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…………

March 6, 1890 Arthur Benjamin-1868 to Mother

Minneapolis
March 6, 1890
Dear Mother,
I herewith send you a postal order of four fifty.  The butter amounted to 11.05 and you remember $3.75 had to be taken out of it for a ticket, leaving $7.30.  I had forgotten that I owed a fellow student $2.00 when I last wrote, so to make myself square with everyone financially, I paid him.   I had to pay 45 cents for washing leaving $5.80 – 5 cents for order leaving me 25 cents for incidentals after sending you the order.   Guess I won’t have to pay for any more tickets right away. 
School will be out in about three weeks more.  I received a letter from father yesterday.  Am writing this in the P.O.  Will have to hurry back to college.  So goodbye from,
Arthur
Told you in my last about purchasing pants?  Would have sent clothes with M & H but could not get to the train. 
 
 

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