June 15^th 1780 Ormskirk
My Dear M^rs Hares letter was very acceptable
it was so long since my self or any of your Lancashire
Friends had a line from you, that we thought you had
forgot how to use a pen, hope you will not become idle
again for you realy have a deal to return fancy you
are with your good Parents at Sheffeild perhaps you will
have it in your power to spend some time with them
now M^r Hare is gone unless you have a Family of
Servants that requires attention, is Kitty with you or
at School. We were very glad when M^r & Miss Wright
settled so near your Mother they must make her spend
many happy hours, is M^rs Elliott as stout as usual – your
kind enquiries after Aunt Brownsword both herself &
us all was oblig’d by, she is got very well & I think looks
full as well as she did ere she was last ill, she went
to her new house the last Saturday but one, she had been
confined a month here, at first the thought she appeared
only like Jennys Stranger, since we durst move about
she is more at home – a very Comfortable house it is, &
Cos has a large yard to herself which she enjoys
much, keeps hens & chickings which are her delight
we are all of us well fixed if we can think so – for
Aunt Mounts house is a pritty one - & ours very Convenient
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we are oblig:d by your repeated wishes of seeing us in
Yorkshire, believe you very sincere in that & every other
good wish towards us, believe me when I say, it
wou’d not give us less pleasure to have it in our
powers to visit our Friends in Sheffeild till they woud
receive us with – the joy wou’d be Mutual – we cannot
make it Convenient this year, & will never flatter our
selves with a distant hope, the disapointment is so much
the greater for doing it, I have not spent a Night in Liverpool
of Two years it will be in August, never was I half the
time out of that Town since I was grown up before.
Aunt Statham has been married two years & I have
never spent one night with her, many things have
prevented my good purposes or have meant frequently
to have gone to Liverpool – I think my Dear M^rs Hare
will beleive it is not want of Inclination to see our Friends
I think eighteen Boxes of Pills was the whole that came, but
We kept no account & hoped you did, when the Gentleman
Comes which M^rs Elliott mentioned the whole will be settled
I hope it we be at home, have been Indebted to you a long
Time for the shoes &c, desires M^rs Elliott will recollect what
Coffi she has had I dare say she remembers the quantity
My sister bids me tell you that she wrote by M^r Wade with
the Gloves in the Winter & you have never answered that
letter – tell M^rs Elliott I received her last kind letter & will
answer it soon – fancy you are with her so this will be the
same
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I have another request to make to your good Mother & more
trouble to give her, if you will be so kind to desire her to
execute – we will be oblig’d to her to send us six & thirty
large Knives & Forks, two Carveing Knives & Forks, &
Eighteen Snall Knives & Forks, all of White Ivory
they must have no ferrells, but be quite plain – the Blade
has good as they can be & the haft has handsome - they
must be Ivory & not Bone, the forks the same sort of the last
{?Bosom} Forks but not three grains – they are for Uncle
Statham, he took it into his head to not like the others
[damaged] because they had Ferrells so he let his [damaged]
[damaged] Brother have the others if M^rs Elliott can [damaged]
[damaged] get no White Ivory, they must be plain Gree [damaged]
[damaged] the Dozen of small Knives & Forks that is twelve [damaged]
& Forks of Black hafts pray send in the Box – they will
be glad to have them as soon as is convenient – they must
be directed as before – these old Gentlemen are very particular
Aunt Statham sends Respects to you, M^r & M^rs Elliott & to all
your Friends & begs M^rs E to accept her best thanks for
the Receipt, she dined with us to day & looks charmingly
Aunt Ellison has great afflictions with her son we expect
her the next week to stay a little with us we have had a
very little summer yet the weather very cold – Cos B & Sister
joins me in love to your self & M^rs Elliott, Respects to your
Father, & all your other Relations please to present Coms
too – give a Kiss for us to Kitty – you must excuse all defects
& burn this when M^r Elliott has seen it –
Am my Dear M^rs Hares Sincere & Affectionate
Friend E Hesketh
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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffeild
Yorkshire

June 15^th 1780 Ormskirk
My Dear M^rs Hares letter was very acceptable
it was so long since my self or any of your Lancashire
Friends had a line from you, that we thought you had
forgot how to use a pen, hope you will not become idle
again for you really have a deal to return fancy you
are with your good Parents at Sheffield perhaps you will
have it in your power to spend some time with them
now M^r Hare is gone unless you have a Family of
Servants that requires attention, is Kitty with you or
at School. We were very glad when M^r & Miss Wright
settled so near your Mother they must make her spend
many happy hours, is M^rs Elliott as stout as usual – your
kind enquiries after Aunt Brownsword both herself &
us all was obliged by, she is got very well & I think looks
full as well as she did ere she was last ill, she went
to her new house the last Saturday but one, she had been
confined a month here, at first the thought she appeared
only like Jenny's Stranger, since we durst move about
she is more at home – a very Comfortable house it is, &
Cos has a large yard to herself which she enjoys
much, keeps hens & chickens which are her delight
we are all of us well fixed if we can think so – for
Aunt Mounts house is a pretty one - & ours very Convenient
[new page]
we are obliged by your repeated wishes of seeing us in
Yorkshire, believe you very sincere in that & every other
good wish towards us, believe me when I say, it
would not give us less pleasure to have it in our
powers to visit our Friends in Sheffield till they would
receive us with – the joy would be Mutual – we cannot
make it Convenient this year, & will never flatter our
selves with a distant hope, the disappointment is so much
the greater for doing it, I have not spent a Night in Liverpool
of Two years it will be in August, never was I half the
time out of that Town since I was grown up before.
Aunt Statham has been married two years & I have
never spent one night with her, many things have
prevented my good purposes or have meant frequently
to have gone to Liverpool – I think my Dear M^rs Hare
will believe it is not want of Inclination to see our Friends
I think eighteen Boxes of Pills was the whole that came, but
We kept no account & hoped you did, when the Gentleman
Comes which M^rs Elliott mentioned the whole will be settled
I hope it we be at home, have been Indebted to you a long
Time for the shoes &c, desires M^rs Elliott will recollect what
Coffee she has had I dare say she remembers the quantity
My sister bids me tell you that she wrote by M^r Wade with
the Gloves in the Winter & you have never answered that
letter – tell M^rs Elliott I received her last kind letter & will
answer it soon – fancy you are with her so this will be the
same
[new page]
I have another request to make to your good Mother & more
trouble to give her, if you will be so kind to desire her to
execute – we will be obliged to her to send us six & thirty
large Knives & Forks, two Carving Knives & Forks, &
Eighteen Small Knives & Forks, all of White Ivory
they must have no ferrells, but be quite plain – the Blade
has good as they can be & the haft has handsome - they
must be Ivory & not Bone, the forks the same sort of the last
{?Bosom} Forks but not three grains – they are for Uncle
Statham, he took it into his head to not like the others
[damaged] because they had Ferrells so he let his [damaged]
[damaged] Brother have the others if M^rs Elliott can [damaged]
[damaged] get no White Ivory, they must be plain Gree [damaged]
[damaged] the Dozen of small Knives & Forks that is twelve [damaged]
& Forks of Black hafts pray send in the Box – they will
be glad to have them as soon as is convenient – they must
be directed as before – these old Gentlemen are very particular
Aunt Statham sends Respects to you, M^r & M^rs Elliott & to all
your Friends & begs M^rs E to accept her best thanks for
the Receipt, she dined with us to day & looks charmingly
Aunt Ellison has great afflictions with her son we expect
her the next week to stay a little with us we have had a
very little summer yet the weather very cold – Cos B & Sister
joins me in love to your self & M^rs Elliott, Respects to your
Father, & all your other Relations please to present Coms
too – give a Kiss for us to Kitty – you must excuse all defects
& burn this when M^r Elliott has seen it –
Am my Dear M^rs Hares Sincere & Affectionate
Friend E Hesketh
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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire
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