Wilton, Mass
United States, America
June 24, 1850
My Dearest Elizabeth,
I once more take the pleasure to
write to you these few lines in hope that they will find you in perfect health
as I am happy to say that I am quite well thanks be to God for it. I suppose that __ you will receive this you will of received
the gold locket enclosed to father with my likeness in a case for them at
home. I requested them to ask sister
Mary Ellen bring it for you, which I hope she has done. You can let sister see it when you have an
opportunity to do so. When you write to
me next let me know if you receive this letter that I enclosed for you in
father’s letter about a month ago as also the newspapers I have sent you. I sent you one last week to Holywell . I shall send you one next week if all
well. I dare say that will doubtless be
surprising to hear of my leaving Nashua.
I told you in the note a month back the reason of my leaving there. I have job to work at this place which is a
very nice place within three miles of where Price worked before he went to the
city of Boston to work. He went there a
fortnight ago to work and is doing very well indeed. I
report that I shall do better there than I did in Nashua if the trade keeps
good. I am living with my employer. He seems to be agreeable kind of man. There is another young man here from
Manchester England. He works for the
same man & lives in the house with him.
I think we both can agree very
well together & we feel more at home been from the old country both of
us. In regard to coming over in the
spring of next year I am unable to say much about it as yet, but at the same
time, I hope you will do the best you can for yourself between this & then
for its everybody for themselves in this world, as the old saying says and God
forbid all. In regard to your uncle I
think that you had better try your best to get your money of him. The sooner you get it the better it will be
for you & it would enable you to come over here sooner than you otherwise
would. Indeed if I must needs here tell my mind I
wish the day of your arrival had come, for I am very anxious to establish
myself a home in some part of the country as I have come to the conclusion not
to spend a single life much longer for I find that I shall not be any better
off for it is no way at all.
Price and myself have not yet
started in anything for ourselves. We should
do so the first opportunity. We would be
saving a little more money to begin with & then we shall start operations
at the best place we can think of for business if trade holds out to be good we
shall be able to save a little money soon.
I should like to know the amount that is due to you of your uncle at the
same time I hope that you will not in any way think that I am making to free in
asking you this. If so I beg of you to
pardon my ignorance in making so free.
So no more at present in great
haste. My love to your father, hoping he
is quite recovering again to health.
Believe me my dearest Elizabeth to remain yours most faithfully,
John
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