Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 1042
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE August 4, 1808
AUTHOR Sybil Sawyer (mother of Mary Anna Sawyer Schuyler)
RECIPIENT Mary Anna Sawyer Schuyler (and ??)
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE George Gardner Lee, William Sawyer Schuyler, “Miss Lee
[Deborah or Louisa], Thomas [Sawyer?Lee?], George Lee, “uncle F & Mary” [perhaps William Farnham and daughter Mary Bliss Farnham], Mrs Gray, William Sawyer (brother), Micajah Sawyer (father),
PLACES Lebanon, Rhinebeck, Boston, Hampton Beach, Portland, Tours
KEYWORDS to Mary Anna after visit to parents in Boston, packet for Portland,
“Mrs Gray has got married in a hurry”, marriage, William Sawyer in
Europe,
August th 4 1808
My Dear Children
we were much pleased, by a letter from Mr Lee dt 27 July / informing us of your being at Lebanon, and all well. We are now in dayly / expectation of a letter from Rhinbeck announcing your arrival, we hope in / health, and found all well. The weather was much more comfortable than / the week you spent in Boston, your visit here upon a retrospect / Seems momentary nothing pacifies me but the hope of visiting you soon / how did dear little William bear the journey, kiss him for me,
We have had a plesant visit from Miss Lee and [^her] Brother William, wish / he was as well as she appeared, Thomas is now with us, To day is gone / with a party of gentelman[sic] and Ladys[sic] to Hampton beach,
August th6
yesterday afternoon Mr George Lee came riding up to the door, who we / were very glad to See, regreted his visit being so short, but he said he / would make us a longer on next week. on Thursday your uncle F & / Mary sailed in the packet for Portland they had a fine wind, most probable / got them to Sea, Mrs Gray has got married in a hurry as no doubt you / have seen by the paper.
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your letters my dear Children are just come to hand, accompanyed with / one from William D’t Tours Jan^ 6 although an old letter it affords us / pleasure, we rejoice to hear that you have arrived in Safety and health. / one of Heavens greatest Blessings, are now enjoying your selves together, / be affured I shall make every exertion to come speedily and hope your / Father will unite with me, as it is one of the greatest pleasures of My life / to visit and be visited by My Children, there is no probablity of our / coming till the latter part of September. /
Monday morning
we have heard of your uncle F and Marys arrival on the evening at Ten clock/ of the same day they sail'd, the family connextions are all in usual health, / your Father and Thomas unite with me in affectionate rememberence[sic] to all
Adieu S Sawyer
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Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
