[top of the page but text upside down] When you or Hare favour me with a letter if you recolect
tell me what was M^rs Roebucks name when she married
her present husband

My Dear M^rs Hare
I have for some time wanted resolution
to again address my Dear Friend having never had a letter
from Kitty since my last which has made me afraid that
the letter has never reached you and under such sircum
stances I was ashamed to write not doubting if the
letter had miscarried the unfavourable light I must
appear in from such negligence but setting aside that
I cannot but take up my pen to enquire after my Dear
Friends at Cowley from whom I have so long been deny’d
the pleasure of hearing I would have wrote two months ago
but your mentioning an intended visit to London
prevented me not knowing where to direct but now I
shall soon hope to hear again of your health and happi
-ness which no body would be more delighted to find
you both enjoyed than myself
I suppose Hare will have enjoyed all the
gayeties of London and will think Cowley on her return
rather dull but not less happy than when she left
to you my Dear Madam I dare say the pleasure
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you had would be in seeing Kitty happy and amused
when I hear from you say if you experienced all the
pleasure you expected for I remember that our ideas of
a London journey were of the exalted and {^it} must be
very charming indeed if answering our notions of it
(this question I put to Hare)
It is now six weeks since we arrived from
a visit to my Aunt Armstrong of 4 months which
we spent very agreeably and en tered into all the gayeties
the place afford we were at the spring Assizes which
was a pleasant meeting I admire the inhabitance very
much they are a sensible and polite set of people one Family
I was greatly attached to Miss Wilsons the name of the Ladies
are both upwards of forty but they possess so much
sence and good nature along with the advantages of having
seen the World that I [deleted illegible] think them {^the} most
agreeable Family in the place there were many others who
I admired very much
Do you know that since my Grandpapas death
I found that my Grandfather (that is my G.mama Father came
from the neighbourhood of Wakefield and that we had a good
many relation in that part I wish I had known as I should
like to have seen the place where he came from it was
Haigh Hall and he was the youngest of seven children when
I am my own mistress and pay you another visit I shall
enquire about him as he was well known amongst his wifes
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relation and she married him much against the inclina
tion of her parents he being at the time she knew him an
Ensign in the Army station at Carlisle and they contrived
to make a match much against the consent of her friends
my Dear Grandmama was brought up by her Aunts which leaves
us quite unacquainted with her father connections
My sister and I have had an invitation to spend
the winter in London I am very anxious that it should take
place but I think our going is uncertain my sister [seal illeg]
there did not like it but she was with my Mama [seal illeg]
ther of hers who’s ideas and my Sister did not quite [seal illeg]
but I dare say with our own relation she will like it better.
We have had a family from Northamptonshire
staying with us for a fortnight they live near where my
Brothers are at School you can scarcely imagine the pleasure
the good account they give {^of} them affords my Sister and I we
now begin to be quite proud of them all I wish {^is} that may
continue as good as they have hitherto been
My Mama is almost near her confinement, but
when it is I do not know exactly she had the misfortune
to loose her youngest who was my godson and who it grieved
me much to part from I have bespoke that place for the next
which office I shall be a little proud of - I hope M^rs Elliott is
well and Aunt Dolly does the latter live with your mother
I frequently pass my evening with you and my acquaintances
at Sheffield who to hear any account from always gives
me the greates pleasure
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Give my respectful Love to M^rs E and Miss Wright and com-
pliments to M^rs Burton and Miss Leveston pray is {M^rs/M^r} B Roebuck
married I never see any of my Sheffield acquaintance in the
newspaper from which I conclude it is a place rather barren
of Beans
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M^rs Hare
Cowley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

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My Sister unites with me in Love to Hare and with affection
ate wishes for to yourself I conclude my Dear Madam
your most affectionate and oblidged
Marg^t Benson
Cockermouth
August {?5}^th
1790. when you see M^r & M^rs {?Mawe} of {?Shweton} remember me
to them and to Miss Moore if she has not for got me

[top of the page but text upside down] When you or Hare favour me with a letter if you recollect
tell me what was M^rs Roebucks name when she married
her present husband

My Dear M^rs Hare
I have for some time wanted resolution
to again address my Dear Friend having never had a letter
from Kitty since my last which has made me afraid that
the letter has never reached you and under such circum
stances I was ashamed to write not doubting if the
letter had miscarried the unfavourable light I must
appear in from such negligence but setting aside that
I cannot but take up my pen to enquire after my Dear
Friends at Cowley from whom I have so long been denied
the pleasure of hearing I would have wrote two months ago
but your mentioning an intended visit to London
prevented me not knowing where to direct but now I
shall soon hope to hear again of your health and happi
-ness which no body would be more delighted to find
you both enjoyed than myself
I suppose Hare will have enjoyed all the
gaieties of London and will think Cowley on her return
rather dull but not less happy than when she left
to you my Dear Madam I dare say the pleasure
[new page]
you had would be in seeing Kitty happy and amused
when I hear from you say if you experienced all the
pleasure you expected for I remember that our ideas of
a London journey were of the exalted and {^it} must be
very charming indeed if answering our notions of it
(this question I put to Hare)
It is now six weeks since we arrived from
a visit to my Aunt Armstrong of 4 months which
we spent very agreeably and entered into all the gaieties
the place afford we were at the spring Assizes which
was a pleasant meeting I admire the inhabitance very
much they are a sensible and polite set of people one Family
I was greatly attached to Miss Wilsons the name of the Ladies
are both upwards of forty but they possess so much
sence and good nature along with the advantages of having
seen the World that I [deleted illegible] think them {^the} most
agreeable Family in the place there were many others who
I admired very much
Do you know that since my Grandpapas death
I found that my Grandfather (that is my G.mama Father came
from the neighbourhood of Wakefield and that we had a good
many relation in that part I wish I had known as I should
like to have seen the place where he came from it was
Haigh Hall and he was the youngest of seven children when
I am my own mistress and pay you another visit I shall
enquire about him as he was well known amongst his wifes
[new page]
relation and she married him much against the inclina
tion of her parents he being at the time she knew him an
Ensign in the Army station at Carlisle and they contrived
to make a match much against the consent of her friends
my Dear Grandmama was brought up by her Aunts which leaves
us quite unacquainted with her father connections
My sister and I have had an invitation to spend
the winter in London I am very anxious that it should take
place but I think our going is uncertain my sister [seal illeg]
there did not like it but she was with my Mama [seal illeg]
ther of hers whose ideas and my Sister did not quite [seal illeg]
but I dare say with our own relation she will like it better.
We have had a family from Northamptonshire
staying with us for a fortnight they live near where my
Brothers are at School you can scarcely imagine the pleasure
the good account they give {^of} them affords my Sister and I we
now begin to be quite proud of them all I wish {^is} that may
continue as good as they have hitherto been
My Mama is almost near her confinement, but
when it is I do not know exactly she had the misfortune
to lose her youngest who was my godson and who it grieved
me much to part from I have bespoke that place for the next
which office I shall be a little proud of - I hope M^rs Elliott is
well and Aunt Dolly does the latter live with your mother
I frequently pass my evening with you and my acquaintances
at Sheffield who to hear any account from always gives
me the greatest pleasure
[next page]
Give my respectful Love to M^rs E and Miss Wright and com-
pliments to M^rs Burton and Miss Leveston pray is {M^rs/M^r} B Roebuck
married I never see any of my Sheffield acquaintance in the
newspaper from which I conclude it is a place rather barren
of Beans
[vertical centre page]
M^rs Hare
Cowley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire

[normal text position]
My Sister unites with me in Love to Hare and with affection
ate wishes for to yourself I conclude my Dear Madam
your most affectionate and obliged
Marg^t Benson
Cockermouth
August {?5}^th
1790. when you see M^r & M^rs {?Mawe} of {?Shweton} remember me
to them and to Miss Moore if she has not forgot me