John Benjamin was born in England in 1823. In 1849, at the age of 26, he immigrated to America with the goal of seeking opportunities in the new world and improving the life of his family. During his immigration and eventual settlement in Hutchinson, Minnesota, John saved many personal letters that were written by and to him. These letters, the subject of this web site, bring to life his immigration and the life of others during this courageous adventure. The most recent letters posted on this sight are on this front page. To see all the earlier letters, keep pressing the “Older Posts” button on the bottom of this page. The earliest letter recorded here is June 20, 1849. The letters…………

June 20,1851 Robert Benjamin-1795 to John Benjamin-1823

Bagillt,
June 20, 1851
Dear John,
We received a newspaper yesterday and likewise Mr. Gleave two for I was at the mill when they came in, and you can see by our notes that we are very unsettled in our minds that we do not know what to send, for we are so anxiously expecting a letter from you altogether, and we sent Mr. Jones a note and bring up to Holywell a week today according to Mr. Garner and received one again and  your sister went there, she had received the letter and to ___ her bring it home again until we saw what was in the one as she was receiving, and we were very glad to hear that you received Elizabeth well in health and everything comfortable, and we all hoping this that you have got everything __ __ settled.  
Mr. Gleave was talking to me about the thing yesterday and that he wishes you both your success at all times and likewise your brothers brought us the news with them home last night that Thomas George has received a letter from the __ __ that he had arrived safe after six weeks sailing, and they were saying that he must say in his letter that after he had wrote his letter he was going to see for you and we was very glad to hear of his arrival for we have been very uneasy about him altogether, and therefore we have not heard anything more or seen nothing of Price yet, and you must excuse us in writing  this drib drab as we have this time for we could not help it on account of expecting a letter one time after other, for you can see yourself by the letters dated one now and then, therefore we wish you both long life and great happiness and we expect the next time you write for to have a note in the inside of it written by Elizabeth to her father & mother and likewise to have some good news in it for we have not had no news from you of no important lately.
I must conclude for the second time again.  We all join in love to you both. Likewise your brothers and sisters also and from your affectionate father & mother,
Robert & Sarah Benjamin
So God bless you and be with you at all times




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