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

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Childwall March ^th ₇

Dear M^rs Hare

Your letter I wish’d to answer as soon as it was in my
power to mention a time for visiting an old and very steady friend whose
invitation I believe proceeds from the heart therefore I can have no doubt
of the meeting giving her equal satisfaction with myself, if the latter end of May
be convenient to you to receive me, I mean to visit your habitation and
Will be oblige’d to you to inform me whether to Chesterfield be not the most
direct road for me to pursue _ _ if any other time will be more agreable
to receive me I flatter myself you will act as is convenient to yourselves
for that is the most effectual method of rendering all parties comfortable
I am now in a very retir’d part of the Country about four miles distant
from Liverpool my Aunt Ellison is so good to be my guest for a month or
six weeks, which I think extremely kind in her for she’s near 80 and to leave
their own fire side at that age is a favor indeed, such as I cou’d not expect
retirement and walking out has been of great advantage to me for my spirits
were wore out by being in company that deem’d it civil to be talking__
my Cousin Heskeths are just return’d from Blackbourn M Hesketh dont enjoy
very good health her sister is much as when you saw her, M Mount never
was better, nor I think in equal spirits which renders her very happy
A Radcliffe has been a week in Lancashire he breakfasted with me Wednes-
Day morning he tells me his Lady has some knowledge of you from report
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they wish’d to see me in Berkshire but I wrote him at Xtmas that till I had seen a very
old friend in Derbyshire who ever shew’d great attention to the best of Parents whose loss
to me is beyond expression I shou’d not visit any absent intimate __ M^rs Far-zakerley
has again miscarried, she is so delicate ’tis to be apprehended she never will go on
M^rs Heathcote is vastly well but likely to lose her Father who is now confined to his room
his death will be a heavy loss to his unmarried daughter who has been accustom’d to live
very gentelly and though she may have a sufficient competenecy it will be very different
my Aunt Statham is well and has one of the best of men for her husband, no two people can be
happier, my Aunt D Formby and they are not yet reconcil’d __ R Formby has a son who bears a very
striking resemblance to my Uncle he has got the smallpox well over and promises for Life may he inherit his Grandfather’s and fathers virtues _ _ _ _ make my respects to M^r M^rs Elliott when you
write, present ‘em to Captain Hare, accept ‘em yourself and tho’ not personally known to your
daughter I shou’d wish to be remember’d to her in expectation of sometime being acquainted with her

Am Dear M^rs Hare
Y: ^or Sincere Friend
JBrownsword

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

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Childwall March ^th ₇

Dear M^rs Hare

Your letter I wished to answer as soon as it was in my
power to mention a time for visiting an old and very steady friend whose
invitation I believe proceeds from the heart therefore I can have no doubt
of the meeting giving her equal satisfaction with myself, if the latter end of May
be convenient to you to receive me, I mean to visit your habitation and
Will be obliged to you to inform me whether to Chesterfield be not the most
direct road for me to pursue _ _ if any other time will be more agreeable
to receive me I flatter myself you will act as is convenient to yourselves
for that is the most effectual method of rendering all parties comfortable
I am now in a very retired part of the Country about four miles distant
from Liverpool my Aunt Ellison is so good to be my guest for a month or
six weeks, which I think extremely kind in her for she’s near 80 and to leave
their own fire side at that age is a favor indeed, such as I could not expect
retirement and walking out has been of great advantage to me for my spirits
were wore out by being in company that deemed it civil to be talking__
my Cousin Heskeths are just returned from Blackbourn M Hesketh don’t enjoy
very good health her sister is much as when you saw her, M Mount never
was better, nor I think in equal spirits which renders her very happy
A Radcliffe has been a week in Lancashire he breakfasted with me Wednes-
Day morning he tells me his Lady has some knowledge of you from report
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they wished to see me in Berkshire but I wrote him at Christmas that till I had seen a very
old friend in Derbyshire who ever shewed great attention to the best of Parents whose loss
to me is beyond expression I should not visit any absent intimate __ M^rs Far-zakerley
has again miscarried, she is so delicate it is to be apprehended she never will go on
M^rs Heathcote is vastly well but likely to lose her Father who is now confined to his room
his death will be a heavy loss to his unmarried daughter who has been accustomed to live
very genteelly and though she may have a sufficient competency it will be very different
my Aunt Statham is well and has one of the best of men for her husband, no two people can be
happier, my Aunt D Formby and they are not yet reconciled __ R Formby has a son who bears a very
striking resemblance to my Uncle he has got the smallpox well over and promises for Life may he inherit his Grandfather’s and father’s virtues _ _ _ _ make my respects to M^r M^rs Elliott when you
write, present them to Captain Hare, accept them yourself and although not personally known to your
daughter I should wish to be remembered to her in expectation of sometime being acquainted with her

Am Dear M^rs Hare
Y: ^or Sincere Friend
JBrownsword