Ormskirk June 28^th 1781
Dear M^rs Hare/
We have long expected hearing from you
though I believe you are not my debtor, you are thought
tedious in answering Jennys & my sisters last letters,
a Countery Life takes up more of your time till a towns
did, it is not so with us, we are busier here till at {?Barton}
more engaged till we wish, & have less time for anything
it agrees with our Health which is the most {?material}
sister is grown fat & very Healthy, I am much the same
Aunt B continues very well, for fourteen Months or near
that time, she has known few Complaints, it will give
us great pleasure to hear what you are doing & how
your Health & Kittys go on, no Friends you have will
rejoice more truly at your Happiness, & wish you
wou’d indulge us more frequent with an information
of your self, M^rs Elliott much oftener favours us with
a line till you do, but lately have not heard from her
dare say she is particularly {^engaged} perhaps M^r Wright is not
alive or if he be very weak, shall pitty his Daughters
they are affectionate & though his age will make
them not expect his Life to be many years, still the
Stroke is severe when felt by a good Child at any
age. Do you ever see M^r M^rs {?K/Rind} & M^rs {?Pool}
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R Formby is now in the Countery, you are so kind to often
enquire for him & remembers so much of his Father
that I flatter my self you will like to hear of him, he
came from Oxford to keep his Birth day at Formby
gave the Servants a treat the day he came of age, he
is in {^my} {?eyes} a smart sensible grave good young man
lively with young people & studious to please every one
we are happy in the prospect of him at present, hope
he will fall into good hands, he keeps a servant & a couple
of Horses has Lodgings in Liverpool, when he is not at
[damaged] {?only} upon Business – Cos James Taylor is now in London
[damaged] y promiseing, M^r Taylor has a very fine little Boy
Cos Mary Taylor is just the same as ever, her addition
of fortune don’t make her go more from home yet, Aunt
Statham is very happy & makes him so M^r Statham I
mean, Cos Jane enjoys her usual good spirits & is often
the life of the Company, M^rs Heathcote don’t Breed so
fast as she did, her youngest is three years old, but
she has four which is pritty well, M^r Heathcotes Daughters
have entirely left school which will be a trial now
of a second sort of Chilldren, you would be surprised to
see how much this little Town is altered in dress & visiting
not many young men that visits, full more till usual
I think our Vicker is a visiting young Gentle Man
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this day week we drank tea at Barton, I had not been there
of twelve months, it is very neat which was a pleasing
Circumstance to us, the Yarding kept up much the same
the Papers we left dry & quite whole, Forby Gardings
are much run to decay, what sort of a Lady as your
Cos Kind married at the last, will he make a spirited Husband
do you ever hear from M^r Hare, were is he & what is he doing
Doctor Branderth is the leading Man in Liverpool now
his Lady is big with Child – Aunt Mount & Molly does
very well in Ormskirk, Aunt is fond of Cards which are
a great amusement to her, we have had some terrible
thunder & lightening two Houses in this Town damaged
[damaged] no lives lost, M^r R Chappell is married [damaged]
[damaged] to a Lady out of the North, they saw their [damaged]
company in a morning this week, he is not the
least improved dare say you remember him, Miss
Septhton was married yesterday & gone to live at
Prescot, do you remember that Lady, they were two
Sisters smart fashionable Ladies, none of your friends
[damaged] way for matrimony, now it is in
the [damaged]perhaps it may call upon some of us –
M^r Knowles is alive though he continues his Old
Way of Life & has been very poorly what a {?Complaint}
He has, Aunt Mount & Cos desires their compts Aunt
B & C of respects accept our Love & a Kiss to Kitty
If you are at Sheffeild give Respects I am my Dear
Your affectionate & sincere Friend E Hesketh
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M^rs Hare M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffeild
Yorkshire
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Ormskirk June 28^th 1781
Dear M^rs Hare/
We have long expected hearing from you
though I believe you are not my debtor, you are thought
tedious in answering Jenny's & my sisters last letters,
a Country Life takes up more of your time till a towns
did, it is not so with us, we are busier here till at {?Barton}
more engaged till we wish, & have less time for anything
it agrees with our Health which is the most {?material}
sister is grown fat & very Healthy, I am much the same
Aunt B continues very well, for fourteen Months or near
that time, she has known few Complaints, it will give
us great pleasure to hear what you are doing & how
your Health & Kitty's go on, no Friends you have will
rejoice more truly at your Happiness, & wish you
would indulge us more frequent with an information
of your self, M^rs Elliott much oftener favours us with
a line till you do, but lately have not heard from her
dare say she is particularly {^engaged} perhaps M^r Wright is not
alive or if he be very weak, shall pity his Daughters
they are affectionate & though his age will make
them not expect his Life to be many years, still the
Stroke is severe when felt by a good Child at any
age. Do you ever see M^r M^rs {?K/Rind} & M^rs {?Pool}
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R Formby is now in the Country, you are so kind to often
enquire for him & remembers so much of his Father
that I flatter my self you will like to hear of him, he
came from Oxford to keep his Birth day at Formby
gave the Servants a treat the day he came of age, he
is in {^my} {?eyes} a smart sensible grave good young man
lively with young people & studious to please every one
we are happy in the prospect of him at present, hope
he will fall into good hands, he keeps a servant & a couple
of Horses has Lodgings in Liverpool, when he is not at
[damaged] {?only} upon Business – Cousin James Taylor is now in London
[damaged] y promising, M^r Taylor has a very fine little Boy
Cousin Mary Taylor is just the same as ever, her addition
of fortune don’t make her go more from home yet, Aunt
Statham is very happy & makes him so M^r Statham I
mean, Cousin Jane enjoys her usual good spirits & is often
the life of the Company, M^rs Heathcote don’t Breed so
fast as she did, her youngest is three years old, but
she has four which is pretty well, M^r Heathcote's Daughters
have entirely left school which will be a trial now
of a second sort of Children, you would be surprised to
see how much this little Town is altered in dress & visiting
not many young men that visits, full more till usual
I think our Vicar is a visiting young Gentle Man
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this day week we drank tea at Barton, I had not been there
of twelve months, it is very neat which was a pleasing
Circumstance to us, the Yarding kept up much the same
the Papers we left dry & quite whole, Formby Gardens
are much run to decay, what sort of a Lady as your
Cousin Kind married at the last, will he make a spirited Husband
do you ever hear from M^r Hare, were is he & what is he doing?
Doctor Brandreth is the leading Man in Liverpool now
his Lady is big with Child – Aunt Mount & Molly does
very well in Ormskirk, Aunt is fond of Cards which are
a great amusement to her, we have had some terrible
thunder & lightening two Houses in this Town damaged
[damaged] no lives lost, M^r R Chappell is married [damaged]
[damaged] to a Lady out of the North, they saw their [damaged]
company in a morning this week, he is not the
least improved dare say you remember him, Miss
Septhton was married yesterday & gone to live at
Prescot, do you remember that Lady, they were two
Sisters smart fashionable Ladies, none of your friends
[damaged] way for matrimony, now it is in
the [damaged]perhaps it may call upon some of us –
M^r Knowles is alive though he continues his Old
Way of Life & has been very poorly what a {?Complaint}
He has, Aunt Mount & Cousin desires their compliments Aunt
B & C of respects accept our Love & a Kiss to Kitty
If you are at Sheffield give Respects I am my Dear
Your affectionate & sincere Friend E Hesketh
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M^rs Hare M^r Elliotts
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire
Single