Dedham, Mass
United States, America
Sept 26, 1850
My Dearest Elizabeth,
It is with pleasure I am once more taking up my pen to drop
a line to you in answer to your letter which I had the pleasure to receive the
other day. I also received one from father and one from
Mr. Gleave by the same mail. I was
highly delighted to hear that you were enjoying perfect health as I am at
present, thanks be to God for it.
It gave me very great satisfaction to hear of your having
received the locket with the true likeness of your own dear and most
affectionate Jony. I was very glad to
hear that my sister Mary Ellen brought with her the likenesses in the cases for
you to see them. I have no doubt but
what you saw the superiority of the small one over the others. I hope that when you go to Liverpool you will
go to have your likeness taken and put it in the same case as I selected that
kind of case for that purpose. If I
recollect well, I believe that you can get it taken somewhere on Church or Bold
Street in Liverpool, anyway you can take a walk that way and perhaps you will
be able to see same on the outside of the establishment where they are
taken. I was highly pleased to think
that they were so highly thoughtful of everybody that had a glimpse of
them. Mr. Gleave tells me that he was
almost ready to keep them for himself but he says he dare not do it; he says he
that he opened mine first and before he opened the other the impression on his
mind was that I was married and that the other one was that of my lady love,
but he was taken in for once in his lifetime when he found it was that of my
fellow wanderer Thomas Price
I must needs say that I am much pleased with the watch guard
which you was so kind to send me and for which I now thank you most kindly. The
one that you ___ me with when I was at the __ __ old town of Flint. I have worn out intensely with two or three
others which I bought since being that you are so good as so kind to your
beloved Jony in proposing to make me a plain one I think that I shall like it
better for they are not fashionable here with beads on, therefore I shall keep
this one to remember my to Lizzy by. You
did not tell me what your brother said about the likeness or whether he knows
that you are keeping correspondence with me or not, as I have never heard you
saying anything in that way by way of your letters to me. I was glad to hear that both of your brothers
are doing so well in business for themselves.
I hope that success and prosperity may attend their undertakings in
every way.
I was glad to hear of your receiving my papers. I shall send you one along with this letter,
which I hope you will receive. Please to
let me know in your next if I am doing right in directing them to the care of your
brother or not. I have no doubt but what
you will like the papers I send you for there so many stories in them or tales
as they are sometimes called.
I was very sorry to hear of the poor state of your father’s health. I think that you had better give up the house
at Flint & for your father to go & live with one of your brothers as
you mentioned it to me before in a letter some time since , for I don’t see the
utility of your keeping the house on hand without you ___ there for I
don’t suppose for a moment that you will
ever make Flint your home much longer
nor anywhere else in the old country if you will only comply with my
wishes in coming out here next Spring, as you have abandoned the thought of
coming this year, which I do assure you that I should be most happy to see you
coming over this summer for I am anxious to settle myself, but not as you said
I might be with someone else. Oh no, for
I never thought of anyone else for a moment I so assure you, nor did I mean
anything of the kind when I mentioned it to you in my last letter. I only merely said that I was very anxious to
be settled in some part of the country & which I do assure you yet that I
am no less so yet, for I am tired of looking out for a person can’t get
anything & everything done as well as he can when he has a house of his own,
& I think of myself able to keep one here much better than at Flint ,
although I was doing better there than many hundreds, but I can say this , that I am doing about
well as ever here as ever I did there.
In regard in your going to live to Liverpool, you have asked
my opinion. I trust need say that I
don’t approve of it altogether for I don’t think that you will like it so well,
nor do I think it will suit your health as well as being at Holywell, but as
regards going there for a few days with the idea of getting your __ of your __,
I don’t think it would do you any hurt.
I was very much surprised to hear of Jim Potter’s conduct
towards his poor wife, which I feel very sorry for the poor woman. I hope that he will behave himself like a
gentleman & send for her out to this country now for I am sure it must be
heart rending to her to be separated from her husband, Remember me kindly to her when you see her
& tell her to cheer up for better days are coming .
I was also very much surprised to learn that philosopher Mr.
Primpton was in Newark, New Jersey in this country as I had not heard you
saying anything about him in any of your letters to me.
My dear Elizabeth, the next time you write to me you will
please & let me know something of what my mother has to say to you as I am
most happy to hear you say that you call there every Saturday night by going to
Flint. Pray what does she say about her
son John? I suppose she often wonders
what sort of a place he is in & what he can be doing. I intend enclosing a note for them at home in
this letter of yours if you will kind enough to post it for them at
Holywell. I suppose that they must know
that their other note came in your letter but you did not say anything about it
in your last.
I must draw to a conclusion for my paper is getting short
& it has got to be late for me to write the other note & I want to post
them to go off on Wednesday next. You
will please to give my love & respect to your dear father & brothers
and sister. Send all enquiring friends
and accept of my best love and affection for yourself and believe me my dearest
Elizabeth to remain yours most affectionately,
John
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