Letter from Julia Ann Winsor and John D. Weld to Elizabeth Winsor and Aaron Aldrich

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Letter from Julia Ann Winsor and John D. Weld to Elizabeth Winsor and Aaron Aldrich

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2000.FIC.027

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Letter from Julia Ann Winsor and John D. Weld to Elizabeth Winsor and Aaron Aldrich This a personal letter from Julia to her sister in Dover, Elizabeth discussing their lives and how much she misses her. Another section is written to Aaron from Julia's husband, John D. Weld. The portion of the letter to Elizabeth has been transcribed and included in Retracing Footsteps, Lakeside Cemetery, Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; by Catherine Burke Flament for the Bay Village Historical Society, p. 209-210. Julia writes to Aaron regarding how her brother, asked her father, August, for a loan of $2,500 dollars which was not given. Aaron has not been in the house since. He did acquire a mortgage on his farm to secure the money. There is further discussion of this and then information about family. Transcribed: Page 1 My dear sister I would not once have believed that so long a a time have elapsed without my seeing or writing to you but seven years have quickly fled and with their many pleasures many pains and many hopes of dear delight, and know ones leave spring up in their place In old dressing you my dear sister my thoughts unavoidably recur to by gone years how short in retrospect appears the time back to my earliest recolection but short as it appears nearly half the time usualy allotted to mom in past would that it were passed in a better mannerer it is pleasing sometimes to retrace our steps to childhood years when we were all sheltered beneath the paternal roof strangers to the cares and toils of tumultuous life when The same fond Mother bent at night O, we each fair sleeping brow She had each folded flower in sight Where are those dreamers now scattered in different di- -rections but though far distant we may still cherish those feelings of sisterly affection which is the life and delight of the fam- -ily circle it is seldom that I see any of the family except Mother I have lately made a visit to Seekonk found them all pretty smart sister stone is not quite as well as she was in the winter but much better than I ever expected to see her she can use her hand a little about almost every thing she and Sarah do the work a lone but they are both slender Sarah is an amiable girl Henry is very much respected for steady deportment and modesty of beh- -aveiour Lemuel[?] begins to shave and feels considerable like a man and looks some like me Waterman is at work in the mill at presant Mr. Stone is driving about as usual says he is going to Ohio in the fall Them all Winsor have got to be a stout looking boy I have now written about Written in the left side Margin Our boys are very unruly you may see by one corner of this sheet Page 2 And have so much to do that I cannot write much more at present Yours in love Farewell Julia A Weld E Aldrich Dear Brother I now improve a few moments in writing to you. Father Winsor requested me to write something respecting Abrahams getting a long it seems to worry the old gentleman very much Abraham applied to him for his -----[hole in letter] on a note at the Bank for twenty five hundred dollars father did not see fit to give it that was a year last march Abraham has not been in the house since, but he got the money or a part of it by giving a Mortgage on his farm and last Summer there was an attachment put on it for eleven or twelve hundred dollars he lives in Town is in no business or I know of his farm he has rented for one hundred and fifty dollars per year His family are all away from him except Marg. Mary ann is married and lives in Woodstock Conn. Page 3 Henry of course can inform about his Fathers family better than I can sister Lydias mind is so engrossed with the great changes that are taking place that I seldom see or hear from her with out the most minute inquiry but it is not strange Oh, I was going to tell you about Nancy she was very well indeed when I was there a little more than a week ago and I have not heard from her since but am anxious to hear there never was any body better suited to be sure and it is cause for Thankfulness they have everything comfortable convenient and as much style as in consistent with good judgement to say nothing of christianity I need not say how much I want to see you and your family your children are all so large that I suppose you and Mr Aldrich enjoy your selves very much in going meeting and visiting together have you a Preacher that suites you and is there much attention to religion generally in that quarter and as it respects yourselves I should be pleased to hear how you get along it is rather a low time I believe in this neighbour- -hood. Julia anns ill health must be a great affliction to you as well herself ---[hole in letter] she is enabled to put her trust in God remembering that he does not willingly afflict the children of men and in whatever he does he has gracious purposes to fulfill. I will send her Mrs Rowes Devout exercises of heart and wish I had something more to send. give my love to all the family write about them all they must write tell amey[?] uncle Weld talks some of coming there in the fall and she must try to get acquainted with him. I have no help but a little girl nine years old and dont expect any this summer it looks rather discouraging kiss little Elizabeth for me I have just been in to ask Father if he had any particular word to send he says no I dont as I have anything more than my love! our connexions generally are well I believe James Thurburs[?] wife died this winter cousin hannah you knew I suppose was married to her uncle Charles Dyer and is living in a very splendid manner Father says tell Betsey I am in hopes to help her some before a great while I must write sister Mary Page 4 Abraham for is to work at machinery in Lowel Mass. and Daniel is a board of a Steamboat plying between Provenance and New York. But what Abraham intends as to do I do not know he wants to sell his farm very much but I guess that will plague him as long as aunt Martha lives. Julia has wrote. I expect about all the next of the family connexion I have nothing to write in particular about our giting a long we stay here yet with grandpa enjoy good health have three stout looking boys and get something for them to eat I keep thinking of coming to the Ohio but have not got started as yet Yours X Julia D Weld Mr Aaron Aldrich Dover Ohio

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Aldrich Family Collection

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Aldrich, Aaron

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Aldrich, Amy

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Aldrich, Elizabeth Winsor

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Aldrich, Elizabeth Winsor

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Goodrich, Julia Ann Aldrich

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Hunt, Nancy Winsor

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Stone, Henry

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Stone, Luciana Winsor

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Weld, Julia Ann Winsor

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Winsor, Abraham

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Winsor, Augustus

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Winsor, Henry

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Winsor, Lydia Winsor