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Lettera to William Jackson, Daniel JacksonEntry/Object ID
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Robert Jackson, William Jackson, Robert McLeod JacksonScope and Content
Letter 1: Catherine T. Jackson to William A. Jackson (November 18th, 1857)
Letter from Catherine T. Jackson to William A. Jackson, dated November 18th, 1857.
Hamptongh Nov. 18th/57
My Dear Willy
We recd your letter and I did not design answering it - but this evening the boys brought me a note from Brother Augustus inviting the whole family to spend thanksgiving with them, also mentioning that the friends from N. Y. Mr & Mrs Smith - Charley - Sarah - & Mary Niven would come by the way of our house on Wednesday evening - we meeting them at Goshen - now on that day it would not be convenient for us to meet you at Newburg, so you must come there on Tuesday if your term closes before thanksgiving, or Monday if your term is finished Write immediately which of these two days suits you - If you dont come until Wednesday you will have to come on to Goshen and from there get home the best way you can - dont forget the old coat I spoke of - dont fail to write - mention if you can the hour you will arrive at Newburg
Affectionately
C Jackson
Letter 2: Catherine T. Jackson to Daniel H. Jackson (January 15th, 1858)
Letter from Catherine T. Jackson to Daniel H. Jackson, dated January 15th, 1858.
Hamptongh Jan. 15th/58
My Dear Dan.
I would say dear boys for it is addressed to both but someway in writing a letter I must keep in my mind one in particular I was glad to hear of your safe arrival, but sorry you were detained so long at Fishkill, but so it is and so you will find it thro' life disappointments at every step - We are getting on as usual - Rob. studying Virgil at home, and reading his lesson over to me in the evening, I have become quite interested in these games - the boat race the foot race the boxing and the arrows - sometimes he makes strange english and I tell him he should select other words and phrases, but he says it must be so, and of course not knowing I yield - I hear him read it over to impress it on his mind - Jim goes to Mr Boyd and except certain restrictions of his Father would be delighted - This week we received another letter from Susan Jane Jackson - It was a pert one, ask- in the first place if I was still living and then "Can it be possible you cannot loan the orphan son of your only brother ten or fifteen dollars - dont be afraid you will loose it - I will pay you or your heirs" and so it runs all thro' the letter - I really felt displeased - what Mr. Jackson will do I know not - but I wrote her and from it she will see that I am still living - I hope she will not trouble us again
It is now pouring down rain and probably I will have no chance to send this to the office until Monday - I wrote Harman Phillips the other day telling her there was a prospect of her getting this school - Mr Wilkins told me the other trustees were willing - Mr Jackson & Rob went to mill yesterday driving Old sorrel & Doll, only the second time she was in the harness - I was frightened most out of my wits seeing them start - but they got home safely and she went pretty well - Charley is my kitchen maid and does pretty good service - not Julia of course but I am satisfied - Mr Jackson as usual has a great deal of trouble with us all, keeping us straight so you are pleased with your curtain - how cozy your room must look - hope your boarding arrangements will soon be settled - what kind of fare do you get at the Hall? - and how much do you pay a week - but what will our savings amount to if poor proud Jacksons not crave but demand us to give them at any rate learn to dig to beg I would be ashamed Alex's intended wrote me a long beautiful letter I think we will all love her some of these days I must answer that letter - you see by some means I have a great deal of writing, and you know I have lost my taste for it and talent too if ever I had any - I think you have a taste for letter writing - cultivate it - tis an easy way of gratifying one's friends - Next week we butcher three of the pigs - no news - Your College bills were high - every thing requires money - I some times wish the world could move on without it - but it is a necessary evil - the wise man says it answers all things - but wisdom is before it as far as light excelleth darkness - do early seek that pearl of great price and strive after the love and fear of God - hope Will has no more boils & neither of you the College complaint
Your ever affectionate Mother
Letter 3: Robert McD. Jackson to William A. Jackson (February 2nd, 1858)
(Note: Includes continuation and additional notes by C. Jackson and McD. Jackson)
Letter from Robert McD. Jackson to William A. Jackson, dated February 2nd, 1858.
Hamptonburgh Feb 2nd 1858
Dear Brother
Mother recieved your letter on friday 29th which I brought up from Montgomery on Doll the colt on horseback ( a rather uncomfortable ride) and it is for me to answer it Every one must learn letter writing sometime in thier lives and I commence now And since it devolves on me to write to you, after this, on account of mother's wish you must take what you get for I am not much on writeing and as a general thing there is not much to tell I have got nearley through the sixth Book of Virgil - will finish it this week, and I dont know whether to review it immediately after I finish it, or put it off till you come home in the spring as there are some sentences which I cannot translate, and some of which I dont get the right meaning Most always I take an hundred lines a day, to day fifty as I have to write, but I think it would be more beneficial to get a smaller lesson and perfect but as I cant do that I may as well get along as fast as possible While attending to Virgil I have almost entirely neglected Surveying and those two remaining examples in Trigonometry are left untouched. After I finish Virgil, and if I dont go at Cicero or dont get too much interested in some book or other I may have time to attend to these
We have had rather cold weather for a few days back, in comparison to the rainy and muddy which which preceeded it the ground has been frozen and pretty cold winds. Monday night there was a snow & rain storm, from the north for in the morning a thin covering of snow glazed was on the ground and the trees from the trunks to the twigs were encased in ice which today has been falling off by the drizzling Father got for you & Dan an invitation to attend a party at Oliver Miller's but which will be but little use to you as he forgot the day so therefore you will not know when to go Charley says the mother of Tom and his brother has twin lambs again. Doll has been both to Montgomery and Goshen before I rode her on horseback. Early Monday morning looking out of the window we saw a great fire which turned out to be the Denton Church not far from New Hampton I have been thinking about finishing but Jim won't let me rest till I have put down that he has pulled out two teeth since you have left. As this is a considerable longer letter than we get from you that is together with what mother writes it will have to do.
Your Affectionate Brother R. McD Jackson
Hamptonburgh
Sister Martha was in New York last week and wrote us to meet her at Goshen also a certain friend with her - I held myself all in readiness - roasted a turkey with lots of fixings, fire in the parlor, dressed up sat in waiting when lo! Mr. Jackson drove home alone - next day I recd a letter saying she had changed her plan - You may think I was disappointed - Old Mr Goodrich was buried yesterday - Dr Hornbeck last week - Sheep are getting very lame - have much fussing with them - prayer meeting last week at Mr Boyds - this week at Cousin Mary Ann's - Your Father keeps pretty well - Rob has many interruptions at his studies - glad you have made your boarding arrangements you must sometimes give yourselves a generous meal - don't live too low.
Affectionately
C Jackson
Letter 4: Catherine T. Jackson to William A. Jackson (Undated / postmarked February 2, 1858)
Letter from Catherine T. Jackson to William A. Jackson, undated, enclosed in envelope postmarked February 2, 1858.
My dear boys
Roby I suppose will tell you all the news at least I assigned him that part, so I will discourse of more important things - You have lost two of your number by death - how solemn the admonition to prepare for that event - do not neglect your religious duties - I feel very anxious that you would seek the Lord in your youth - give him your first and best days. Your Cousin Sarah Harriet Smith connected herself with Dr Cheever's Church last Sabbath, how thankful her parents must feel, to see her joining herself with the Lord's people, and my constant prayer is that God would impart you his grace early to consecrate yourselves to his service, early begin to subdue evil thoughts and desires - I know I am unfaithful and during your vacations everything else is talked of but the one thing needful, it ought not so to be - Mr Hepbern seems very much engaged - and preaches such good sermons - I wish you could hear them - it seems to me you could not resist his appeals - but you have Moses and the prophets and the whole scriptures which through God's Spirit is able to make you wise unto Salvation - I should like to know your feelings and views, and what you think as to your duty - I often give you mine, but hear nothing in return if Gods Spirit is striving with you you cannot be indifferent - if you feel any serious impressions do not stifle them but yield to his holy influence at once, for his Spirit will not always strive - As a family we deserve not the great blessing of salvation, but let us plead with God to be merciful to us sinners - I wish you would commence to read your bible through, Rob & Jim have - You should have a connected knowledge of all its parts - read it prayerfully, and may God bless you and lead you to himself - then all will be well - come joy or sorrow sickness or health, life or death, all will be well eternally well - dont let this vain world have all the morning of your days, it may be no longer time on earth is allotted you -
Your ever affectionate Mother
