Sarah Whitaker, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 April 21
21 April 1767[1767-04-21]
Call Number767271.2
[note (type: abstract): Sarah writes her husband Nathaniel in reference to his previous letters to her, and about matters at home.][note (type: handwriting): Handwriting is informal, yet clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages has been heavily reinforced, which makes it difficult to gauge the condition of the paper. It appears to be in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Dark-brown.][note (type: layout): On two recto, the last paragraph continues along the left margin of the page.][note (type: noteworthy): On one recto, a symbol that appears to be a 9 over an X, is added over the date in what looks like ballpoint pen.]
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[Opener]
I received your Letter dated
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary [23d | 23rd]23d23rd[1767-02-23] [& | and]&and 28[1767-02-28], last [Thurſday | Thursday]ThurſdayThursday [& | and]&and rejoice to hear of your
Welfare [& | and]&and in Gods [kindeſs | kindness]kindeſskindness to you in taking Care
of you in the continual Change of Scenes [thro' | through]thro'through which
you have been [& | and]&and are yet daily [paſsing | passing]paſsingpassing — may
God continue to [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve you in all your ways —
[Feby | February]FebyFebruary [23d | 23rd]23d23rd[1767-02-23] [& | and]&and 28[1767-02-28], last [Thurſday | Thursday]ThurſdayThursday [& | and]&and rejoice to hear of your
Welfare [& | and]&and in Gods [kindeſs | kindness]kindeſskindness to you in taking Care
of you in the continual Change of Scenes [thro' | through]thro'through which
you have been [& | and]&and are yet daily [paſsing | passing]paſsingpassing — may
God continue to [preſerve | preserve]preſervepreserve you in all your ways —
[Thro' | Through]Thro'Through the manifold [Goodneſs | goodness]Goodneſsgoodness of God we are all
well [& | and]&and have been so since I wrote you [laſt | last]laſtlast —
well [& | and]&and have been so since I wrote you [laſt | last]laſtlast —
you want [above] in this Letterin this Letter to know what I think
of
a Letter which you wrote in [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember [laſt | last]laſtlast[1766-11] — I have
received no such Letter nor have I received any
from you (['till | until]'tilluntil that [laſt | last]laſtlast Week) since one dated [Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober
[11.th | 11th]11.th11th[1766-10-11] [above] from Exeter[place0071.ocp]from Exeter[place0071.ocp] in which one you gave an account of some
[Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol-Beer [&C | etc.]&Cetc. which you had [ship'd | shipped]ship'dshipped from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]
for me [& | and]&and which I received [laſt | last]laſtlast fall — You [alſo | also]alſoalso
in the Same Letter tell me that you was
about to ship a [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [p.s | piece]p.spiece][p.s | piece]p.spiece of superfine Broadcloth [&C | etc.]&Cetc.
for me [above] in another Shipin another Ship — which I never have heard of Since
[& | and]&and if you did ship them as you [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed, I
conclude they were [loſt | lost]loſtlost in Some Ships which
were [caſt | cast]caſtcast away [laſt | last]laſtlast Winter in their Way
from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp].
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a Letter which you wrote in [Nov.r | November]Nov.rNovember [laſt | last]laſtlast[1766-11] — I have
received no such Letter nor have I received any
from you (['till | until]'tilluntil that [laſt | last]laſtlast Week) since one dated [Oct.r | October]Oct.rOctober
[11.th | 11th]11.th11th[1766-10-11] [above] from Exeter[place0071.ocp]from Exeter[place0071.ocp] in which one you gave an account of some
[Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol-Beer [&C | etc.]&Cetc. which you had [ship'd | shipped]ship'dshipped from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]
for me [& | and]&and which I received [laſt | last]laſtlast fall — You [alſo | also]alſoalso
in the Same Letter tell me that you was
about to ship a [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): [p.s | piece]p.spiece][p.s | piece]p.spiece of superfine Broadcloth [&C | etc.]&Cetc.
for me [above] in another Shipin another Ship — which I never have heard of Since
[& | and]&and if you did ship them as you [propoſed | proposed]propoſedproposed, I
conclude they were [loſt | lost]loſtlost in Some Ships which
were [caſt | cast]caſtcast away [laſt | last]laſtlast Winter in their Way
from [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] to [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp].
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You [deſire | desire]deſiredesire
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
[Lothrop | Lathrop]LothropLathrop[pers1476.ocp]'s [Acco.t | account]Acco.taccount for what I
have had of him which is [£90..s5 | £90 5s]£90..s5£90 5s [Lawfull | lawful]Lawfulllawful [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides
which, I [above]havehave received £30
Sterling of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Smith[pers0497.ocp] of [Boſton | Boston]BoſtonBoston[place0013.ocp]
[laſt | last]laſtlast spring, [& | and]&and £35 Sterling this Spring; of the £30
Sterling [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, I improved £20 [lawfull | lawful]lawfulllawful to
pay [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse Rent; [& | and]&andwhat I have now by me
will the £35 this Spring (I expect) will [laſt | last]laſtlast me
['till | until]'tilluntil Fall — I don't know but you will
think me extravagant; but I think I [uſe | use]uſeuse
the [beſt | best]beſtbest [Aconomy | economy]Aconomyeconomy I am capable of; [& | and]&and if you
do, I would have [above] youyou return as soon as [poſsable | possible]poſsablepossible
[& | and]&and instruct me how to be more frugal. I have
got no [Cloaths | clothes]Cloathsclothes for myself or Family better than
what you have sent; nor indeed any that I
could do without — I have neither [above] gotgot my Chairs
for which you sent Bottoms. nor the Pictures
which you sent me; put into Frames — [above] nor do I [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose to have them done before you come homenor do I [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose to have them done before you come home
[becauſe | because]becauſebecause of the talk it would make among People
have had of him which is [£90..s5 | £90 5s]£90..s5£90 5s [Lawfull | lawful]Lawfulllawful [beſides | besides]beſidesbesides
which, I [above]
[laſt | last]laſtlast spring, [& | and]&and £35 Sterling this Spring; of the £30
Sterling [laſt | last]laſtlast Spring, I improved £20 [lawfull | lawful]lawfulllawful to
pay [Houſe | House]HouſeHouse Rent; [& | and]&and
['till | until]'tilluntil Fall — I don't know but you will
think me extravagant; but I think I [uſe | use]uſeuse
the [beſt | best]beſtbest [Aconomy | economy]Aconomyeconomy I am capable of; [& | and]&and if you
do, I would have [above] youyou return as soon as [poſsable | possible]poſsablepossible
[& | and]&and instruct me how to be more frugal. I have
got no [Cloaths | clothes]Cloathsclothes for myself or Family better than
what you have sent; nor indeed any that I
could do without — I have neither [above] gotgot my Chairs
for which you sent Bottoms. nor the Pictures
which you sent me; put into Frames — [above] nor do I [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose to have them done before you come homenor do I [chuſe | choose]chuſechoose to have them done before you come home
[becauſe | because]becauſebecause of the talk it would make among People
You write to me (you say in [earneſt | earnest]earneſtearnest) that
you would be glad to see me at [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]; but I
can take it not other way than in Jest, you
mention
that you Wrote to me in a former Letter about it
[& | and]&and now [deſire | desire]deſiredesire my thoughts upon it which Letter I
never received [& | and]&and so am uncapable of giving an
[Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer only this much I can say I can't con
ceive how you think it [poſsable | possible]poſsablepossible for me to leave
my Family (one of which is a Child of but a year
old) to go to [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] — I think if I should do it, all
the world would say I had not any [Senſes | senses]Senſessenses —
but but had it been no more difficult for me to go [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] than
it is for you to come Home I should have embraced your
Invitation at [firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight [& | and]&and with all my Heart; and
why then will you not accept of my frequent; my con
tinual Invitations to come home; which I have often
made to you — I want to see you very much [& | and]&and have
a great deal more to say than I can say by way
of Letters or than it would [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer to say in them
for I understand they are all [open'd | opened]open'dopened before they
come to your hand — but this I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of you
that you would in your next Letters tell me
when you [deſign | design]deſigndesign to come home, [& | and]&and I [above] [alſo | also]alſoalso[alſo | also]alſoalso requ[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): [eſt | est]eſtest][eſt | est]eſtest
that it may be no longer than the Fall [gap: stain]
before I [above] maymay see you here — Children send much[gap: stain]
[tho' | though]tho'though they have [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost forgot that they ever had
a Father — you di[eſire | esire]eſireesire
[above] meme to inform you what
Things I want in Family — they are as follows
(viz) some dark [colour'd | coloured]colour'dcoloured thing for your two Daugh
ters [& | and]&and little Son's every[illegible]Day, common, Gowns
[illegible]
Winter — 5 Yards of red Baize — a Winter Gown
for myself to wear to Meeting — a silk Handkerch
ief for myself [& | and]&and 9 Small Do for the Children [above] [& | and]&and a Sack of Pins[& | and]&and a Sack of Pins — and
Hannah[pers0761.ocp] will want some [courſething | course thing]courſethingcourse thing for a Winter
Gown to wear to meeting next Winter —
you would be glad to see me at [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp]; but I
can take it no
that you Wrote to me in a former Letter about it
[& | and]&and now [deſire | desire]deſiredesire my thoughts upon it which Letter I
never received [& | and]&and so am uncapable of giving an
[Anſwer | answer]Anſweranswer only this much I can say I can't con
ceive how you think it [poſsable | possible]poſsablepossible for me to leave
my Family (one of which is a Child of but a year
old) to go to [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] — I think if I should do it, all
the world would say I had not any [Senſes | senses]Senſessenses —
but but had it been no more difficult for me to go [Briſtol | Bristol]BriſtolBristol[place0020.ocp] than
it is for you to come Home I should have embraced your
Invitation at [firſt | first]firſtfirst Sight [& | and]&and with all my Heart; and
why then will you not accept of my frequent; my con
tinual Invitations to come home; which I have often
made to you — I want to see you very much [& | and]&and have
a great deal more to say than I can say by way
of Letters or than it would [anſwer | answer]anſweranswer to say in them
for I understand they are all [open'd | opened]open'dopened before they
come to your hand — but this I [deſire | desire]deſiredesire of you
that you would in your next Letters tell me
when you [deſign | design]deſigndesign to come home, [& | and]&and I [above] [alſo | also]alſoalso[alſo | also]alſoalso requ[gap: stain][guess (h-dawnd): [eſt | est]eſtest][eſt | est]eſtest
that it may be no longer than the Fall [gap: stain]
before I [above] maymay see you here — Children send much[gap: stain]
[tho' | though]tho'though they have [almoſt | almost]almoſtalmost forgot that they ever had
a Father — you d
Things I want in Family — they are as follows
(viz) some dark [colour'd | coloured]colour'dcoloured thing for your two Daugh
ters [& | and]&and little Son's every
Winter — 5 Yards of red Baize — a Winter Gown
for myself to wear to Meeting — a silk Handkerch
ief for myself [& | and]&and 9 Small Do for the Children [above] [& | and]&and a Sack of Pins[& | and]&and a Sack of Pins — and
Hannah[pers0761.ocp] will want some [courſething | course thing]courſethingcourse thing for a Winter
Gown to wear to meeting next Winter —
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp] has been gone from Norwich[place0174.ocp] five
Months ([& | and]&and is now keeping [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s School)
[& | and]&and as we had no school here for a long time §
§ I sent Jamey[pers0580.ocp] to that School where he continues yet — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp] send his
Regards [& | and]&and [Reſpects | Respects]ReſpectsRespects to you [& | and]&and [above] alsoalso to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [& | and]&and [wiſhes | wishes]wiſheswishes you much more [Succeſs | Success]SucceſsSuccess — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s Family are all well — pray for Me [& | and]&and our Family —
[& | and]&and accept of [moſt | most]moſtmost sincere Love [& | and]&and [Reſpects | Respects]ReſpectsRespects from
Months ([& | and]&and is now keeping [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Wheelock[pers0036.ocp]s School)
[& | and]&and as we had no school here for a long time §
§ I sent Jamey[pers0580.ocp] to that School where he continues yet — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Woodward[pers0610.ocp] send his
Regards [& | and]&and [Reſpects | Respects]ReſpectsRespects to you [& | and]&and [above] alsoalso to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] [& | and]&and [wiſhes | wishes]wiſheswishes you much more [Succeſs | Success]SucceſsSuccess — [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr.
Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s Family are all well — pray for Me [& | and]&and our Family —
[& | and]&and accept of [moſt | most]moſtmost sincere Love [& | and]&and [Reſpects | Respects]ReſpectsRespects from
[Closer]
Yours loving Wife (['till | until]'tilluntil Death
Sarah Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]—
Sarah Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]—
[Trailer]
To the [Rev.d | Rev.]Rev.dRev.
[Nathl | Nathaniel]NathlNathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]—
To
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Nathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
In
London[place0128.ocp]
To the Care of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Rob.t | Robert]Rob.tRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]}
Woollen-draper in the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Minories]Minories}
London[place0128.ocp]; of whom [Miſs | Miss]MiſsMiss Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]}
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires that this Letter be not [open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it comes}
to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands}
[open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it come to [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands
The [Revd | Rev.]RevdRev. Nathaniel Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
In
London[place0128.ocp]
To the Care of [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. [Rob.t | Robert]Rob.tRobert Keen[pers0301.ocp]}
Woollen-draper in the [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Minories]Minories}
London[place0128.ocp]; of whom [Miſs | Miss]MiſsMiss Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]}
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires that this Letter be not [open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it comes}
to [M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands}
[bottom] [Miſs | Miss]MiſsMiss Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires that this Letter be not
[open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it come to [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands
[Miſs | Miss]MiſsMiss Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]
[deſires | desires]deſiresdesires that this Letter be not[open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it come to [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands
[open'd | opened]open'dopened ['till | until]'tilluntil it come to [M:r | Mr.]M:rMr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]s Hands
[Trailer]
From [mrs | Mrs.]mrsMrs. Whitaker[pers0583.ocp]
of April 21. 1767[1767-04-21]
[recd | received]recdreceived July 7. 1767[1767-07-07]
of April 21. 1767[1767-04-21]
[recd | received]recdreceived July 7. 1767[1767-07-07]
Document Summary
People identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Role in header | Authorized Name |
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pers1476.ocp | M. r Mr. Lothrop Lathrop | mentioned | Lathrop, Daniel |
pers0497.ocp | M. r Mr. Smith | mentioned | Smith, John |
pers0761.ocp | Hannah | mentioned | Whitaker, Hannah |
pers0610.ocp | M. r Mr. Woodward | mentioned | Woodward, Bezaleel |
pers0036.ocp | M. r Mr. Wheelock | mentioned | Wheelock, Eleazar |
pers0580.ocp | Jamey | mentioned | Whitaker, James |
pers0030.ocp | M. r Mr. Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0030.ocp | Occom | mentioned | Occom, Samson |
pers0583.ocp | Sarah Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Sarah (née Smith) |
pers0037.ocp | Nath l Nathaniel Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | Nathaniel Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0301.ocp | Rob. t Robert Keen | mentioned | Keen, Robert |
pers0583.ocp | Miſs Miss Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Sarah (née Smith) |
pers0037.ocp | M. r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0037.ocp | M: r Mr. Whitaker | recipient | Whitaker, Nathaniel |
pers0583.ocp | m rs Mrs. Whitaker | writer | Whitaker, Sarah (née Smith) |
Places identified in this document:
id | Text in document | Authorized Name |
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place0174.ocp | Norwich | Norwich |
place0071.ocp | Exeter | Exeter |
place0020.ocp | Briſtol Bristol | Bristol |
place0013.ocp | Boſton Boston | Boston |
place0128.ocp | London | London |
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Dates identified in this document:
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1767-04-21 | 21.st21st April 1767 |
1767-02-23 | FebyFebruary 23d23rd |
1767-02-28 | 28 |
1766-11 | Nov.rNovember laſtlast |
1766-10-11 | Oct.rOctober 11.th11th |
1767-04-21 | April 21. 1767 |
1767-07-07 | July 7. 1767 |
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modernization | 21.st | 21st |
modernization | 23d | 23rd |
modernization | Thurſday | Thursday |
modernization | kindeſs | kindness |
modernization | paſsing | passing |
modernization | preſerve | preserve |
modernization | Goodneſs | goodness |
modernization | laſt | last |
modernization | 11.th | 11th |
modernization | Briſtol | Bristol |
modernization | &C | etc. |
modernization | alſo | also |
modernization | propoſed | proposed |
modernization | loſt | lost |
modernization | caſt | cast |
modernization | Boſton | Boston |
modernization | deſire | desire |
modernization | M.r | Mr. |
variation | Lothrop | Lathrop |
variation | £90..s5 | £90 5s |
variation | Lawfull | lawful |
modernization | beſides | besides |
variation | lawfull | lawful |
modernization | Houſe | House |
modernization | uſe | use |
modernization | beſt | best |
variation | Aconomy | economy |
variation | poſsable | possible |
variation | Cloaths | clothes |
variation | chuſe | choose |
modernization | becauſe | because |
modernization | earneſt | earnest |
modernization | Anſwer | answer |
modernization | Senſes | senses |
modernization | firſt | first |
modernization | anſwer | answer |
modernization | deſign | design |
modernization | eſt | est |
modernization | almoſt | almost |
modernization | eſire | esire |
modernization | courſething | course thing |
modernization | Reſpects | Respects |
modernization | wiſhes | wishes |
modernization | Succeſs | Success |
modernization | moſt | most |
modernization | Rev.d | Rev. |
modernization | Revd | Rev. |
modernization | Miſs | Miss |
modernization | deſires | desires |
modernization | M:r | Mr. |
modernization | mrs | Mrs. |
Expanded abbreviations:
Abbreviation | Expansion |
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Feby | February |
& | and |
thro' | through |
Thro' | Through |
Nov.r | November |
'till | until |
Oct.r | October |
ship'd | shipped |
p.s | piece |
Acco.t | account |
open'd | opened |
tho' | though |
colour'd | coloured |
Nathl | Nathaniel |
Rob.t | Robert |
recd | received |
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