Ormskirk April 25 1777

Dear M^rs Hare

If sympathy could soften the keen edge of affliction yours
my friend would derive some obviation from the anxiety your absent friends
experience for your situation but I flatter myself the damn of hope which darted
in upon you the time M^rs Elliott wrote has not prov’d delusive but still continues
its influence on your mind and I shall rejoice to be inform’d your darling
child finds that benefit from medicine and nursing which an anxious Parent
like you pray’s for, on a supposition of Kitty gaining ground of her indispo-
sition I shall take the liberty of reminding you that care is necessary for your
own preservation and the recollection of the loss you wou’d be to an only child
will induce you to pay attention to yourself, indeed I frequently think and
speak of your very [damaged{?near}] [damaged{?relation}] [damaged{?and}] never without a sigh of regrett for his
deficiency in humanity, but a time will come when sickness will overtake him &
then he will not be over fond of the retrospect of past actions, my mother is owing
as I imagine to these cold winds teaz’d with the rheumatism in her head which
prevents her using the exercise that is necessary for her, when warm weather arrives
I please myself with thinking she will get rid of the complaint, their well at Barton
Liverpool and what are left at Formby and did the whole know I was scribling they
wou’d request the inserting of their best wishes, tomorrow we expect Miss Backhouse
in Ormskirk to spend a fortnight or three weeks with us, last week M^rs Heathcote
spent a day with us she is amazingly fat and I do wish she may have no more
children for six is a large number to be provided for as they will in the early part
of life be accustom’d to live, my pett Miss Pilkington is at Manchester where she will
Remain most of the summer, but Miss N Watson and M^r Hill are in the town &
I bear the formers absence tolerably, John Farzakerley & his brother are at Prescott
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his health is in a very precarious state & the pettishness he gives way to
will greatly retard his recovery, but there is no convincing him of that truth therefore
he must pursue his own methods and the consequence he must bear Alick is well but
his being oblig’d to attend his brother will be a great disadvantage to him on account
of being absent from College - - My mother writes me in best respects to all and in
earnest wishes for Kitty’s recovery that we may have an early account of her better
health is the sincere desire of
Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliott
Norfolk Street
Sheffield

Ormskirk April 25 1777

Dear M^rs Hare

If sympathy could soften the keen edge of affliction yours
my friend would derive some obviation from the anxiety your absent friends
experience for your situation but I flatter myself the damn of hope which darted
in upon you the time M^rs Elliott wrote has not proved delusive but still continues
its influence on your mind and I shall rejoice to be informed your darling
child finds that benefit from medicine and nursing which an anxious Parent
like you prays for, on a supposition of Kitty gaining ground of her indispo-
sition I shall take the liberty of reminding you that care is necessary for your
own preservation and the recollection of the loss you would be to an only child
will induce you to pay attention to yourself, indeed I frequently think and
speak of your very [damaged{?near}] [damaged{?relation}] [damaged{?and}] never without a sigh of regret for his
deficiency in humanity, but a time will come when sickness will overtake him &
then he will not be over fond of the retrospect of past actions, my mother is owing
as I imagine to these cold winds teased with the rheumatism in her head which
prevents her using the exercise that is necessary for her, when warm weather arrives
I please myself with thinking she will get rid of the complaint, they are well at Barton
Liverpool and what are left at Formby and did the whole know I was scribbling they
would request the inserting of their best wishes, tomorrow we expect Miss Backhouse
in Ormskirk to spend a fortnight or three weeks with us, last week M^rs Heathcote
spent a day with us she is amazingly fat and I do wish she may have no more
children for six is a large number to be provided for as they will in the early part
of life be accustomed to live, my pett Miss Pilkington is at Manchester where she will
Remain most of the summer, but Miss N Watson and M^r Hill are in the town &
I bear the formers absence tolerably, John Farzakerley & his brother are at Prescott
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his health is in a very precarious state & the pettishness he gives way to
will greatly retard his recovery, but there is no convincing him of that truth therefore
he must pursue his own methods and the consequence he must bear Alick is well but
his being obliged to attend his brother will be a great disadvantage to him on account
of being absent from College - - My mother writes me in best respects to all and in
earnest wishes for Kitty’s recovery that we may have an early account of her better
health is the sincere desire of
Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliott
Norfolk Street
Sheffield