Ormskirk May 2^d
I received A letter from my Dear M^rs Hare
on Friday wrot in so unusal A stile I scarcely coud believe my eyes
told me true, if you have at all recollected yourself you must
be convinced there was no cause for your great warmth. I am very
well convinced it proceeded from friendship and a very sincere
regard therefore shall forget its contents. I never think of doubting
the esteem of those whose actions have ever expressed Friendship
I think when you come to take a Retrospect of mine you will ever
find them uniform though the whole of our acquaintance I am
perfectly sensible of the favour you confer’d in your last visit
to Barton and know it coud not be done without some incon=
=veniency to you and very great to M^rs Elliot as she had A
Family to leave. I hope we shall ever remember the obligation
and shall embrace every Oppourtunity we have of seeing York
shire as well as we have {?done}, tis not my Dear seven years
since we saw you there we came from Buxton tho but for
won week and let me tell you I don’t know any body els that
woud at that time have drawn me so much farther (but tis not
my Intention to enter into particulars of that {?sort} every bodys
own heart can best answer, mine dose not reproach me with any
insincerely I have always had a most sincere regard for
your welfare and feel my self greatly Interested in your
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happiness but if comeing to Yorkshire only is to be the best of my
sincerely I am concern’d to think it ust still be doubted, for however
strange it may seem to you we really have it not in our power
to leave home so far this year tis not you know allways
convenient to go abroad we are far from being fixd as we shoud
be yet if we coud have left home with any degree of ease
we never want inclination to see our Yorkshire friends and
I dare venture to say it gives both my sister and self more
concern not being able to come than it does you, tho I am
convinced there is not a friend we have in the world no nor
A relation that woud be more truly glad to see us than M^r M^rs
Elliot and yourself) I am sorry Indeed you are so much displeased
and must beg you will not put so unkind A construction upon
our not comeing as you did in your last, as to Jenny and my
sister I can say nothing about their not writing but I know
I allways writ twice for {?woust} and believe won letter in
ten or twelve mounths is as much as ever I get from yourself
I don’t think you love me less I believe your thoughts often
engaged upon other things and can both allow for and excuse
your silence M^{rs Heathcote and her Husband have been with
us two nights the left us yesterday Mrs Heathcote desired I woud
give her respects Miss Statham has been with us a fortnight
she is you, I wrot so lately I have nothing new to tell but I coud
not rest satisfied till I ahd answered yours which hurt me greatly
tis long fifteen years I think since Mrs Hare stiled her my
R {?Miss} – I started at the Appeletion I beg it may be dropd
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my sister Aunt and Jenny joine in kind regards to you and
Mrs Elliot Mr Elliot and Mr Hare respects to all other friends
I am just going to Church but conduct another post {?help}
Telling you that I still remain my Dear Mrs Hare
sincere and affectionate friend
M A Hesketh
Do write soon a kinder letter
[change hand] I had [illeg] for my Under Girl, the Child disclosed
Such schems He had laid for Her {?Pain} but thank God it did not succeed
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Mrs Hare
At Mr Elliotts Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire
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Ormskirk May 2^d
I received A letter from my Dear M^rs Hare
on Friday wrote in so unusual A stile I scarcely could believe my eyes
told me true, if you have at all recollected yourself you must
be convinced there was no cause for your great warmth. I am very
well convinced it proceeded from friendship and a very sincere
regard therefore shall forget its contents. I never think of doubting
the esteem of those whose actions have ever expressed Friendship
I think when you come to take a Retrospect of mine you will ever
find them uniform though the whole of our acquaintance I am
perfectly sensible of the favour you conferred in your last visit
to Barton and know it could not be done without some incon=
=veniency to you and very great to M^rs Elliot as she had A
Family to leave. I hope we shall ever remember the obligation
and shall embrace every Opportunity we have of seeing York
shire as well as we have {?done}, tis not my Dear seven years
since we saw you there we came from Buxton though but for
won week and let me tell you I don’t know any body else that
would at that time have drawn me so much farther (but tis not
my Intention to enter into particulars of that {?sort} everybodies
own heart can best answer, mine dose not reproach me with any
insincerely I have always had a most sincere regard for
your welfare and feel my self greatly Interested in your
[new page]
happiness but if coming to Yorkshire only is to be the best of my
sincerely I am concerned to think it must still be doubted, for however
strange it may seem to you we really have it not in our power
to leave home so far this year tis not you know always
convenient to go abroad we are far from being fixed as we should
be yet if we could have left home with any degree of ease
we never want inclination to see our Yorkshire friends and
I dare venture to say it gives both my sister and self more
concern not being able to come than it does you, though I am
convinced there is not a friend we have in the world no nor
A relation that would be more truly glad to see us than M^r M^rs
Elliot and yourself) I am sorry Indeed you are so much displeased
and must beg you will not put so unkind A construction upon
our not coming as you did in your last, as to Jenny and my
sister I can say nothing about their not writing but I know
I always wrote twice for {?woust} and believe won letter in
ten or twelve months is as much as ever I get from yourself
I don’t think you love me less I believe your thoughts often
engaged upon other things and can both allow for and excuse
your silence M^rs Heathcote and her Husband have been with
us two nights the left us yesterday M^rs Heathcote desired I would
give her respects Miss Statham has been with us a fortnight
she is you, I wrote so lately I have nothing new to tell but I could
not rest satisfied till I had answered yours which hurt me greatly
tis long fifteen years I think since M^rs Hare styled her my
R {?Miss} – I started at the Appellation I beg it may be dropped
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my sister Aunt and Jenny join in kind regards to you and
M^rs Elliot M^r Elliot and M^r Hare respects to all other friends
I am just going to Church but conduct another post {?help}
Telling you that I still remain my Dear M^rs Hare
sincere and affectionate friend
M A Hesketh
Do write soon a kinder letter
[change hand] I had [illeg] for my Under Girl, the Child disclosed
Such schemes He had laid for Her {?Pain} but thank God it did not succeed
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M^rs Hare
At M^r Elliotts Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire
Single