Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1696/7
Sender Place
Rhode Island
Receiver
Phineas Pemberton and Phebe Pemberton
Receiver Place
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1697-03-07
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
41.580093, -71.477432
Country, State, Location 2
40.345165, -75.126389
Keywords
Daniel Gould, Rhode Island, Phineas Pemberton, Bucks County, Samuel Jennings, Tobias Dymock, Jonathan Tyler, Thomas Janney, Griffith Owen, Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated March 7, 1697 (February 26, 1696 Old Style) from Daniel Gould to Phineas Pemberton.
HSP DAMS ID
16031
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
Deare [Dear] Phinehas [Phineas Pemberton],
And
Phebe Pemberton
To whom is my Love beyond words: Before
John Adams went from hence, I writ [write] a few Lines
Intending to Sam: Jennings [Samuel Jennings] by him; but I feel short,
in Delivering: And I know not any oppertunity [opportunity] til [until] now;
and this is by a friend; one Tobias Dymock, who I hope
may Deliver it with his owne [own] hand, and give you Acco^t^ [account]:
of our Affairs: ffor [For] hath [has] Knowledge of most publike [public]
things in these parts. Jonathon Tyler hath [has] bin [been] from
hence in the Eastrn [Eastern] parts of this country, several
months; And we hear of Great flockings [flocking] to him.
This country, has a wise professing people in it; And
they [ink stain] that Com [come] here must not be novicess [novices]:
yes we want skilful [skillful] Labours [laborers]; that can
Divide things aright [alright]: for utterance, is a Great help
to Knowlegd [knowledge]; to sett [set] forth things to others: ffor [For]
many have a Blessed Knowledg [knowledge], and a Life in the
Knowledge; But want an utterance when the
fluent Tongue, many Times, goes beyond its Knowledge;
That is, Little favour [favor] in its Tongue utterance, though
Words of Truth: wherefore Let favour [favor] be gained;
that Gives favour [favor] to words: for he that is
meals. Ministry, in the words of Truth, that
hath [has] not the favour [favor] of Truth, Is as the Chaff
to the wheat; which ones [once] were together, But now
must be Divided; for what is the Chaff to the
wheat?
My love to Deare [dear] Thomas Janney
and Grefie Owen [Griffith Owen], if Com [come] for I love them;
and many more among you, whose favoured [favored]
Remaines [remains]: ffor [For] the sweetness of the favour [favor]
so I cannot but Love one an other [another]: which is
the first and the Last. ffarwell [Farewell]: Dan Gould [Daniel Gould].
Road Island [Rhode Island]
26.12.96-7.
In hast [haste], if any uncumlyness [uncomeliness] [faded words]
Put Comlyness [comeliness] upon it, for I meane [mean]
well, but not in hast [haste]
The Beare^r^ [bearer] here of may Inform
Me at Large.
[page 2]
[In archivist hand]
Daniel Gould
Rhode Island
12 mo. 2d. 1696/7
To
Phineas Pemberton
Bucks [Bucks County, Pennsylvania]
Citation
Daniel Gould, Rhode Island, to Phineas Pemberton and Phebe Pemberton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1697-03-07, vol. 2, pg. 133, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16031, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/241/.
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