Year

1697

Sender Place

[Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania]

Receiver

Abigail Pemberton

Receiver Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Repository holding original letter

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Full Date

1697-10-12

Document Type

Transcription

Country, State, Location 1

40.176667, -74.827778

Country, State, Location 2

39.952583, -75.165222

Keywords

Phineas Pemberton, Falls Township, Bucks County, Abigail Pemberton, Philadelphia, Thomas Rogers, Rachael Preston, Business, Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network, Trade, Goods

Abstract

Letter dated October 12, 1697 (October 2, 1697 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his daughter, Abigail Pemberton concerning delivering barrels of cider. There is a note written by Abigail on the front.

Transcription

the 2nd day of the 8th month 1697

Abigail [Abigail Pemberton] I have here sent by Thomas Rogers Three barlls [barrels] of -
sider [cider] thou [you] mayst [may] get a Cart & [and] take them home Two of them
& [and] let Rachel Preston [Rachael Preston] have That marked RP [Rachel Preston] & [and] put the other
two in the buttery do not broach them untill [until] I Come to Towne [town]
I am in great hast [haste] but shall be glad to heare [hear] you are all well
I am not very well Since I came home I shall pay him the 
fraight [freight] of them when they have done [finished] working wch [which] will be in 
a few days be sure they be close sloped my deare [dear] love to friends
is all at present from thy [your] father

P Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]

The other 2 brlls [barrels] are marked P 
& [and] one of them hath [has] a P & [and] W
lent ^10^ 1 peice [piece] of 6 shilings [shillings] 

[page 2]

ffor [For]
Abigail Pemberton
with 3 brls [barrels] of sider [cider]
at
philadelphia 
These 


[Written across] 

Phineas Pemberton 
Bucks
8 mo [month] 2. 1697. 
to 
Abigail Pemberton
Philadelphia

HSP DAMS ID

16046

Language

english

Type

article

Format

application/pdf

Collection

PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Creator (Linked Data)

Pemberton, Phineas, 1650-1702 [LC]

Phineas Pemberton (Q94253673) [Wikidata]

Sender Place (Linked data)

Township of Falls [GeoNames]

Falls (Bucks County, Pa. : Township) [LC]

Receiver Place (Linked data)

Philadelphia [GeoNames]

Philadelphia (Pa.) [LC]

Organization (Linked data)

Society of Free Quakers [LC]

Quakers (Q170208) [Wikidata]

Society of Friends [LC]

Family (Linked data)

Pemberton family [LC]

Pemberton Family (Q113325696) [Wikidata]

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