| Description | The anxiety caused by the news of his accident has been relieved by the letter from Philip Acton, whose letters “letters breathe a spirit of humane feeling that does him honor.” Zaccheus Walker Jr. has written to Whitehouse & Galan of Liverpool to ask them to ensure that he receives the best medical advice and is as comfortable as possible. His wife and family have not yet been informed. Mr. Boulton and Miss Boulton are concerned at his misfortune and “wou’d have cast a feeling eye” to Stevenson’s family “if it had pleased God to deprive them of [his] protection and support.” (Directed to the Crown Inn.)
Dear Stephenson,
The great anxiety which was caused by the news of the dreadful accident you have met with has been considerably relieved by the report in Mr. Acton’s letter of the 16th. This gentleman is, I presume, your landlord. His letters breathe a spirit of humane feeling that does him honor. I rejoice that you have fallen into such good hands and beg you will present my best respects to him.
On the first account of your misfortune Mr. Boulton requested his cousin Mr. Z. Walker to write to their friends Messrs. Whitehouse & Galan of Liverpool to beg of them to see that you had the best possible advice and were in every other respect as comfortable as the circumstances of the case wou’d admit of; and from my experience of the friendliness of those gentlemen to Mr. Boulton, and the respectability of their characters, I have no doubt but you will be taken good care of.
Respecting your wife and family, I have the pleasure to inform you that they are in perfect good health and not at all aware of the real cause of your not having returned at the appointed time, for we were apprehensive that in Mrs. Stephenson’s present situation the communication of the accident wou’d have been attended with danger. We anxiously look for a letter this day from Messrs. Whitehouse & Galan, and hope it will confirm the report of your being past the worst and in a fair way to recovery. Mr. and Miss Boulton were much concerned at your misfortune and I will venture to say wou’d have cast a feeling eye to your family if it had pleased God to deprive them of your protection and support.
If there is any means by which I can at all contribute to your comfort, I beg you will contrive to let me know without the least ceremony whatever.
I remain, with best wishes for your speedy recovery, dear Stephenson, your faithful friend,
Wm. Cheshire
Mr. A Stephenson or Mr. Philip Acton,
Crown Inn,
Red Cross Street,
Liverpool. |