D^r Sis^r / London Feb^y 19 1763
Hope you’l Excuse my long silence but realy have
not spirits to write as I have so Maloncoly a subject to Write upon
shall but just Mention my poor Dear Girl as I cant bear it, in
saying that I have allmost given her up & yet at times I comfort my
self with hopeing that God may in his Mercy spair her to restore peace
to & thankfulness once more after such heavy trials (vain Hopes I fear)
last Tuesday M^r & Miss Preston came & fetch^d Nancy in good Health
& High spritis have not seen her since but here she is well –
sent Down by y^e last Wagon a Baskit y^e contents as follow viz 2 silk
Hankerchief one a present from Nancy to you the other for Mother
Desire sh’l Except of it Miss Mack silk M^rs Coopers Hankerchief
& 10 y^d of Silk at 2/6 p^r y^d from M^rs Hennell if not approve,^d
of please to return next jorney & having room to spair in y^e Baskit
put you to y^e Trouble of Washing y^e Counterpain as I can’t have it
Mangel^d here, I had like to have forgot to Mention some odd cup &
saucers that I find Sis:^r Dolly wrote she wanted to make up y^e set
& haveing some of y^e same hath sent them, I propose Writeing to Dolly
Very soon [deleted] M^r Cooper thank god is very well hath begun
Bisness this {^week} & preforms pritty well, all friends at Hackney & Patter=
=noster Row is well, M^r Cooper joynes in Love & Respects to all
Friends
Y^r Effec^te Sis^r
R Cooper
PS/
our Duty to father & Mother
with thanks for y^e Pudding which was prenounce^d
to be y^e best that ever was Eate as was your Beef which
I aught not to forget returning thanks for
I had them all at Hackney as Bro^r & Sis^r Cooper is very of Both

wee recev,^d a letter from y^e Doctor with {^ye} Deplorable state of my poor Child
shall be in dayly Expectation of hearing of a second Operation grive^d
for her & all about her (but will say no more)
[vertical left margin] Destroy this Miserable Scroll
for my spirits is so [deleted] {^oprest} I don’t
now what I say

D^r Sis^r / London Feb^y 19 1763
Hope you’ll Excuse my long silence but really have
not spirits to write as I have so Melancholy a subject to Write upon
shall but just Mention my poor Dear Girl as I cant bear it, in
saying that I have almost given her up & yet at times I comfort my
self with hoping that God may in his Mercy spare her to restore peace
to & thankfulness once more after such heavy trials (vain Hopes I fear)
last Tuesday M^r & Miss Preston came & fetch^d Nancy in good Health
& High spirits have not seen her since but here she is well –
sent Down by y^e last Wagon a Basket y^e contents as follow viz 2 silk
Handkerchief one a present from Nancy to you the other for Mother
Desire she’ll acccept of it Miss Mack silk M^rs Coopers Handkerchief
& 10 y^d of Silk at 2/6 p^r y^d from M^rs Hennell if not approve,^d
of please to return next journey & having room to spare in y^e Basket
put you to y^e Trouble of Washing y^e Counterpane as I can’t have it
Mangled here, I had like to have forgot to Mention some odd cup &
saucers that I find Sis:^r Dolly wrote she wanted to make up y^e set
& having some of y^e same hath sent them, I propose Writing to Dolly
Very soon [deleted] M^r Cooper thank god is very well hath begun
Business this {^week} & preforms pretty well, all friends at Hackney & Patter=
=noster Row is well, M^r Cooper joins in Love & Respects to all
Friends
Y^r Effec^te Sis^r
R Cooper
PS/
our Duty to father & Mother
with thanks for y^e Pudding which was pronounce^d
to be y^e best that ever was Eat as was your Beef which
I aught not to forget returning thanks for
I had them all at Hackney as Bro^r & Sis^r Cooper is very of Both

wee received a letter from y^e Doctor with {^ye} Deplorable state of my poor Child
shall be in daily Expectation of hearing of a second Operation grieve^d
for her & all about her (but will say no more)
[vertical left margin] Destroy this Miserable Scroll
for my spirits is so [deleted] {^oppressed} I don’t
now what I say