| Title: | Forsythe, John Sr to Forsythe, John Jr, 1783 |
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| ID | 4890 |
| Collection | John Forsythe Letters |
| File | forsythe/1 |
| Year | 1783 |
| Sender | Forsythe, John Sr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Artikelly,Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Destination | East Nantmeal, Co. Chester, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Forsythe, John Jr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 348 |
| Genre | family, business, correspondence |
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| Transcript | Dr) Jack) it gave me pleasure to have the Opertunity to write to you After sow Long & so trubelsom a warr I am afraid you have sufferd grat- -hardship in both Body and mind I have had no Leiter from you since you wrote by Eliza Forsythe which have given me graft truble I thought you woold not mist any opertunity if you ware alife which I heard by a letter of Samuel Torbet that you ware alive about the Year 1781 which gave me grait joy & hope to have the Grait pleasure of seeing you before I dey your mother and I am growing very old Like and frail as for your brothers and Sisters they are all well Bettey & Jacob are marrid. Betty about:6:years & Jacob 5:mounths I have Alexd an Wm at Letten these two Years and I am not Resolved what to do with them Let me have your advice about them Jacob have setup a grocer's Shop in Newtown and apeers to Do well he hes put me in det but I hope in ayear or two I will be cleer of it Betty is marrid to John Cox of Cloghfin he is Nevui to John Cox of philadelphia and when his Ungel died Left him as one of his Legatees about £200: which he naver got as yet you may if Covennet inquire at Paul-Cox and Intrate with him to send it over with some save hand I hope you will be the Bearror your self You have been thes ten Long years away from me and have had verry Littel acount of you these Seven years com home if its is covenant for you as for other frend I refer you to other Letters Dr Jack your mother and the Rest of the familey Joins me with ther love and Blising to and I am Dr. Jack your Loving father wilst John Forsythe Artikelly July 8th 1783 Addressed To Mr John Forsythe in or neer East nantmel to the Care of Elihu Evings of East nantmel Chester Countey |
