Letter from Frederick Philipse III to Elizabeth Philipse
Entry/Object ID
HHV 001.8
Description
Letter from Frederick Philipse III to Elizabeth Philipse, August 22, 1776
Subject Person/Organization
Frederick Philipse III (1720-1786)
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New Haven, CT
Context
The American Revolution
Collection
Philipse [Philips] Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Aug 22, 1776
Transcription
Transcription
New Haven Thursday 22d Augt [1776]
My Dearest
I am Just Arrived at This Place after a verry hot & disagreeable Journey tho (thank God) am in Good health and spirits Considering all things and Should be more So was I Assured that that our Separation did not Affect you So much as I am Confident it must do tho you Pretend to Say to the Contrary but I intreat you not to be dejected on my Acct. As I am Conscious that I have done nothing (upon the Strictest Examination) Inimical to the Liberty’s of My Country or ever would let the Consequences be what it will nothing affects more then to be taken up in such an hostile manner without any Crime brought to my Charge and without a hearing If this be the Liberty we are Contending for – but I shall have done And Shall Say no more on that Subject. Tomorrow we Shall Set out for Lebanon the Residence of Governour Trumbull by the way of Middletown. Weathersfield, & Hartford. The wether Continues Extreamely hot which makes it verry disagreeable Travilling we can only proceed Early & late which makes but Slow riddance we have been verry Lucky in meeting with Good Entertainment Perticularly good & Clean Lodging to this place our Company is verry Social and Agreeable –Tell good Mr. Babcock that his brother is verry well his father Came here from westerly and attended him until he was perfectly recovered and is returned home I had not the pleasure to See Mr. Adam Babcock44 as he is Set out yesterday for Bedford he has it Seems a vessel arrived therefrom the West India’s ladned with Rum & Sugar Just now heard that Mr. Humphry’s45 is made Adjutant of the Militia at Darby and is Gone Down with the Regiment to New York who would thought it I am very positive that I should not have Credited it If a person of veracity had not Informed me of it My Love to sister Morris Mr. & Mrs. Shaw the Children Mr. & Mrs. Babcock and all friends not forgetting Bet I shall not write any more untill I get to Hartford
Adieu my Dearest and with the Greatest
Sincerely your Affecte
Husband FP
Excuse this Scraw for I am in
A room with twenty people
Speaking all at once.
