Year
1702
Sender Place
Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Receiver
Samuel Carpenter
Receiver Place
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1702-10-28
Document Type
Transcription
Country, State, Location 2
39.952583, -75.165222
Keywords
Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Frankford Philadelphia, Samuel Carpenter, Philadelphia, Robert, Cooks, Burlington, Quakers, Society of Friends, Trade, Social network, Women
Abstract
Letter dated October 28, 1702 (October 18, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. It concerns a boy for whom she is trying to find an apprenticeship or work. She asks Carpenter "not to neglect advising with Friends" because it is known that "brothers hath nothing to do with him.
Transcription
ffrankford [Frankford] the 18 8 mo [month], 1702
Deare frind [friend]
Samuel [Samuel Carpenter] I reseived [received] thine [your] and read the coutents [contents] ther [end of page: there?]
of I hoope [hope] the [thee] [you] will not take it amis [amiss] that I sent the
the lad to the [thee] [you] he had agreat [a great] mind to cume [come] to the
and advise with the brother hath [has] worke [work] [crossed out]
anough [enough] for hime [him] but he is not willing [crossed out: to go]
to [crossed out: go] ^be^ theire [their] [there] any longar [longer] he [crossed out] considers that his
time gos [goes] one and he must sarve [serve] the longar [longer] when he is
bound he is willing to sarve [serve] a yeare [year] and a half
longer for ^a^ trad [trade] he may b^e^at [be at] brother Roberts
or at brother Cooks but he is not willing to
staye [stay] long he is much dissattisfied [dissatisfied] I desire
the [thee] [you] not to [crossed out] neglect adviseing [advising] with
frinds [friends] for he wants amaster [a master] he knoes [knows]
that brothers hath [have] nothing to do with
him I could saye [say] more but I leave
my Deare [dear] Love to the [thee] [you] and thine [your]
Alce Pember [Alice Hodgson Pemberton]
Thomas hath [has] amind [a mind] to [crossed out] goo [go] se [see] his
brother at burling toune [Burlington] I think [?]
to give him leave
[page 2]
Allice Pemberton [Alice Hodgson Pemberton]
Frankford
8 mo [month] 18. 1702.
to
Samuel Carpenter
Philadelphia.
HSP DAMS ID
16083
Language
english
Citation
Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Samuel Carpenter, [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], 1702-10-28, vol. 2, pg. 185, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16083, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/284/.