Year
1670
Sender Place
n.p.
Receiver
Phineas Pemberton
Receiver Place
Lancaster Castle; Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1670-09-24
Document Type
Transcription
Country, State, Location 2
54.04981, -2.80562
Keywords
John Abraham, Phineas Pemberton, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, John Yearwood, Warrington, [Margaret Fox], [Margaret Fell], Quakers, Society of Friends, Prison, Justice system, Jail, Persecution, Imprisonment, Social network, Illness,
Abstract
Letter dated September 24, 1670 (September 14, 1670 Old Style) from John Abraham to Phineas Pemberton, at the time imprisoned in Lancaster Castle. Abraham also speaks of being weak and battling an illness.
Transcription
PP [Phineas Pemberton]
Severall [several] Letters [abbreviation: ‘ers’] And paypers [papers] I have sene [seen] As from thy [your] hand
And ye [the] Last is yt [that] deated [dated] ye [the] 10 of 7 mo: [month] of Isaac [Isaac Moss] geting [getting] Libertty [liberty]
for him Selfe [himself], for him to Seek Aftter [after] Selfe [yourself/himself] is noe [no] news; My deare [dear]
Lov [love] unto my Loving friend Jo: Yarwood [John Yearwood], I have desyreed [desired] to A
writ [have written] before now but wakenes [weakness] of boddy [body] hath [has] pvented [fancy P: prevented] me, And
I am wake [weak] yet, But upon ye [the] Recovery, In AShort [a short] tyme [time] Afttr [after]
I am Able I Intend to Seeke [seek] for ye [the] Libertty [liberty] At warington [Warrington] of ye [the]
sherrife [sheriff], I desyre [desire] yu [thu] [thou] [you] bee [be] Content & [and] wate [wait] upon god wch [which] [Sattisfyse?] [satisfies],
And maks [makes] Every hard thing [Cosety] [costly?] [Note: the first character appears to be a capital E like in “Every” and “Enlarge,” but may function as a C], I could Enlarge but for
my wakeness [weakness], At present I sease [cease] from this wryteing [writing]: ffeare
well: [Farewell]
John Abraham ye [the]
14th of the 7 mo: [month] 1670
truly my deare [dear] lov [love] unto
M ff: [Margaret Fell/Margaret Fox] unto whom I
had writ [written] yt [that/yet] of A Lettr [letter]
And [thorroe?] [thorough] want of
An Opertunety [opportunity] & [and] wakenes [weakness]
I have at it untill [until] Anothr [another]
tyme [time], but wakenes [weakness] has bene [been]
ye [the] Cheefe [chief] Case yt [that] hath [has]
obstructkted: [obstructed]/
[page 2]
ffor [For]
Phinnias Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
this ddd [delivery abbreviation] At
Loncaster Casttle [Lancaster Castle]
Loncaster [Lancaster]
[written further down the page, oriented and aligned to the left margin]
John Abraham
7 mo [month] 14 1670
to
Phineas Pemberton
Lancaster Castle
HSP DAMS ID
15755
Language
english
Citation
John Abraham, n.p., to Phineas Pemberton, Lancaster Castle; Lancaster, Lancashire, England, 1670-09-24, vol. 1, pg. 42, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15755, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/26/.