Ormskirk September ^th ₁₂


[small torn fragment of the letter stuck to the seal]
In what {^light} do I appear in to My Dear M^rs Hare, not in the most
favourable I fear, but when my Friend is acquainted with the real cause
of my silence, friendship will induce her to excuse me, for ’tis indisposition
That has made me appear remiss, for the Ague I have not been quite free from
till within this last week: I have been rambling about exercise being
advis’d Manchester was one of the places I wishd my Aunt Nelly & M^r
Lake my party, as I was walking about in the {^town} I cou’d not avoid reflecting
that the last time I was in King Street was with M^rs Hare in my way
to [?Burronlee] where I spent many happy and agreeable days_ my Cousin
Heskeths are now at Buxton, and I imagine will see me Yorkshire
Friends ere they return if wishes avail’d anything I wou’d be of the
Party to Sheffield but alas their vain unsubstantial things_ your races
are drawing near, when you will be vastly gay, you wou’d hear I doubt not
What pompous ones they had at Liverpool and that they have rais’d {^£} 200
already for the next year. M^rs Heathcote is at present confin’d having pre-
sented her good-man with a girl both are likely to do well I was spending
a night with them last week. pray how is kitty well I hope, and where is her
papa, have you any expectation of his spending the winter with you or he
intends being with the Regiment, may he do that which will {^be} most satisfac-
-tory to you is my ardent wish. I often wonder whether Miss Nancy Wright
Have paid her respects to [damaged-?the Tem]ple of Hymen or the prelude to matrimony
is still in acting is my [damaged] as active as ever he will want M^rs Doctor
Wright vastly to play it [damaged] {?w}ith him_ M^rs Farzakerley is in Ormskirk she
is very constant in her enquiries after you, John & Alick are in the Country
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both are greatly improv’d and at present very good - poor Molly Mount has a very indifferent
time of the rheumatism, if Buxton dont relieve her, she will be depress’d for she was taught to
expect it to cure her, my Aunt Mount wou’d have a most severe Loss should Molly go into a de-cline
which was once apprehended, for she is a most dutyfull and affectionate child, my Aunt Taylors
family are all in a good state of health, Cousin Richard is preparing for going to house you wou’d
be amaz’d to hear how frugally he talks, six months has effected a total change in his sentiments
for he formerly paid no vast regard to oeconomy. M^rs Mordaunt grows so fat ’tis thought she will
Not produce a son an heir a circumstance not of the most pleasing nature I presume to M^r and
M^rs Yates for their other daughter has no children. M^r Graham is expected to be married soon, he
is gone to his new house, never was their two people whose opinions was more similar for each
considers narrowly the value of a penny, my Mother keeps stout and clever which is a great blessing
she writes me in best respects to M^r M^rs Elliott Love to yourself and a kiss to kitty, please to make
my Compliments acceptable to your relations at Park Rotherham and Wickersley, remind your good
Mother of her debt to her little Friend, and by favouring your Jenny by an early epistle you
will greatly oblige my Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
N B

excuse bad pen and many blunders

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

Ormskirk September ^th ₁₂

[small torn fragment of the letter stuck to the seal]
In what {^light} do I appear in to My Dear M^rs Hare, not in the most
favourable I fear, but when my Friend is acquainted with the real cause
of my silence, friendship will induce her to excuse me, for it is indisposition
That has made me appear remiss, for the Ague I have not been quite free from
till within this last week: I have been rambling about exercise being
advised. Manchester was one of the places I wished my Aunt Nelly & M^r
Lake my party, as I was walking about in the {^town} I could not avoid reflecting
that the last time I was in King Street was with M^rs Hare in my way
to [?Burronlee] where I spent many happy and agreeable days. my Cousin
Heskeths are now at Buxton, and I imagine will see me Yorkshire
Friends ere they return if wishes availed anything I would be of the
Party to Sheffield but alas their vain unsubstantial things_ your races
are drawing near, when you will be vastly gay, you would hear I doubt not
What pompous ones they had at Liverpool and that they have raised {^£} 200
already for the next year. M^rs Heathcote is at present confined having pre-
sented her good-man with a girl both are likely to do well I was spending
a night with them last week. pray how is kitty well I hope, and where is her
papa, have you any expectation of his spending the winter with you or he
intends being with the Regiment, may he do that which will {^be} most satisfac-
-tory to you is my ardent wish. I often wonder whether Miss Nancy Wright
Have paid her respects to [damaged-?the Tem]ple of Hymen or the prelude to matrimony
is still in acting is my [damaged] as active as ever he will want M^rs Doctor
Wright vastly to play it [damaged] {?w}ith him_ M^rs Farzakerley is in Ormskirk she
is very constant in her enquiries after you, John & Alick are in the Country
[new page]
both are greatly improved and at present very good - poor Molly Mount has a very indifferent
time of the rheumatism, if Buxton don’t relieve her, she will be depressed for she was taught to
expect it to cure her, my Aunt Mount would have a most severe Loss should Molly go into a de-cline
which was once apprehended, for she is a most dutiful and affectionate child, my Aunt Taylors
family are all in a good state of health, Cousin Richard is preparing for going to house you would
be amazed to hear how frugally he talks, six months has effected a total change in his sentiments
for he formerly paid no vast regard to oeconomy. M^rs Mordaunt grows so fat it is thought she will
Not produce a son an heir a circumstance not of the most pleasing nature I presume to M^r and
M^rs Yates for their other daughter has no children. M^r Graham is expected to be married soon, he
is gone to his new house, never was there two people whose opinions was more similar for each
considers narrowly the value of a penny, my Mother keeps stout and clever which is a great blessing
she writes me in best respects to M^r M^rs Elliott Love to yourself and a kiss to kitty, please to make
my Compliments acceptable to your relations at Park Rotherham and Wickersley, remind your good
Mother of her debt to her little Friend, and by favouring your Jenny by an early epistle you
will greatly oblige my Dear M^rs Hares
Sincere Friend
JBrownsword
N B

excuse bad pen and many blunders

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