Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER HF 3031 A
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE June 23rd 1830
AUTHOR Jane M. Biddle
RECIPIENT Ann(e) Hoffman Nicholas
MEDIUM Paper, ink
DESCRIPTION Booklet style letter.
PEOPLE Mr Biddle, Jane M Biddle, Miss Gratz
PLACES Philadelphia,
EVENTS Ann Hoffman traveling to Philadelphia
KEY WORDS
*Original spelling retained throughout work, content appears exactly as written.
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My dear Mrs Nicholas/
Mr Bittle heard/ accidentally, (haughty woman/ to allow him to hear it in/ this way) that you had/ arrived in Phila, & the/ moment his affairs would/ permit, he went to see/ you, & to express my regrets/ at being unable to accom-/pany him. I have been/ [ever] since Saturday late/ confined to my Room &/ part of the time to my/ Bed by a very severe cold/ & have not yet sufficiently/ recover’d to admit of my/
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going out today if the/ weather should be favora-/ble tomorrow I will make/ an effort to see you-/ but [hast] this should/ not be the case can you not promise me/ should it not interfere/ with more agreeable en-/gagements, to dine with/ us [in famille] on Satur-/day? if either or both/ of your daughters have/ accompanied you I shall/ be truly glad to see them/ & all, by whom your party/ is composed & [perhaps] / you may be able to persuade upon Miss Gratz/ to accompany you/ which would add much to my pleasure.
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I hope she will pardon my/ late seeming neglect of/ her, when she recollects/ my sisters [severe] illness/ to whom I devoted/ every moment of time/ that I could spare from/ my own family. I/ have unfortunately made/ my preparations to remove/ to [Andalusia] on Monday/ but I heard that you mean/ to [leisure] a [portion] of/ the time that you intended/ to devote to your friends/ in Phila for my gratifi-/cation, & that you will/ allow me to show you/ my improvements there/ & give me the pleasure/ of chatting over with/ you of the days by you/ it would five me/
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much pleasure if Miss/ Gratz, would also make/ one of our party. yours/ very sincerely/
Jane M Biddle/
Wednesday 23rd June/
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[END OF LETTER]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
