| Title: | McCammon, Richard to Forsythe, John Jr, 1784 |
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| ID | 4896 |
| Collection | John Forsythe Letters |
| File | forsythe/7 |
| Year | 1784 |
| Sender | McCammon, Richard |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Artikelly,Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Destination | Birmingham Township, Co. Chester, Penn, USA |
| Recipient | Forsythe, John Jr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers-in-law |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 483 |
| Genre | correspondence, family, religious commentary |
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| Transcript | Dear John Artikelly, 2d June, 1784 Your verry Agreeable letter, I Recd. pr. favour of Jacob Forsythe For which Accept of my warmost thanks And I heartily Congratulate you that you are yet in the land of the living: and Enjoys Health: and Contentment of mind—My dear friend you seem to Impeach me with Ingratude: in not writing to you—But if youll only reflect and think what time elapsd that I had no Account from you. not knowing whether you Existed: on this theater, nor yet your place of Resedence, I think beyond all doubt: you ll certainly forgive me, you mention in yours as I being instreml in the hand of kind Providence: of the happy Experience you have Aquird. since you Comencd Quaker. I have read one of the Books you sent over (Viz) no Cross no Crown And can find nothing that I Dislike in it yet Notwithstanding: My Dear Friend, I do not understand, how you Can Reconcile your self lo that part of Quakerism: which Denies, the only too principals of our Releigion (Viz) Baptism, And the Lords Supper I would by no means Affirm that Baptism is Esential to Salvation yet our Saviour permitted himself so to be But the Other: is his Exprass Command, do this in Remembrance of me—To degress from this subject Im willing to inform you that your Relations are all well your Brother Jacob, had in some measure Resignd Business, And was preparing for Amarica, has altered his mind And purchased A farm in Belly castle held by Robert McLolland, and is now Commencing farmer Dr John there is A great many Alterations in this town since your departure from it, Numbers of your Aquantences is no more, And Amongst, that Number is my Mother together with that venerable Old man you mention in your letter Archbl Harsha—As there is a great many Enteligent Young men from this Neighbour-hood means to give you A call in Amarica I'll Refair you to their information with Respect to the Affairs of this Kingdom—But to come to a Conclusion I have great Reason to believe (from my Knowledge of you And from your own Declaration Although you have changed your profession) that you are Marching on Zion-wards. Ye guardian Angels to whose care Heaven has Intrusted you. Guide you still forward in the paths of Virtue, defend you from the Insolence and wrongs of this un-discerning World at length when you must no more Converse on Earth, lead you hence Innocent and Unreprovable to a better place, Where by an easy transition from what you now are you may shine forth as an Angel of light—Do not forget your far distant Relations in your Petetions to the Diety. And mark me Among the number of. My dear Friend— Yours most sincerely Richard McCammon. Addressed John Forsythe Birmingham, Chester County |
