Letter:
Addressed to:
Barnabas Brown EsquireStamped: New York OCT ??
Post Office New Berlin
County Chenango
N. York
New York 20th Octo 1826Found in "The Works of P. Virgilius Maro" by Levi Hart and V.R. Osborn. Published by Joseph N. Lewis, Baltimore, 1833.
No. 416 Broome Street
direct to me at this house its near Broadway 1/2 a mile North of the City Hall
Dearly Beloved,
I have wrote this since I receivde thy letter of 25th March. I am in tolerable good Health for one that has ???? so many years towards the blessed end of all things here, I ???? tho approved towards eternal Rest with more pleasing comfort, that I ever didthe ?????? in part of any ????? I ever went, I have lived two years over the time Layd down in the Book for human life and I think th??? is very few that have past through so long a life with more peace of mind that I have done.
I have sold my farm at New Rochelle finding it too bothersome at this time of life to have such a charge ........???........ people about me, the crops in all this quarter is very good & fruit extra fine and it's a general time of health and a great plenty of the good things of this world at market. My love to wife and children
Will _____
ED: I apologize for all the ???s, I usually skip one if I can't read it, but this letter seemed too interesting. If you have any clues for me, comment away.
I have wrote thee once since I received thy letter of 25th March. I am in tollerable good health for one that has travled so many years towards the blesed end of all things pure, I view the approach towards eternal rest with more pleasing comfort, that I ever did the arrival in port of any for voregs (voyages) I ever went, I have lived two years over the time layed down in the book for human life (72 years) and I think there is very few that have past through so long a life with more peace of mind than I have done.
ReplyDeleteI have sold my farm at New Rochelle finding it too bothersome at this time of life to have such a charge & care ??? none but hired people about me, the crops in all this quarter is very good & fruit extra fine and it's a general time of health and a great plenty of the good things of this world at market my love to wife and children.
Will Turpin
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One word, where the question marks are is h a and then I'm not sure about the last two letters.
Sorry :(
Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteEh, he just writes like my grandfather did :) Oh, take that extra 'for' out though, arrival in port of any FOR voregs. I don't know why it's there. I didn't put it there. Must be the internet faeries ;)
ReplyDeleteActually, I couldn't edit once I'd posted and noticed it there. *sigh*
The last word looks like "have" with a very fancy letter "e" at the end of it.
ReplyDelete...to have such a charge & care have none but hired people about me,...
Lovely letter. Here's perhaps a little improved over the transcripts so far:
ReplyDeleteI have wrote thee once since I Received thy letter of 25th March. I am in Tollerable good Health for one that has Traveled so many years towards the blessed end of all things here, I view the Approach towards eternal Rest with more pleasing comfort, that [sic for "than"] I ever did the arrival in port of any Voyage I ever went, I have Lived two years over the time Layd down in the Book for human life and I think their is very few that have past through so long a life with more peace of mind than I have done.
I have sold my farm at New Rochelle finding it too burthensome at this time of Life to have such a Charge and Care havg none but hired people about me, the Crops in all this quarter is verry good & fruit extra fine and it's a general time of health and a great plenty of the good things of this world at Market. My Love to Wife and children
Sounds like a Mennonite. They use words like thee and thow when they aare talking to family.
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