Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1697
Sender Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Receiver
Phineas Pemberton
Receiver Place
Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; "living at the Falls of the Delaware"
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1697-12-20
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
39.952583, -75.165222
Country, State, Location 2
40.176667, -74.827778
Keywords
Abigail Pemberton, Philadelphia, Phineas Pemberton, Falls Township, Bucks County, Thomas [Rogers], Thomas Rogers, Matthew Robinson, Israel Pemberton, Robert Hodgson, Robert [Hodgson], Quakers, Society of Friends, Social network
Abstract
Letter dated December 20, 1697 (December 10, 1697 Old Style) from Abigail Pemberton to her father, Phineas Pemberton.
HSP DAMS ID
16054
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Transcription
The 10th 10/mo 97 [The 10th of 10th month 1697] [December 10, 1697]
Honered [Honored] father I have reseved [received] thy letther [your letter] which giveth [gives]
An [ink blot] account of some bags what bags I know not for Thomas Ro [Thomas Rogers]
hath not been [has not been] heear [hear] since thou [you] went up I reseved [received] one old bag
with 2 cheeses which thou [you] sent by mathew Robinson [Matthew Robinson] [I A/ J A?] [John Abraham?] [John Allred?] hath
sent [have sent] 5 coard [cords] of wood and [...ll] [illegible—ink blot with hole] paid him 40 shilings [shillings] the hay
came that night that Isreal [Israel Pemberton] fel il [fell ill] so I could not [rake/take?] that [core/cove?] as
I could at Another time and [ink blot] [hit] [it] was put into [mary yours stable?]
and shee [she] had let hit out [let it out/lent it out] to John Crap and hee [he] put his horses in
and they eat [ate] a great deale [deal] of it before I knew and had in tended [intended]
to let them eat hit [it] all but as Nathan [Stinberee?] [Nathan Stoneberry?] was so cind [kind] as to send mee [me]
word when he knew but hit [it] was that day we^e^ik [week] after S [Nubee?] [S Newby?] when
hee [he] bought [brought] word hee [he] promised to send a negro with [hit?] [it] for I tould [told]
him that I could not tel [tell] how for to send for hit [it] because my brother
was sick Robrt Ho [Robert Hodgson] hath sent [has sent] A [pil?] [pill?] and hit [it] must bee gevin [be given to] her
at night when shee goeth [she goes] to bed and shee [she] must bee kept [be kept] veri [very] warm
must not dring [drink] anything that is coul [cool/cold] and I have inclosed [enclosed] it in
the letter Robrt Owin [Robert Owen] is dead he died yester day [yesterday] in the morning
and his youngest [youngest] child is dead all so [also] no more at precent [present] but [...nd] [illegible—ink blot] [send?]
ourer [our] dutfull [dutiful] respects so I conclude thy dutifull dougher [your dutiful daughter]
Abigail Pemberton
pray remember my cind [kind] love to as m
many as shall ask after uss [us] James and Ben and [Bec/Bet/Ber?] [illegible—ink blot]
[Written on bottom right corner of page.]
if thou [you] could send turnops [turnips] or eni thing [anything]
els [else] it would bee excepttble [be acceptable] to bile [boil/bill?] with
[t…?] [illegible—ink missing] [the] salt meat [illegible—page tear]
[page 2]
ffor [For]
Phinihas Pemberton [Phineas Pemberton]
Thes [These] living at the
ffals of dalawar [Falls of the Delaware River] [Falls Township, Bucks County]
care [series of delivery abbreviations/notations]
[Written below in a more modern hand, aligned and oriented to the left margin]
Abigail Pemberton
Philadelphia
10mo 10. 1697 [December 10, 1697]
to
Phineas Pemberton
Falls [Falls Township, Bucks County]
Creator (Linked Data)
Jenkins, Abigail Pemberton, 1679-1750 [LC]
Abigail Pemberton Jenkins (Q102035806) [Wikidata]
Citation
Abigail Pemberton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Phineas Pemberton, Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; "living at the Falls of the Delaware", 1697-12-20, vol. 2, pg. 156, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 16054, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/259/.