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Darby, 12th [Month] 26th [1869]
My Own dear Mart
It has been raining
all day, so I will not get to meeting. Father
and I are all the family for several days, past
Lide went in town 6th day P.M. Anne
Thomas comes to milk sometimes so we
get along very well, I received thine
last 6th day, and answered it that evening
I do hope the barrel has arrived before
this, and you are enjoying the good things
in it; Well Mart thee is going to be an
owner of soil down there is thee? I
heard thy letters to Samuel read,
I have no objection to the purchase if thee
thinks it will be for the best, I am
only afraid thee will think it will be
thy permanent home, and there is
nothing but thy health and feet, that
would reconcile me to that - is it out
[Top margin]
Susan was to write to
me but I have not
much prospect of her
returning tho she said
she thought she would
I must have another if
she dont - the little
girl Ann Heacock
talked of the woman
has [?] to
keep does
Jennie
keep well
or does she
still have
her head
ache; and
how are thy
feet I am afraid thee
has had a
bad time with them -
[Left side]
of the town entirely and does thee expect
to put up a house on it? tell me every
think about it I expect Aunt Amy is
half crazy about it aint she? if thee wants
the 300 [dollars] it would be well to watch the
money market and sell the Bond before
gold goes down as of course the Bonds will
I think [?] are now selling at 14 [dollars] which
would be on the 500 [dollars], seventy dollars, thee
will advise; if I was sure the [?]
rail road would succeed I would sell
mine and put the money there, six
months ago gold was 135 [dollars], yesterday it was
120 [dollars], so much the better for the country
and we must not complain.
Yesterday we shut up house and Father
and I went to town din'd at Samuel's
how we wish'd thee and Jennie could
have been there, such a [Underlined: beautiful tree]
so many presents, such crying and
kissing (for how could we help it) they
[Right side]
did not open the bundles till we got
there, the tears would come when I saw
the frame for the picture of your Father
to think of my children making me
such a beautiful present, just what I
have always intended to have to match
the other, Mart I suppose thee knew about
it and I dont want thee to send any
money I will put in thy portion as thee
got the other one that is enough for thee -
next in order came Lyd, bundle a
[Underlined: fur tippet] to match her muff from
Samuel Sallie Lide & Mother, then
S. S. & S Ash a dozen silver knives
from sister Lydia, then Lide a pair
of Artic Shoes from brother Sam, gold
sleeve buttons from sister Lyd & Sallie -
silver Pie knife from Mother to our Mart
and Hostess - and a number of smaller
things which they will particularize
the children got a variety of things
[Top margin]
hope the
next
letter will
tell of the
safety
of the barrel
has thee
found out
any thing
about the
box I
should
think the
agents
ought to
be responsible
for
such an
act. has
thee heard
from
Corson
or Butler
if thee
has not got
the bill
of Lading
thee will
have to
write for
a duplicate
I suppose
they will
not give
it up
without
that -
is it
warm
with you -
and has
Isaac S.
bought
that
farm
yet?
Sled for Harry, beautiful tool Box for
Howard etc. aunt Margret, Marrion and
her little girl Lou, cousin Hannah &
little Laura Wilson were there - then
we had an elegant dinner a splendid
Turkey and 8 kinds of vegetables -
Lemon and mince Pie etc. we were
all delighted with our presents and
I came home quite happy feeling it was
very pleasant for families to meet in this
way and have the ties of love and affection
strengthen and made more enduring
Ben was not there he had a previous engagement
to go with his friend to Pottsville but
he was not forgotten, I forgot to say Isaiah
was there, work'd hard the evening before fixing
the tree it reach'd to the ceiling and fill'd
with useful and ornamental things [Underlined: he] got
a very handsome [Underlined: napkin ring] from Sam &
Sallie - aint it sad to think of Edwin
M. Stanton being a corpse at Washington
just appointed one of the judges of the Supreme
Court - I never shall forget his kind words
and manner when we visited him at the
War Department 4 years since, he will be
greatly missed, is to be buried tomorrow -
I gave the message to Susan Scanlan yesterday in
the Car, her Father & Mother cannot come as they
have a sick daughter at home but [Underlined: he] expects to
be there a good deal and she says she will do
[Right margin]
the best she can
[Envelope]
Martha Schofield
Aiken
South Carolina
Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Mary Child was Martha Schofield's mother. She has learned that Schofield is planning to buy a lot of land in South Carolina and she offers financial advice. She discusses the family's Christmas activities and enumerates the gifts that everyone received. She shares that former Secretary of War Edwin Stanton died shortly after being nominated to the Supreme Court. She is anxious to know if Schofield has received the barrel they sent her a while back.
Child, Mary H. (Mary Hough), 1803-1874
1869-12-26
5 pages
reformatted digital
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134
Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5134scho
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