Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1679
Sender Place
Newton, England
Receiver
Phineas Pemberton via Hugh Crosby
Receiver Place
Bolton, Lancashire, England; Warrington, Lancashire, England
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1679-12-25
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 2
53.577694, -2.428887; 53.401859, -2.568022
Keywords
Elinor Lowe, Elinor Haydock, Newton, Phineas Pemberton, Bolton, Hugh Crosby, Warrington, Society of Friends, Quakers, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated December 25, 1679 (December 15, 1679 Old Style) from Elinor Lowe to Phineas Pemberton. Hugh Crosby in Warrington served as an intermediary between the two correspondents.
HSP DAMS ID
15873
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
Newton [Nether Newton in Cartmel, Lancashire?] ye [the] 15 10mth [10 month] 1679
Dear friend pp [Phineas Pemberton]
after the Cordeall [cordial] Salutacion [salutation] of my
in deared [endeared] Love to thee [you] and thy [your] deare [dear]
wife: these few lines are to rquest [request] of
thee [you] to give my nefue [nephew] John Clarke lib [page tear]
erty [liberty] to cum [come] over hider [hither] [here] to see his gran
mother [grandmother] & [and] us in the idle days caled [called] [page tear: Crisma…] [Christmas]
not for observasion [observation] of yt [that] time but my mo
ther [mother] is desiruos [desirous] to see him: if hee [he] bee [be] [page tear: a…] [able?]
to cum [come] for wee [we] heare [hear] hee [he] is very ill of
A could [cold], & [and] thinke [think] that will bee [be] the best & [and] [page tear: illegible]
to spare him in respect to thy [your] bisenis [business]
which ^gives^ us the greter [greater] bouldnes [boldness] to requst [request] it
of thee [you] hoping thee [you] will bee [be] plesed [pleased] to [page tear: an?]
swer [answer] it acording [according] to our ernist [earnest] desire I [page tear: de…] [desire?]
thee [you] allso [also] to give the Cordeall [cordial] Salutasion [salutation] [page tear]
my [strikethrough: of] fervant [fervent] love to my dare [dear] & [and] [page tear: fat…] [faithful?]
frends [friends] James [James Harrison] & [and] ann harison [Ann Harrison] who are [page tear]
my one, ^[ha…]^ [knite?] [knight/night?] to mee [me] in the love of god
with whom my hart [heart] is often comforted
& [and] my sperit [spirit] truly refreshed, & [and] my very
desire is for you to geder [together/to gather] as for [page tear: illegible]
soule [soul] yt [that] upon you ye [the] blisings [blessings] of [page tear: en…] [eternal?]
life may continualy [continually] bee [be] [page tear: multyp…] [multiplied]
your great refreshment [that?] [page tear]
may for ever [forever] (as hider too [as hitherto]) florish [flourish] [page tear]
& [and] bee [be] like so ye [the] gardin [garden] of the lord [page tear]
wth [with] ye [the] dew of heaven yt [that] your frute [fruit] [page tear: …ng] [page tear: abou…d?] [abound?]
to ye [the] prays [praise] honor & [and] glory of our [page tear: hevinly] [heavenly] [page tear: fat…] [father]
who over all is worthy god blesed [blessed] for ever [forever]
my mothers [mother’s] dear love is to thee [you] thy [your] wife [Phebe Pemberton] & [and] [page tear: JH?] [James Harrison?]
& [and] AH [Ann Harrison?] & [and] [J:C/J:G] my love [page tear] also to J:C & H:H [Henry Haydock?] & [and] [page tear: illegible]
[Note: The last line is corrupted by page tearing, except for these words, written under “also to J:C”.] famelys [families] as if
[Along the left margin]
my love to deare [dear] cosen [cousin] E:H [Elinor Haydock?] & [and] frends [friends] that way as yu [you]
art [are] free to menshon [mention] it so in true love to thee [you] & [and] thy [your]
dear wife I rest thy [your] tru [true] frend [friend] & [and] sister in ye [the] [page tear: everlas…] [everlasting]
truth Elinor Low [Elinor Lowe Haydock]
my cosens [cousins] hanah [Hannah Clarke] & [and] Ellinor Clarke [Elinor Clarke] [page tear: me…]
thear [their] dear love to thear [their] brother [page tear: Joh…] [John] [John Clarke]
[page 2]
This
ffor [For] the Hand of hir [her] dear
and welbeloved [well beloved] friend
phinias pemberton [Phineas Pemberton] at his
shop in boulton [Bolton] in
Lankishire [Lancashire] delivar [deliver]
- - - [series of dashes] this
Leave this with hugh
Crosby [Hugh Crosby] at his shop in
Warington [Warrington] to bee [be] sent
with Care and speed
[page 3]
[In a more modern hand.]
Ellinor Lowe. [Elinor Lowe Haydock]
to
Phinehas Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
10th mo [month] 15th 1679.
Creator (Linked Data)
Elinor Haydock (Q112209029) [Wikidata]
Citation
Elinor Haydock Lowe, Newton, England, to Phineas Pemberton via Hugh Crosby, Bolton, Lancashire, England; Warrington, Lancashire, England, 1679-12-25, vol. 1, pg. 123, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15873, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/112/.