| Title: | Sarah Ann Adams, Alby City to Elizabeth Gamble, Harriottsville |
|---|---|
| ID | 6 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Adams, Sarah Ann/2 |
| Year | 1842 |
| Sender | Adams, Sarah Ann |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Alby City (Albany, NY?), USA |
| Destination | Harriottsville, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Gamble, Elizabeth |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | The Kelly Family Documents: Copyright Retained by The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 300094 |
| Date | 08/02/1842 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:03:00. |
| Word Count | 765 |
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| Transcript | [PITTSBURGH FEB 20 Pa.] Miss E Gamble Bower Hill Harriottsville Pa [Pennsylvania?] February the 8 1842 Alby City Dear E I presume you are very angry with me for not writing to you before now but perhaps if I make two or three apologies you will excuse me, I had not time christmas day or I would have writen [written?] then and since I have not had an oportunity [opportunity?] of sending it to you - you may be sure if I had as good a post Boy as I formerly had I would write oftener (sic), than I do at present, you gave me a lecture in your last [letter?] for not writing you a letter, if you desired me to write letters instead of notes, why didn't you set the example, but be it as it may, I will set the example for you - and the next writing I recive [receive?] from you I will expect to hear a fine bit of County news more remember than I recived [received?] before, although I am unable to give a great deal, but I will tell you all I know one thing I heard that Mr Williams has departed for S-th [South?] but I am unable to say for a certainty whether it is so or not but rather think it is, if it be true why did not some of you gals detain him and not let him go so far to get a wife for I heard he was a beau of yours and Miss Civil so why dont [don't?] one of you mary [marry?] him and not have him roving about so long, you talk of love by the bushil [bushel?], now I want to know in your next how many bushel of unadulterated love he gives you, or which you or Miss C gets the most. Oh dear love he must have for you when he can give it by the bushel I was going to say something more about him but I think I have said enough already, and I might ofend [offend?] your ladyship if I would say anything more about him - You never thought it worthwhile in your last to tell me anything about Mr B pray how does he get along. I would love to see him Dearly well, but what do you think he was in ally not long since and he would not take the trouble to walak [walk?] two rod to see moi now was not that clever of my old friend Mr B, if you do not think so I do, but perhaps he forgets that there is such a person in ally as I, has he got that old wig of his worn out yet, I think it will soon be time for him to dry up and blow off, you wished to know something about the City lads, in jeneral [general?] those that I am acquainted with are verry [very?] interesting and handsome, in particular the one I admire the most I will give you a description of him he is a tall fine figure very graceful and polite, large dark eyes, fair hair and natural not false. fair complexion but rather pale; he is worth considerable property, he has a good education, and in good standing in socity [society?], so what better [bears?] would you want and a thousand other things I would tell you if I could see you personally you have no idea how much pleasure I have and how much pleased I would be to see you, I declare it seems like an age to me since I seen you, why in the world do you not come to town and not stay there dreaming all winter, if you would come in and stay a week what fine fun we would have going out together I am spending the winter far more pleasantly than I spent the summer on account of me being better acquainted now than I was when we came here, We are going to move the first of april about 3 quarters of a mile from where we now live, I have not saw the house yet but from what they say I think it is a very pretty place, Rachel thinks that you might of writen [written?] to her - her and I would like to gout [out?] and see all our old neighbours if we had an opertunity [opportunity?], I will expect an answer to this soon, give my love to your Mother and enquiring friends, yours truly Sarah [188 Hill?] E Groble Mother and all the rest are well and they send their love to you all |
