Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1697
Sender Place
[Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania]
Receiver
Abigail Pemberton
Receiver Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1697-10-12
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
40.176667, -74.827778
Country, State, Location 2
39.952583, -75.165222
Keywords
Phineas Pemberton, Falls Township, Bucks County, Abigail Pemberton, Philadelphia, Thomas Rogers, Rachael Preston, Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated October 12, 1697 (October 2, 1697 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his daughter, Abigail Pemberton. There is a note written by Abigail on the front.
HSP DAMS ID
16046
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
the 2nd day of the 8th month 1697
Abigail [Abigail Pemberton] I have here sent by Thomas Rogers Three barlls [barrels] of -
sider [cider] thou [you] mayst [may] get a Cart & [and] take them home Two of them
& [and] let Rachel Preston [Rachael Preston] have That marked RP [Rachel Preston] & [and] put the other
two in the buttery do not broach them untill [until] I Come to Towne [town]
I am in great hast [haste] but shall be glad to heare [hear] you are all well
I am not very well Since I came home I shall pay him the
fraight [freight] of them when they have done [finished] working wch [which] will be in
a few days be sure they be close sloped my deare [dear] love to friends
is all at present from thy [your] father
P Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
The other 2 brlls [barrels] are marked P
& [and] one of them hath [has] a P & [and] W
lent ^10^ 1 peice [piece] of 6 shilings [shillings]
[page 2]
ffor [For]
Abigail Pemberton
with 3 brls [barrels] of sider [cider]
at
philadelphia
These
[Written across]
Phineas Pemberton
Bucks
8 mo [month] 2. 1697.
to
Abigail Pemberton
Philadelphia
Receiver (Linked data)
Jenkins, Abigail Pemberton, 1679-1750 [LC]
Abigail Pemberton Jenkins (Q102035806) [Wikidata]
Citation
Phineas Pemberton, [Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania], to Abigail Pemberton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1697-10-12, vol. 2, pg. 148, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16046, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/251/.
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