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 15, 1875 Edwin Benjamin-1833 to John Benjamin-1823

Winona, Minn
July 15, 1875
Dear John,
I was going to write to you last Sunday  but we had the house full of company and I had to take them to church in the morning to hear Dr. Tiffany and that is about seven miles from our house. 
And now about money.  Mr. Pease has thought that a Mr. Howe from the east was going to let you have the money but has failed for some  means or other, but I will work at him all I can. 
I had to come here on rather short notice .  The machine I sold here, some of the feed works gave away on account of imperfect fitting of bolts and they was about condemning the machine.  But I am going back home to get a new part for it and I am coming back to fit it on and I suppose that it will be alright.    It made me just sick when I heard of it for I have all the confidence in the world in the machine if everything is all right.  I am mow just as nervous and I can be over the whole thing and if I hadn’t done some talking this evening the whole thing would have gone up and I wouldn’t have it happen for a thousand dollars.
Yours, etc.,
Edwin

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