Wilmington 7 mo 5th 1846.
Respected Friend,
E F Pennypacker, thine of the
2nd as well as a former Letter came duly
to hand, and I at once answered the first
letter which it would appear thee has not
receiv'd. I wrote thee I think that a few days
after the Husband left here, a woman with
two children came to town, and inform'd
me she was the woman that was left by
her husband at John [Hunns?], to be forwarded
to him, so soon as he should get
a situation. I then told her I had heard
nothing of him since he left, some two
or three days after I receiv'd a letter
from my brother Edward requesting me
to have the woman and children forwarded
to Samuel Rhoads, near Haddington
Ville. She and the children arrived safe
there next evening, one of my sons being
there when they arrived, that was some
2 or 3 weeks since, there appears to be some
mystery in this business, as I recollect no
other man having a wife and children at
John [Hunns?]; If there is any other person I will
E. F. Pennypacker
Schuylkill Post Office
Chester County
[Pennsylvania]
