Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1686
Sender Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Receiver
Phineas Pemberton
Receiver Place
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1686-10-22
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
39.952583, -75.165222
Country, State, Location 2
40.345165, -75.126389
Keywords
David Lloyd, Philadelphia, Phineas Pemberton, Bucks County, Thomas Hollyman, Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated October 22, 1686 (October 12, 1686 Old Style) from David Lloyd to Phineas Pemberton.
HSP DAMS ID
15956
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
Philadelphia 12[d] [12th] 8br [October] 1686
Mr Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
Whereas I intended to have waited on [page torn]
you to morrow [tomorrow] at yor [your] cort [court] But being prevented
by businesses which came to me unexpected
I am constrained to give you this Trouble
As to what matters may happen relating to
me as Att: Generl [Attorney General] I pray you would be pleased
to supply my abscence [absence] & [and] if any of the [strikethrough: offend]
offenders last cort [court] should come to pay or
serve their fines in order to be discharged
of their [page tear: Imprisonm…] [imprisonment] otherwise be pleased
to serve such fines & [and] my fees in such manner
& [and] method as in yor [your] prudence you think fitt [fit]
as for Gilbert Wheeler he Ought to have
considered me the Last tyme [time] [&c] [et cetera] which he
neglected, I referr [refer] my self [myself] wholly to
your self [yourself] allott [allot] me what seems reasonable
to you:
I have also sent Deeds to be given to yr [your]
widdow [widow] Pownall [Elinor Pownall?], If you chance to see her
I would desire you to give ^her^ them at the rate
as you take for recording such [strikethrough: illegible]
regarding the Quality of her pay, I [strikethrough: illegible]
would desire ready mony [money] (if to be had)
I have no news but we are very well & [and]
quiet here I have had most of the page belonging
to ye [the] [Conid?] Cort [court] & [and] patince [patience] seems very kind to
me, we breakfasted yesterday together
at Tho: Hollyman’s [Thomas Hollyman]: he takes his liberty
as to any Imprisonmt [imprisonment], he seems very free.
I have not had all the minuts [minutes] from Capt.
Marckham [Captain William Markham] relateing [relating] to Ben. Chambers [Benjamin Chambers] so that
I could not make any progess [progress] in drawing
up the Decree [&c] [et cetera] not Else but [page torn]
Love to yourself [page torn] rest of yor [your] & [and] mine I [torn page]
[page 2]
[Written by David Lloyd along the left margin.]
To his Loved freind [friend] Mr
Phineas Pemberton
in Bucks [Bucks County, Pennsylvania]
[Written in a more modern hand at the top of the page.]
David Lloyd
Philadelphia
8 mo [month] 12 1686
to
Phineas Pemberton
Bucks [Bucks County, Pennsylvania]
Citation
David Lloyd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Phineas Pemberton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1686-10-22, vol. 2, pg. 62, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15956, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/183/.