Year
1702
Sender Place
n.p.
Receiver
Samuel Carpenter
Receiver Place
n.p.
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1702-02-11
Document Type
Transcription
Keywords
Quakers, Pennsylvania, Society of Friends, Social networks
Abstract
Letter dated February 11, 1702 (January 31, 1701 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter.
Transcription
deare [dear] Samuel [Samuel Carpenter]
as to the [3^d^] [3rd] about the [p...] I know not that I
thought of it since we settled the acctt [account] I know it depended upon
my memory cheifly [chiefly] & [and] its [it’s] now too late to search papers I rather
choose to depend upon thy [your] book & [and] therefore allow it to thee [you] & [and]
order thee [you] to Charge me with it in thy [your] book,
but there is another thing I have often thought of & [and] yet
always mist [missed] speakeing [speaking] with thee [you] about it but this gives me
the opportunity of remembering it after our acct [account] [ink blot] was
settled & [and] I Comn [coming] home running over things in my mind
I cold [could] not remember I saw any beare [bear?] in the acctt [account] except
it was encluded [included] in same of the general sum, [posted?]
thither [there] of wch [which] I thought to desire thee [you] to enquire [inquire] lest there
shold [should] be any error that way if thou [you] finds any Charge me
[wch/wth] [which/with] if on my side & [and] give this as my ordr [order] to my expender [expenditure]
to allow it wth [with] consideracon [consideration] for want of it
I have sent abig: [Abigail Pemberton] my wife telling me thou [you] art [are] neglected
by reason of the maids [maid’s] attendance on Jos: [Joseph] I desire
let her not watch in the night for shee [she] then will be cast
down & [and] so thou [you] mayst [may] ^[h...]^ sick [...] of one I am
much tyred [tired] with writing this & [and] conclude thyne [yours] in true
love
Phineas Pemberton
the 31 day 11 mo [month] 1701
Phineas Pemberton
11 mo [month] 31. 1701
to
Samuel Carpenter
P Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
order to Setle [settle]
his acco^t^ [account] with his
Expender [expenditures]
HSP DAMS ID
16185
Language
english
Type
article
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions
Citation
Phineas Pemberton, n.p., to Samuel Carpenter, n.p., 1702-02-11, vol. 2, pg. 179b, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16185, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/374/.
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