I shall be very glad
to receive a letter from her – Tell me
when you write again whether she
has written or not & when-
Give my love to Elen Rawson when you
see her, Bessey
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by my eye) and much the steepest
I ever went up; for I did not walk
I could not long keep on my feet
only, my hands were soon obliged to
assist and I could scarcely manage
in any way to get to the top and
fancied I was falling down the hill
every minute, one or two more were in
my situation, which is a little consol=
=ation though I do not know why
it should be – I have been very well
since I came tell Bessey in answer
to her enquiries the question I so much
dreaded was put to me last Sunday
evening and two of my production
read the only ones I brought as I
thought (if there were any difference)
in them they were least exceptionable
I wish you would all join in sending
me sometimes a friendly packet
[new page]
or one in imitation of it by any
name your ingenuity can suggest.
I have seen nothing of our Travis
Mill friends, I did not indeed much
expect it as they went, but shall in
a few weeks when they return (If
you {^she} can) (ask Bessey) to send the
instrument for weaving gold thread
chains by them it is in my box of working
implements. I am reading the “Arab [damaged]
nights entertainment” they are curious
things and some of them entertaining
but not equal to what I expected
them to be, in my opinion
Miss Turner, Miss E Nicholson,
Miss Mullian & Miss Darbishire
desire their love to you, though they
did not know who I was writing
to when they said so and thought
it was to my sister –
The Warrington people have just
built a theatre of wood but I believe
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M^r J Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool
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18 August 1807
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Warrington August 18^th
1807
My dear James
I am determined you
shall not have to wait so long this half
year for a letter as you did last
but I do not know if it will be
very entertaining as it comes so soon
We have had however a visit al=
=ready and a very pleasant one too
but by my cowardice in climbing
a hill put myself into a very dis=
=agreeable situation and made myself
look rather foolish though very pitia=
=ble we drank tea at M^rs Hart’s
and afterwards went to Hill cliff
the hill is about a hundred yards
long I should think (but I am not
very skilful in measuring distances
[crosshatched]
a very nice one they have had Miss Dun=
=can and Master Betty who here retains
his talk of young {?Roscrant} to night M^r
Incledon is performing so you will
conclude their tastes are not of the lowest
I am glad to hear you have got another
Servant and hope she will suit in all
respects Tell Bessey to be sure to write to
Miss Johnson soon if she have not before
now and tell her I shall be very glad
to receive a letter from her – Tell me
when you write again whether she
has written or not & when-
Give my love to Elen Rawson when you
see her, Bessey
[new page]
by my eye) and much the steepest
I ever went up; for I did not walk
I could not long keep on my feet
only, my hands were soon obliged to
assist and I could scarcely manage
in any way to get to the top and
fancied I was falling down the hill
every minute, one or two more were in
my situation, which is a little consol=
=ation though I do not know why
it should be – I have been very well
since I came tell Bessey in answer
to her enquiries the question I so much
dreaded was put to me last Sunday
evening and two of my production
read the only ones I brought as I
thought (if there were any difference)
in them they were least exceptionable
I wish you would all join in sending
me sometimes a friendly packet
[new page]
or one in imitation of it by any
name your ingenuity can suggest.
I have seen nothing of our Travis
Mill friends, I did not indeed much
expect it as they went, but shall in
a few weeks when they return (If
you {^she} can) (ask Bessey) to send the
instrument for weaving gold thread
chains by them it is in my box of working
implements. I am reading the “Arab [damaged]
nights entertainment” they are curious
things and some of them entertaining
but not equal to what I expected
them to be, in my opinion
Miss Turner, Miss E Nicholson,
Miss Mullian & Miss Darbishire
desire their love to you, though they
did not know who I was writing
to when they said so and thought
it was to my sister –
The Warrington people have just
built a theatre of wood but I believe
[new page]
M^r J Nicholson
Gateacre
Near Liverpool
[change hand] Warrington
18 August 1807
M Nicholson to JN
Rec^dt