Sarah Rowntree, to her son Joseph Rowntree, Cannon St, London

Encloses the new tract, she has not read it but Jas Backhouse has taken a good deal of interest about it; they've had a lot of visitors, this being the day of the committee meeting about changes at Bootham School, J & R to leave the house at Midsummer & go to E. Priestman's, [...] to continue as superintendent; Cos. Isaac Robson dined with them, Thos. likely to lodge at a boarding house but hopes he will still be a good deal with them; glad to be seeing Joseph soon and asks if there's anything he'd like her to bring him; their health; two American friends landed at Liverpool on 1st day; Hannah pleased that Julie is coming to visit the Backhouses whilst her parents are in London; Hannah's had an excellent likeness taken of herself which she gave to John on his birthday.

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