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…………









July 11,1851 Robert Benjamin-1795 to John Benjamin-1823

Bagillt
July 11, 1851
Dear John,
We received Elizabeth’s letter on last Monday and was very glad to hear that you was both quite well in health and that you had got everything over and that everything was comfortable with you,  therefore we have nothing more but that God may grant you both grace and grant you much happiness in this world, and to inform you that these few lines leaves us but very indifferent, that is, your mother’s head keeps very bad altogether and that I am very lame and I have been more so this last four or five weeks than I have been this long time, and likewise your sister Mary Ellen she does not recover not near as she ought to do but all the rest is well, thank God, and another thing is that we have to inform you of is that neither you nor Elizabeth did mention in neither of your letters anything about the two fellow passengers as Elizabeth brought but __ with her in her chest unknown with to Captain or his wife, therefore we hope that when we shall hear that we shall hear that they arrived safe the same as herself, and likewise that you were glad to see them and to receive them and that you gave the as much welcome as possible you could, for they have come but to America very unimpressed from beginning to end, and you was saying in your letter about Robert Jones journey, they are both he and she ___ ___ is preparing again to get ready again in August for ___ has sent in his letter for them to come in May if new problems the same as he did, and my aunt ___ to bring ___ to ___  ____ emigrant agent and received an answer that there was no emigrants.   She is going to New Orleans at this time of the year and that he may recommend no person to go there for it was dangerous for her to go there now, you will get to move again if will be no workers they will start for we cannot say more inform on that subject at present.
So your brothers and sisters sends their kindest respects to you  both and they are very thankful to you for the __ you sent them and very glad to receive them, and they all wish you both very joyous happiness, and we should be very much obliged to you if you could be so kind as to send letters and cards for us to distribute for some of your old friends for there is everybody ___ them so much you would not believe for there is ever so many calling to see them one after the other ____ one another about them for we are obliged to __ __ somebody  altogether if they are not very expensive ___ ___ ___ ____ and we have to inform
 [The rest of this letter is unreadable…………to me]








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