My Dear Madam

I received last Thursday by W^m
Horton a couple of fine Guinea fowls
for which I beg you would accept of
my best thanks. I was nevertheless
very sorry to receive them, as your
parting with your little favourites seem
-ed to frustrate all my hopes of hav
-ing you here again soon. I flat
tered my self that those unfortunate
circumstances that deprived us of
you, would like the symptoms of a
fever have brought matters to {^a} Crisis
that might in the end have had a
favourable issue, by first ala{^r}ming
and then reclaiming the prodigal.
- As we are always ready to believe
what we wish you must permit me
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to hope that for the sake of a third
person who is dear to both you will
bury your Just resentment; in which
case it may please God who often re-
-wards virtue even in this life, to
Crown yours, with the renewed affection
of the person in Question excited by
admiration and supported by Gratitude
-I beg my Dear Madam that you will not imparte what I have said to
An impertient officiousness, for I
do in truth assure you that the dread
of appearing so, has prevented my
writing all this while, my heart was
too warm in your cause to avoid touch
-ing upon a subject the mentioning
wherof I feared might hurt or
offend you - we are to dine with M^r
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Mitres tomorrow, when I shall feel as if
- I shan’t tell you how -
M^r Bourne was but poorly on Sunday
I know of no one else you care about
here William told me Miss Hare
was well lately I hope she continues
so I beg you will remember us to her
when you write. M^r & M^rs Mower
Join with me in best respects to M^r
[damaged] M^rs Elliot and yourself
I am Dear Madam your
affectionate hum^ble serv^t
Charlotte Mower
Woodseats
April 14^th 1798

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M^rs Hare
at M^r Elliots
Norfolk Street
Sheffield

My Dear Madam

I received last Thursday by W^m
Horton a couple of fine Guinea fowls
for which I beg you would accept of
my best thanks. I was nevertheless
very sorry to receive them, as your
parting with your little favourites seem
-ed to frustrate all my hopes of hav
-ing you here again soon. I flat
tered my self that those unfortunate
circumstances that deprived us of
you, would like the symptoms of a
fever have brought matters to {^a} Crisis
that might in the end have had a
favourable issue, by first ala{^r}ming
and then reclaiming the prodigal.
- As we are always ready to believe
what we wish you must permit me
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to hope that for the sake of a third
person who is dear to both you will
bury your Just resentment; in which
case it may please God who often re-
-wards virtue even in this life, to
Crown yours, with the renewed affection
of the person in Question excited by
admiration and supported by Gratitude
-I beg my Dear Madam that you will not impart what I have said to
An impertinent officiousness, for I
do in truth assure you that the dread
of appearing so, has prevented my
writing all this while, my heart was
too warm in your cause to avoid touch
-ing upon a subject the mentioning
wherof I feared might hurt or
offend you - we are to dine with M^r
[new page]
Mitres tomorrow, when I shall feel as if
- I shan’t tell you how -
M^r Bourne was but poorly on Sunday
I know of no one else you care about
here William told me Miss Hare
was well lately I hope she continues
so I beg you will remember us to her
when you write. M^r & M^rs Mower
Join with me in best respects to M^r
[damaged] M^rs Elliot and yourself
I am Dear Madam your
affectionate hum^ble serv^t
Charlotte Mower
Woodseats
April 14^th 1798

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M^rs Hare
at M^r Elliots
Norfolk Street
Sheffield