| Title: | Wilson, A to Forsythe, John Jr, 1799 |
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| ID | 4900 |
| Collection | John Forsythe Letters |
| File | forsythe/11 |
| Year | 1799 |
| Sender | Wilson, A |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Old York Road, New York, USA? |
| Destination | Westtown, Co. Chester, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Forsythe, John Jr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 504 |
| Genre | pupils, illness, family, friends |
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| Transcript | Dear John, Could my body be transported as quick as my mind, you wou'd have seen me often at Weston since we parted, for I think, there has not one day passed, that my mind has not, many times, been in company with you. feeling for, & sympathising with you, in your arduous engagement & pious care, over & for the dear children, whose number, I expect, has increased, within the past week; may the Shepherd of Israel, strengthen your hands, is my desire—and may the dear women, be encouraged to cast their care upon, & put their trust in him, who has been a place of refuse for, & the strength of his people, in all ages of the world. My love is towards the dear children, & my desire for them is, that they may be good children, fearing the Lord & obedient to their teachers, which is the way to secure his present & future blessing. My health is not much better than when we parted, my cough continues & I feel more acute pain in my brest, this day than I have for some time past, and if my symptoms are not more favourable than at present, I think my returning to Weston soon, is very uncertain.—Young Thomas Dawson, who is also in a declining state of health, Jn Morton Jr & self, expect to set off in a few days, to try whether a little moderate riding and breathing some of the salubrious air of the eastern States, may not, with the divine blessing, be a means of restoring that precious blessing, health, to our, at present, weak tabernacles— I feel at times some little anxiety to hear from of you, which I hope e'er long may be gratified—How is our dear little R.B. My love is to each officer in the family, as if particularly named.—Tell our dear E.B. that I was in town on 1st day, saw & dined with her sister Ann, to my satisfaction, who is gradually recovering from her late indisposition - The state of the City wears a pleasing aspect at present, & the inhabitants are gradually moving in to their deserted habitations.— Yesterday we had the pleasing inteligence of our dear friend S. Harrison's safe arrival at N.York after a passage of 60 days, being accompanied by our friend John Hall, on a religious visit to friends of this Land —and we also understand, that there is a young woman with S.H. who out of tender sympathy & affection, gave up to accompany her on the passage—But no T.Scattergood nor Wm Crotch - the wife of the former, I understand is considerably better— This goes by Jn Smith of Burlington, who is taking his son Richard as a scholar, & by whom I should be glad of a few lines— Farewell & believe me in near affection thine A. Wilson 6 miles up the Old York road 10 mo. 16th 1799 Addressed John Forsythe Weston School J.Smith |
