Letter from Julia Goodrich to brother Henry Aldrich.
Entry/Object ID
2000.FIC.068
Scope and Content
One page letter (front and back) from Julia Goodrich to brother Henry Aldridge. Julia expresses her displeasure with the settlement of her father's estate. She was critical of her brother, William's share of the estate. She also reports her recent illness. She asks her brother Henry to come to see her.
July 16th /56
Dear Br. Henry
Since I received your
last I have been sick several days & this
with a determination to write to Amy first is
the reason for my not writing sooner.
Since I left there we have changed
girls & I can but hope it is a good change.
You seem to rejoice at a settlement
with Wm. & so do I, but I should be
still better pleased with a change of
affection in him for I was really sur-
-prised to see him so much attached to
this world. What would four cows be
to me compared with a sense of having
Honored my dear deceased Father in a
peaceful, amicable settlement without
law. & here with your liberty let me
advise you to do nothing without the
advice of as good council as Esq. Porter
PG.2
Clifton(I beg your pardon) you know you
are young & inexperienced in these matters, & if
one should be disposed to be particular; you
would have the advantage of having done
right. The children stood it much better
than I did coming home. We called before
Br Jameson’s awhile & again in Elyria where
I bought me a dress. I am not really able to
wash all our dishes & it seems all foolishness
to expend much on such a frail body.
Don't you think that you had better come
out here soon after haying than to wait
longer I got a hearty promise from M.A.
but I must close with love to yourself
& family. Your own sister, O-always.
Julia
