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Letters to William Jackson, Daniel JacksonEntry/Object ID
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Daniel Jackson, William Jackson, Robert McLeod JacksonScope and Content
Letter from Rob to Aunt Emma (December 15, 1926)
507 W. 124 St.,
Dec. 15, 1926.
Dear Aunt Emma,
May the enclosed letters add to your enjoyment of Christmas. I know that more things to care for are burdensome — if you find them so, you may of course return them when you and Jean have finished with them. I do not mean that I want you to, but merely offer to relieve you if you wish.
I am sending something more festive to you each —
Mother is much better — went to Brentano's in a taxi with the man yesterday.
We all send love to you both and wish you each every joy and happiness at Christmas and throughout 1927.
Affectionately,
Rob.
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Letter 1: From William Wickham Jackson to William A. and D. B. Jackson (October 18th, 1857)
Letter from William Wickham Jackson to William A. and D. B. Jackson, dated october 18th, 1857.
Hamptonburg, Oct. 18th, 1857
My Dear Boys
As you may soon be in want of some money you might as well write and let us know the best way of sending it forward The present bad derangment of our currency we hope will not last long and as it may improve within a few days or weeks I would hold on as long as you can conveniently.
As far as I know our Banks all hold out yet the "Powell" excepted The suspension tho' I believe has been universal - will a draft by the old Or. be good yet The present derangement will no doubt put many to inconvenience, - we hope it will soon be arranged
But the loss will be felt by all of course some more much more than others - it has and will affect us in various ways so that it may be necssay for you to use strict econemy
Yours affectionatly
W. W. Jackson
Wm A & D B Jackson
P.S. I wish one of you would calculate to teach the boys Roby & James when at home and thus save their school bills - which will be quite an important item - Roby I see is now engaged in arithmetic what he knew well from 3 to 5 years ago - I hope he is improving in other important branches - Education is not everything but certainly is a great deal and if well improved, far from being desceble (?) - I hope you are both making the calculation to make the best in addition to the one great think [sic] of all your prospects.
Marshell has just got over thrashing his oats had a man from Hamptonburgh - was nearly 4 days he expects about 500 bushels -
I need not say that I take little or no pains to write - thinking it may exercise your patience to study it out.
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Letter 2: From William Wickham Jackson to William A. Jackson and Daniel B. Jackson (November 7th, 1857)
Letter from William Wickham Jackson to William A. Jackson and Daniel B. Jackson, dated November 7th, 1857.
Hamptonburgh Nov. 7 1857
Dear Boys
To day I got at the Bank a certificate of Deposit for $30. which I presume your Mother will send to you on Monday - It will I hope be all right that is I hope the the crisis in the Money Market will not materially affect you - But will you pardon me for asking if this is ~~the~~ the smallest sum you can get along comfortably with I have no fear that you will be extravgant or in other words spendthrifts but I do beg of you to be saving as you can. My great wish now is to get you all through safely and honorably and I should much like that all should have an equal chance, and in my state of health even should I be continued here a little longer we can not expect to make much beyond necssay expenses - and it will be a good and wholesome exercise to study the closest econemy - I hope this does not arise from any low desires of saving money for except so far as it calculates to do good I hope I value it not and now my great object is to put you all on an equal footing and leave your Mother comfortable as far as this world is concernd, hopeing that you will grow up to be useful and honorable members of Society doing good as you may have opportunity
Affectionaty
Your W W Jackson
At this rate of sending funds your bare college expenses for the year will amount to four hundred and eighty dollars - seventy more than we calculated on when first starting Will - cant you make arrangements for cheaper board these times when retrenchment is the fasnion - we certainly will have to borrow more than we intended at the rate you go on - I do think seventy five a term should put a studet through including traveling expenses.
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Letter 3: From Catherine A. Jackson to Daniel B. Jackson (November 7th, 1857)
Letter from Catherine A. Jackson to Daniel B. Jackson, dated November 7th, 1857.
Hamptonbh Nov 7th/57
My Dear Dan.
This I suppose will be the last letter you will receive from us until you come home unless your Father gives you some directions about the place and time of meeting you - this morning he and Rob have gone to Goshen taking with them a load of oats - I believe we wrote you that Marshal had sold out his corn to us, and that Joe had taken the house tho' at present it is locked up with the remains of Marshals things which we are expecting him every day to remove so this month with us will be quite a busy time in securing the corn - I think I wrote you about our attending Elizabeth Jackson's wedding - and now this week we were to Hopewell attending the funeral of Aunt Jane Bull - who died very suddenly she was Cousin Dan's Mother - On our way home we stopped and dined at Mr Shermans - he expects to move to Davenport about the first of Jan. how we shall miss that good half way house - according to his account he is doubling his money every year perhaps he is no more worldly than those of us who strive but do not succeed as he does - I feel satisfied if we can only meet expenses produce and pork are now so low that it will be as much as we can do - Your Father intended to get a check for you this morning which I will enclose and mind write when ever you receive it - he paid so high for his sheep that it took most of our funds and now the probability is that he will loose on them or at least make very little - his health I think is somewhat better than when you left - Rob has not been very well some thing is the matter with his back - Dr Wright applied a blister since which I have kept a plaster on it but it dont get well - their quarter is up next week after which they will remain home You and Will. will instruct them during your vacation and after that we will see what is best - the Dr says Rob must not drive, besides you know he is careless of himself dont half wrap up when coming out of a warm school room - Next Wednesday evening Mr Whigam and Mary Ann Tait are to be married so I hear - Vail. the invitations are not yet given out - If it is to be a young party as most probably it is we shall not be invited and it is a matter of perfect indifference with me - I was pleased to attend Cousin Helen's but this one I care nothing about - Should you come home before thanksgiving let us know in time Love to Will. - My paper is full
Your ever affectionate Mother
