Year
1700
Sender Place
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Receiver
Alice Hodgson Pemberton
Receiver Place
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1700-11-20
Document Type
Transcription
Country, State, Location 1
41.003601, -80.344421
Country, State, Location 2
40.345165, -75.126389
Keywords
Phineas Pemberton, New Castle Pennsylvania, Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Bucks County, Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated November 20, 1700 (November 9, 1700 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his wife, Alice Pemberton.
Transcription
The 9th day of the 9th mo: [month] 1700
my deare [dear]
yester day [yesterday] I write to thee [you] I had not heard from
thee [you] since I came down I sent it by Jos: Kirkbride [Joseph Kirkbride]
but this day I recevied [received] one dated the 3 [3rd] Instant
of wch [which] I was very glad, And that thee [you] & [and] the rest
of mine were well & [and] all things ells [else]; this comes
by wm Biles [William Biles]; who has got his liberty but the Govrnr [Governor]
will not give me liberty to come home untill [until]
we have finished I belevie [believe], it will be the later
end of the next week afore [before] we have done at
the soonest, the [hide?] now serves, wm [William Biles] is Just [a?]
going & [and] therefore have not time to write what is
in my mind but wold [would] have thee [you] get a load of goods
home & [and] the bullock [cattle/steer] as soone [soon] as thou [you] thinks fit
let not geo: [George] Load too hard but whether its [it’s] better
to kill him at home or River side [riverside] I leave that
to thee [you] but if you bring him home a livie [alive] do
not beate [beat] him in the driveing [driving] nor heate [heat]
him lest it hurt the meate [meat] & [and] if he be kild [killed] at
home be sure to know who shall kill to be
ready to do it next morning for if he get [gets] out
of hand he will run back againe [again] therefore
he must be kept in the old house all night or
in the [kitpin?] [kitchen?] or as thou [you] thinks best I leave all
to thee [you] my deare [dear] and think the time tedious
now that I am so Long absent I am thyn [thine] [yours]
P Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
Phineas Pemberton
New castle [New Castle, Pennsylvania]
9 mo [month] 9. 1700
to
Alice Pemberton
Bucks. [Bucks County Pennsylvania]
ffor [For]
Phineas Pemberton
P [per] wm Biles [William Biles]
[H...]
HSP DAMS ID
16069
Language
english
Type
article
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions
Citation
Phineas Pemberton, New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1700-11-20, vol. 2, pg. 171, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16069, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/271/.