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…………

Dec. 22, 1872 John W. Hutchinson to John Benjamin-1823


Altoona, Pa

Dec. 22, 1872

Friend Benjamin,

I am not in the habit of loaning my money far from my home as I can get just as much for it east as west.  In your letter you do not speak of the kind of security and the percent is less than I ask which will be 12 percent.  I have no one in H to transact the business.  If you can satisfy in these matters and tell me someone to whom I can depend on to do the business, I could let you have $500 for a year and perhaps for five years if the interest is properly met, payable in NY City, No. 6 Wall St., without cost to me    You must know I have never made anything in my investments in ___ and not only that, I have lost much. 

I trust H is holding its own.

Yours,

J. W. Hutchinson[1]

[1] John W. Hutchison was one of the Hutchinson Family Singers





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