Dedham, Mass
United States, America
June 30th, 1850
My Dearest Elizabeth,
Since writing the forgoing I have to inform you of my moving
from Milton 6 ½ miles to Dedham, which is a most beautiful place indeed. I have got into a very good shop since one of
the men was turned off on Saturday night & I came here and got his place as
soon as I heard it. It is very large
furniture manufacturing and can turn all kinds of fancy wood work here and I
have taken it all piece work and I think that I shall do well after I have been
here a little while. It is the largest
shop kind in the country and the __ are very nice gentlemen to work for. They are very agreeable men and indeed I must
needs say that this is the nicest part of the country that I have visited since
I have been here, although I have seen a great many places since my landing in
the country but the scenery here surpasses anything I have seen before in this
wide world. It is only 10 miles from
Boston city. I am going there on the 4th July as that day is a
general holiday all through this country.
There is going to be a great do in this city on that day and there will
be fireworks at night.
I have to inform you that I was at a church of England near
in this place this morning, the first of the kind that I have been to since I
left home and I also assure you that never felt so much at home as I did while
I was in church. This minister preached
a most excellent sermon for the first Peter 3 chapter 13 verse. There is first
___ singing at this church. There are
four or five more churches here but I have not learned of what
denomination. There is a protestant
church about 2 miles from here in the ___ part of the village.
I hope that all is well with you and that you are enjoying
good health. I am quite well myself, thanks
be to God for it. I know that you will
prepare yourself to come out here soon.
Give my kind love to your father, hoping he is well, and also your
brother and sister, hoping that they are all well and staying well. I hope to post this note for father at Holywell. I don’t think you will be able to read this
for I have got a horrid bad pen and am writing in a hurry for to go to church
again if I can get it done soon enough.
Believe me my dearest Elizabeth to remain yours most
faithfully and affectionately,
John
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