From the distressed situation that you would find
poor M^rs Mawe in, I could not supose that my
Amiable Friend would have so hasty a return
els should have wrote sooner; from your {^Last} kind [deleted] {^a}
Letter am sure you excuse me: therefore must give {^you}
my thanks as I am greatly the gainer; as next to
the pleasure of seing you is hearing from you.
for the future would not have you take any notice
what people say, abought my leaving Whittington, I shall
certenly make you acquainted with it when ever I go
I thought some time ago the severity of the Weather
would have obliged me to have left the Country, but
thank God I got over it, and as the Weather is
know so Fine I shall not be in hast to go to Sheff^d
My Brother till this Last Week as not been out for
this month past M^rs Moore as got a bad cold there-
-fore my absence can be dispenced with. indeed
my valuable Friend the account you give of yourself
distresses me greatly: I must say I think you blameable
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in causing you resentment so far as to injure
your Health: it is not him; but you that is
that’s the sufferer: if you could mortify him without
hurting yourself I should have no objection but I confess
I don’t aprove of you proceedings as by neglecting yourself
you may be thrown into dangerous fit of Sickness
let me beg and intreat you my Good Friend to apply
apply to M^r R _ before it is to late, you know
I allways fear the worst: M^r Pegg as been to drink
Tea with me twice he enquires particularly after you
begs his Respects when I wrote; you are a prodigious
Favourite of his, M^rs Pegg is at Derby her Brother
his Dead: M^rs {?Jillatt} is so I’ll that thay dont expect
she will get the better of it: M^r and M^rs Dixon
have been to Sheff:^d to see a play; I supose that was
the time that M^r Milns {?so} M^r D__ the account he
gave of my Health was a true one, and I have the
{^pleasure} to inform you I am not only better, but {^that} I continue
to be so every day, which I never did before, for
if I was one day better the next I was worse
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after this good news I am truly sorry to tell my
Dear Friend that I am under the nescesaty of decline
-ing her kind invitation as I have got such a bad
complaint that I cannot at present Ride on horseBack
I mention to you in one of my Letters, that I had
got a Boile which was very troublesome, but at last
it went of without coming to a Head Last Saturday
it came again, and - as continued very bad ever since
I am dreadfull’y afraid of a Fistula, but thay
tell me it is only a Boile, if it not layncd
soon M^r D_ says he will send for Mr Holland I am
In such misery that I can neather sit, Wa[damaged by seal]lye
Long [deleted] to gather the Boile if it is one, is
Just at my seat, - you my Dear M^rs Hare that posess’s
so compassionate and Tender a Heart will easyly
believe what I suffer. I am afraid now it will be a long
time before we meet, shall be Glad to hear of your being
better, hope you will spend an agreeable Xmas at Sheff: :^d my
Respects to the Family I hope the approaching Season
will prove a happy one to you, my you long live to
see many Happy Years is the Sincere Wish of your Constant
Friend M Moore
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M^rs Hare

Cowley

[text normal position]
M^r Hinde tould me Tho^s Brown had a Letter for you
From Cap^t Hare shall be glad to have {^hear} a good
account of him in your next

From the distressed situation that you would find
poor M^rs Mawe in, I could not suppose that my
Amiable Friend would have so hasty a return
else should have wrote sooner; from your {^Last} kind [deleted] {^a}
Letter am sure you excuse me: therefore must give {^you}
my thanks as I am greatly the gainer; as next to
the pleasure of sesing you is hearing from you.
for the future would not have you take any notice
what people say, abought my leaving Whittington, I shall
certainly make you acquainted with it when ever I go
I thought some time ago the severity of the Weather
would have obliged me to have left the Country, but
thank God I got over it, and as the Weather is
know so Fine I shall not be in hast to go to Sheff^d
My Brother till this Last Week as not been out for
this month past M^rs Moore has got a bad cold there-
-fore my absence can be dispensed with. indeed
my valuable Friend the account you give of yourself
distresses me greatly: I must say I think you blameable
[new page]
in causing you resentment so far as to injure
your Health: it is not him; but you that is
that’s the sufferer: if you could mortify him without
hurting yourself I should have no objection but I confess
I don’t approve of you proceedings as by neglecting yourself
you may be thrown into dangerous fit of Sickness
let me beg and intreat you my Good Friend to apply
apply to M^r R _ before it is to late, you know
I always fear the worst: M^r Pegg has been to drink
Tea with me twice he enquires particularly after you
begs his Respects when I wrote; you are a prodigious
Favourite of his, M^rs Pegg is at Derby her Brother
his Dead: M^rs {?Jillatt} is so I’ll that they dont expect
she will get the better of it: M^r and M^rs Dixon
have been to Sheff:^d to see a play; I suppose that was
the time that M^r Milns {?so} M^r D__ the account he
gave of my Health was a true one, and I have the
{^pleasure} to inform you I am not only better, but {^that} I continue
to be so every day, which I never did before, for
if I was one day better the next I was worse
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after this good news I am truly sorry to tell my
Dear Friend that I am under the necessity of decline
-ing her kind invitation as I have got such a bad
complaint that I cannot at present Ride on horseBack
I mention to you in one of my Letters, that I had
got a Boile which was very troublesome, but at last
it went of without coming to a Head Last Saturday
it came again, and - as continued very bad ever since
I am dreadfully afraid of a Fistula, but they
tell me it is only a Boile, if it not lanced
soon M^r D_ says he will send for Mr Holland I am
In such misery that I can neither sit, Wa[damaged by seal]lye
Long [deleted] to gather the Boile if it is one, is
Just at my seat, - you my Dear M^rs Hare that possesses
so compassionate and Tender a Heart will easily
believe what I suffer. I am afraid now it will be a long
time before we meet, shall be Glad to hear of your being
better, hope you will spend an agreeable Xmas at Sheff:^d my
Respects to the Family I hope the approaching Season
will prove a happy one to you, my you long live to
see many Happy Years is the Sincere Wish of your Constant
Friend M Moore
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M^rs Hare

Cowley

[text normal position]
M^r Hinde tould me Tho^s Brown had a Letter for you
From Cap^t Hare shall be glad to have {^hear} a good
account of him in your next