| Title: | Forsythe, Anna to Forsythe, Elizabeth, 1837 |
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| ID | 4904 |
| Collection | John Forsythe Letters |
| File | forsythe/15 |
| Year | 1837 |
| Sender | Forsythe, Anna |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | East Bradford, Co. Chester, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Westtown, Co. Chester, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Forsythe, Elizabeth |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | mother-daughter |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 386 |
| Genre | family news, motherly encouragement, schooling prospects |
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| Transcript | East Bradford 3d mo. 20th 1837 Dear Elizabeth I received thy letter a few hours since and as tomorrow will be meting day I thought there would be an opportunity of answering it 1 was glad to hear of thy health and of thy getting to be such a weighty friend and shall look for .something extraordinary when thee comes home. Aunt Catharine has been here for three weeks past and cousin Sarah spent the greater part of last week with us. I do not know whether I shall get to meeting tomorrow or not having taken some cold I am not very well but will send those articles for which thon hast written except the wool which 1 have not but will try to get some soon thee may make thy cushions and finish them when I send the wool. As thee complains of not being able to get forward with thy arithmetic father thinks that thee is improving in thy writing and if thee tries sufficiently I think thee can in cyphering the last letter was the best thee has written so be encouraged. I think it is likely we shall bring thee home when thy year is up, unless it is thy wish to stay longer Lewis says tell her I am through Pikes assistant and have gone as far as cube root in Lewis's, William has not been wel for a week past but is better I think much about thee by day and by night and be assured there is no tryal attends thy getting along but I would willingly share, some times I want to see thee so badly I think I must come, and then I feel often so unwell that I cant and have to endeavour for a renewal of patience. which I would also recommend to thee for if thee was at home thee would perhaps think there was a great deal to do and wish thyself at old Wes-ton again I think Father ought, to write to thee but lie has many engagements I dont know that I have anything more worth writing about Palmer Chamberlains buried their oldest child on seventh day after noon with the scarlet fever and as no age is exempt let us try to be also from thy Mother A F |
