Nell, William Cooper. Letter to unknown recipient.

Title

Nell, William Cooper. Letter to unknown recipient.

Creator

Nell, William Cooper

Contributor

unknown recipient

Date

1845-02-15

Description

Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to unknown recipient.

Is Part Of

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

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Identifier

626

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Transcription

Boston Feb 15^th 1845
          {Sunday 4. oclock P.M
          {all alone in my Sanctum
My dear Joe
         As it is expected that
Mr Tenant will leave Tomorrow for
New Orleans, I avail myself of the opportunity
to pen a few lines -- as he supposes the
package can be forwarded from thence to
Nassau.
     On Friday a parcel was sent
to New-York for Packet [Historian?] Capt Mifflin
or whatever conveyance may offer, which
matter will be attended to by Mr Wm P. Powell
Some three weeks since a Box was sent
to be forwarded to Nassau, per the [Evanda?]
but we learned to our disappointment that
she did not arrive --and the Box remained
     per as announcement
But I hope all have come safely to
hand = which has put You in possession
of quite a number of Letters Papers &c
Up to date I have recieved [sic] from
You three ^letters^ the one before you left New York
one through Charleston --the last by way of
New York        for which please accept
my thanks.              they were highly
      interesting

(Page 2)

2

a letter has been sent to Capt. Thatcher
which may perhaps open an easy channel
of communication – for the future

I will obtain a copy of "Sumner Vc
with other matters and forward as
above or by the earliest conveyance
I was told today that a vessel
had Just left Boston for Nassau

which is possible but I hope not true
for your [obliterated] family nor myself had
learned the fact.    We shall ascertain
the truth Tomorrow

The snow is now descending in great
profusion and has been doing so for the
last 12 hours at least = the drifts are
in many places 6 feet high exactly
such a storm as occurred Feb 4^th
last year,     perhaps You remember
the night-- when Henry Crummell
accompanied us to the National

(Paragraph below with strikethrough)
We are in a quandary about the
proposed Miscellaneous entertainment
Tomorrow Night for the [Adelphie?]

(Page 3)

(Paragraph below with strikethrough)
something of which you have
learned if the packages above
mentioned have been recieved [sic]

I have but little news to give at
present as I had gathered all to date
and forwarded per last package
[Barnes & -- Henry?] I believe of
Leicester had thier [sic] woollen factory
destroyed by fire a few weeks since
Young Anderson (report says)
is much smitten with Miss
Anthony and folks also say
that the feeling is reciprocated
this one thing is true, that they
are often in company with each
other, but further--deponent
is unable to testify
You remember requesting me to
accompany her home on Thanksgiving
night = The folks at the house
kept her and myself waiting
at least 15 minutes on the steps.

(Page 4)

I told You in one letter that
[Jane?] Skittings had gone to Salem
which was not correct = She is now
sewing at your mothers
West acknowledges the reciept [sic] of You [sic] letter
and urges me to become an Odd Fellow

The Bay State Lodge has been opened in
Boston -- an address was delivered before
them by P Mr James Fields of N.Y.
which possessed much merit –

the members are Lawson, Taylor,
J J Smith, Cole A S Howard [VC VC ?]

         I am very happy to hear that [matter s?]
and things are pleasant at Nassau
and hope that all combined may
exert a beneficial influence upon
your health –    I shall write
by first chance and allude to much
that now remains unsung.
Faithfully yours
William C Nell

Tags

Personal

Collection

D.93 Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Citation

Nell, William Cooper, “Nell, William Cooper. Letter to unknown recipient.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/2918.

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