Name/Title
Joseph Throckmorton to Laura Throckmorton, letter (1862)Entry/Object ID
2016.1.2Scope and Content
Joseph Throckmorton, (Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania) to Laura Throckmorton, his wife (Sparta post office, Morrow County, Ohio), letter, 2 August 1862. Joseph was visiting Waynesburg and writing the letter to his second wife, Laura (Peck) (Gilbert) Throckmorton, at their home in Ohio.
Joseph Throckmorton Sr. [1785-1881] was the son of Job Throckmorton and Mary Robinson. He was twice married, first to Catharine Hulsart and second to Laura (Peck) Gilbert.
Transcribed by Candice Buchanan.
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"Waynesburg Green[e] Co Pa
August 2, 1862
Dear wife
I take the presen[t] / opportunity to let you [know] that I / received yours the 23 July / and am glad to hear from / you that you are well as / common, as for my self I / am not very well I am / very weak and have fell / away very much in flesh / I wrote a letter to John that / if he would come in in the / turn of 2 or 3 weeks I would go / home with him Daniel & Joseph / has so much to do & it will / be so late before they are done / harvesting or one of them would / come home with me, pleas[e] let / me know on what condition you / get the hay cut & who done it //
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as I wrote to John to / consult you & to get some / one to cut it & I would pay / for it[.]
I wish you would get some / one to cut that wood if / you can if Jack won't do it / & I will pay for it.
I wish you would let me / know how the mare looks / & if they tended the corn / with her[.] I would like to / know how the hogs is doing / and if they have growed / much[.] There is a great / many little things that I / would like to know a / bout, but I cannot mention / them in / a short let[t]er you will / pleas[e] let me know in your next / anything that would be interesting / to me //
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as I think a great / deal about you & home[.] / you wished to know / which one of James['] Daughter[s] / it was that died it was / Catharine, Cole[']s Wife[.] She / lost all four of her children / & dyed [sic] her self.***
Those lice you speak of / has ruined the oats in / this county and I think / they hurt / some of the wh / eat all though jenerally [sic] / the wheat is good / they call them abolition / lice here[.]
They are listing men / here for nine months / There is a company make / ing in town & will soon / be full. The children is / all well so far as I know[.] //
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I conclud[e] with / my respects to John / & family Needles & / family and all that / may enquire after / me[.]
give my respects to / Mary Dill[.]
let me know in your / next if Whiteley is at / home. Tell Mary Elen / not to let it bee too long before she writes / that letter[.]
So now I conclude with / my sincere love to you / my Dear wife
This from your husband
Joseph Throckmorton to his / wife Laura Throckmorton"
***Catharine Throckmorton was the daughter of James Robinson Throckmorton, Joseph's brother. She was married to John W. Cole.Collection
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Aug 2, 1862Other Names and Numbers
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TOOG-AN001-0001-0000Relationships
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Person or Organization
Peck, LauraPerson or Organization
Throckmorton, Catherine [1834-1862]Person or Organization
Throckmorton, Joseph (Sr.) [1785-1881]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Throckmorton Series - Glenn Jacob Roy Thornton Toothman III CollectionNotes
The original letter, intact with its envelope, was purchased via eBay auction by Glenn Jacob Roy Thornton Toothman III, a direct descendant of Joseph. Glenn owned and shared the letter with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2016.
Source Citation: Joseph Throckmorton, (Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania) to Laura Throckmorton, his wife (Sparta post office, Morrow County, Ohio), letter, 2 August 1862; item no. TOOG-AN001-0001-0000, Throckmorton Series, Glenn Jacob Roy Thornton Toothman III Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).