Bowden Head
Chapel-en-le-Frith
February 27th 1860

My dear son

I have seen a copy of your letter to your Uncle William and it gives
me great pleasure to hear that you all are doing well.  I should have
written to you myself but, as your uncle was writing I thought it
unnecessary to do more than send a slip for enclosure.  In my two last
letters I put a number of questions desiring and answer but I have not
had a letter direct from you this 3 or 4 years.  The reason I have not
written sooner is that I have been very ill all summer and I felt
anxious to be able to send you better news.  I am however sorry to say
that I continue to be very ill and instead of improving I fear I am
growing worse.  With God's help I will endeavor

[other side]

to profit by the seasonable Christian advice which you are pleased to
give in your letter.  Tell Mark that I am both surprised and
disappointed at not hearing directly from him after the promise which
he made me in our shippon [???] one night wheen we were milking he
cannot have forgot the remarks that were made at that time.  These
were the remarks. (Mark said to me I have wondered many a time what
sort of man Daniel is got, and I said well thourt going and when thou
gets there. let me know was sort of a man he is.)  It is now 4 years
since he left here and I have not heard a word from him.

Need I beg of you to write and let me know every particular respecting
both your Families, and instead of me hearing from you through other
people, let other people hear from you through me the next time you
write to England, Give the kind regards of all of us to your wife +
Family + to Mark and his wife and Family and believe me to be your
affectionate Mother, Ann Nall