Ormskirk Jan::^{ry th} ₅ 1783

Dear M^rs Hare

I am just return’d from hearing Alick Radcliffe preach and read
prayers, both which he perform’d amazingly, you frequently occur’d to me and
your partiality to him as well as myself wou’d have made you vastly delighted
with him, he has no living neither will his brother I apprehend purchase him one
he being no very warm advocate for the Clergy but he is a very kind brother for
he allows Alick {^£} 200 a year and has done so ever since he went to College
My Cousin Heskeths are return’d from Kirkham, they have paid many melancholy
visits in that place but none that has given ‘em equal concern for the Miss Risley
that is just dead was the most intimate friend E Hesketh ever had M H excep-
ted, her loss is great for she was an agreeable companion and a most sincere
friend and those are rarely to be met with, self interest being too much a leading principle
with the generality_ need I inform you that it affords me satisfaction
to hear M^r Hare writes so affectionately and shou’d he return I hope he will act
differently to what he has done for many years past, and you live
comfortably with him in future, men have a large field allow’d
in compar’d to poor woman, for lest his galantry’s be of ever so
glaring a nature if he sees his error & repents all is nearly buried
in oblivion, but if poor woman deviate from the paths of virtue
the fall like stars which set to rise no more, you will be pleas’d to hear
Kitty Smith has married well, the Gentleman’s name is Breary {^lives} near York
he has been constant 6 years, since his Daughter has enter’d hymen’s
lands Ned has took unto himself an helpmate, she is, he writes
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she is an angel of a woman and he sent money to set the Ormskirk
bells of ringing, her age is 50 therefore no prospect of an encrease to his
family_ we have a Lady & two boys come to live amongst us that is equal to
any Court calendar and newspaper for she has quite a general knowledge
she is cousin german to the present Earl of Belvidere and connected with
most of the great people of Ireland where she has spent many years she
was educated in England and was some years in America with her
husband who was a Captain in the Army and was one of those unfortunate
Officers who were assassinated just after the Battle of Bunker hill, her
name is Dutton and she appears as if she wish’d to be on good footing
with every body__ R Formby since I began this letter we have heard is
ordain’d, I wish he had a Living but without purchasing I fear he has no
chance and during his mothers life he has no chance of saving therefore he
will be puzled how to act for the best_ My Aunt & Molly Mount agree very well
with a town life, but the desire accumulating will ever be a leading principle
in the breast of the former to me it is wond’rous strange for her daughter
will not marry I think during the life of her mother and the latter is promi
-sing enough to live to be 90, James Taylor we expect down this spring to
fix in this town, his prospect is not bright, here being 3 in the place already
but he must wait, for he dislikes London and he hears of no vacancy in
the Law way in the Country, and he had better have leisure amongst his
friend’s than in a strange place, M^r Fazakerley of Fazakerley keeps his
Mother a carriage a circumstance that will put it in her power to go to
Church & visit her friends her eyes are so bad that she dare not ride on
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horse back nor walk with ease, we expect her in Church Street next month
for week or ten days, my Mother enjoys as good health as I can expect
but her age and infirmities render {^her} soon unhing’d we expect M^r M^rs Heathcote
for 3 or four nights though I have an high value for both yet their being
here will disturb my Mothers hours and makes her unwell afterwards that
I shall be glad when they have been, old people that have had bad health are
soon put out of the way let their tempers be ever so good and amiable
Your good Father & Mother I flatter myself are well and Kitty’s constitution
apparently stronger that you may all enjoy every blessing this life has in
store is the un-remitted wish of
Dear M^rs Hare’s
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
N.B
accept the regards of us all
I feel such reluctance to my pen
that it is an effort I make many
attempts to avoid though by so
doing I am sensible I act wrong

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M^rs Hare at M^r Elliott
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire

Ormskirk Jan:^{ry th} ₅ 1783

Dear M^rs Hare

I am just return’d from hearing Alick Radcliffe preach and read
prayers, both which he performed amazingly, you frequently occured to me and
your partiality to him as well as myself wou’d have made you vastly delighted
with him, he has no living neither will his brother I apprehend purchase him one
he being no very warm advocate for the Clergy but he is a very kind brother for
he allows Alick {^£} 200 a year and has done so ever since he went to College
My Cousin Heskeths are returned from Kirkham, they have paid many melancholy
visits in that place but none that has given them equal concern for the Miss Risley
that is just dead was the most intimate friend E Hesketh ever had M H excep-
ted, her loss is great for she was an agreeable companion and a most sincere
friend and those are rarely to be met with, self interest being too much a leading principle
with the generality. Need I inform you that it affords me satisfaction
to hear M^r Hare writes so affectionately and should he return I hope he will act
differently to what he has done for many years past, and you live
comfortably with him in future, men have a large field allowed
in compared to poor woman, for lest his gallantry’s be of ever so
glaring a nature if he sees his error & repents all is nearly buried
in oblivion, but if poor woman deviate from the paths of virtue
the fall like stars which set to rise no more, you will be pleased to hear
Kitty Smith has married well, the Gentleman’s name is Breary {^lives} near York
he has been constant 6 years, since his Daughter has entered hymen’s
lands Ned has took unto himself an helpmate, she is, he writes
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she is an angel of a woman and he sent money to set the Ormskirk
bells of ringing, her age is 50 therefore no prospect of an encrease to his
family_ we have a Lady & two boys come to live amongst us that is equal to
any Court calendar and newspaper for she has quite a general knowledge
she is cousin german to the present Earl of Belvidere and connected with
most of the great people of Ireland where she has spent many years she
was educated in England and was some years in America with her
husband who was a Captain in the Army and was one of those unfortunate
Officers who were assassinated just after the Battle of Bunker hill, her
name is Dutton and she appears as if she wish’d to be on good footing
with every body. R Formby since I began this letter we have heard is
ordained, I wish he had a Living but without purchasing I fear he has no
chance and during his mother’s life he has no chance of saving therefore he
will be puzzled how to act for the best. My Aunt & Molly Mount agree very well
with a town life, but the desire accumulating will ever be a leading principle
in the breast of the former to me it is wonderous strange for her daughter
will not marry I think during the life of her mother and the latter is promi
-sing enough to live to be 90, James Taylor we expect down this spring to
fix in this town, his prospect is not bright, here being 3 in the place already
but he must wait, for he dislikes London and he hears of no vacancy in
the Law way in the Country, and he had better have leisure amongst his
friend’s than in a strange place, M^r Fazakerley of Fazakerley keeps his
Mother a carriage a circumstance that will put it in her power to go to
Church & visit her friends her eyes are so bad that she dare not ride on
[new page]
horseback nor walk with ease, we expect her in Church Street next month
for week or ten days, my Mother enjoys as good health as I can expect
but her age and infirmities render {^her} soon unhing’d we expect M^r M^rs Heathcote
for 3 or four nights though I have an high value for both yet their being
here will disturb my Mothers hours and makes her unwell afterwards that
I shall be glad when they have been, old people that have had bad health are
soon put out of the way let their tempers be ever so good and amiable
Your good Father & Mother I flatter myself are well and Kitty’s constitution
apparently stronger that you may all enjoy every blessing this life has in
store is the un-remitted wish of
Dear M^rs Hare’s
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
N.B
accept the regards of us all
I feel such reluctance to my pen
that it is an effort I make many
attempts to avoid though by so
doing I am sensible I act wrong

[new page]
M^rs Hare at M^r Elliott
Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Yorkshire