| Description | Letter written from Colne. Mr Wilkinson's progress has been upset by his wife's visit to see him at Spring Vale, but he is now recovering. Either William is to accept the drapery shop or it is to be handed over to a new proprietor. John has borrowed £600 from his uncle John, Thomas, and his mother, and Mary Smith is preparing a new shop for him. Mrs Wilkinson has persuaded William not to accept Henry Airton as a new partner, as the latter has lost all his money in the cotton business. She has rented a small house in Colne. Richard may settle in Burnley. The cotton businesses in Burnley and Colne are in financial difficulties; she hopes that this will not affect the Wilkinson's business. |