Metadata
Title
Mary A. Stevens to Sarah Josepha Hale
Date
1866-10-13
October 13, 1866
Subject
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Medium
Manuscripts
Language
eng
Type
text
Collection
Sarah Josepha Hale Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
46-M-190
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Text
[?] told to him. -
Oct. 13th dearest friend
I was called away from finishing
this letter in to do some thing -
business has been pressing very
much on me & my time has been
more than full and I have had to be
away from home a good deal. -
And now sweet friend I have
but a moment in which to
write - I do not now think I
shall be able to go on to your [?]
but oh! I shall feel for you - I
wish I could be with you I
don't see any way now only
to have some church in Phila.
give Mr. [Ensworth?] a call. -
I am doing nothing for your
society and fear I cannot. - I hope
however God will greatly bless you
I am sorry to be obliged to close
as my time is so much occupied
just now. - as I am closing
up my account as Admx. -
With much love
Your devoted & loving
friend
Mary A. Stevens.
of the Rochester Democrat a
Republican paper - rejected them
because his heart had become
convinced that he ought to dedicate
himself to the ministry, [&?] he
therefore came here to study
and has gone through a full course
here. - and is now ready to go
out and work for Jesus. - He
is with out exception one of the
most intelligent men I have ever
met - he has a very fine Library
worth about $2,000 - and among
his books is yours (which you
know I told you ought to be in every
library) on Distinguished Women. -
He is sitting by my side now
writing a Sermon to preach
next Sabbath. Do you ask why
is he by your side? - Because dearest
we are engaged and in about two
weeks expect to marry. - I am
sure you will be astonished to
know that I am to marry again
and so soon - - But you would
not be if you could see Mr. E. - or
if I could tell you all that has
influenced me you would not
be surprised - I had longed for
sympathy - for a heart of love in which
to breathe my sorrow & care. - Here I was
all alone save my precious children.
In Mr. Ensworth I found a friend on
who I could lean - a heart as tender
& loving as a womans. - with talents
& and cultivation greater than most
men. - For seven weeks we were
very dear friends - his loving sympathizing
heart - drew from me the confidence
& trust which I had longed to give
to some one - but which had been
buried so long - indeed much of my
inner life which had been only known
to myself - my heart or rather soul struggles
Oct. 13th dearest friend
I was called away from finishing
this letter in to do some thing -
business has been pressing very
much on me & my time has been
more than full and I have had to be
away from home a good deal. -
And now sweet friend I have
but a moment in which to
write - I do not now think I
shall be able to go on to your [?]
but oh! I shall feel for you - I
wish I could be with you I
don't see any way now only
to have some church in Phila.
give Mr. [Ensworth?] a call. -
I am doing nothing for your
society and fear I cannot. - I hope
however God will greatly bless you
I am sorry to be obliged to close
as my time is so much occupied
just now. - as I am closing
up my account as Admx. -
With much love
Your devoted & loving
friend
Mary A. Stevens.
of the Rochester Democrat a
Republican paper - rejected them
because his heart had become
convinced that he ought to dedicate
himself to the ministry, [&?] he
therefore came here to study
and has gone through a full course
here. - and is now ready to go
out and work for Jesus. - He
is with out exception one of the
most intelligent men I have ever
met - he has a very fine Library
worth about $2,000 - and among
his books is yours (which you
know I told you ought to be in every
library) on Distinguished Women. -
He is sitting by my side now
writing a Sermon to preach
next Sabbath. Do you ask why
is he by your side? - Because dearest
we are engaged and in about two
weeks expect to marry. - I am
sure you will be astonished to
know that I am to marry again
and so soon - - But you would
not be if you could see Mr. E. - or
if I could tell you all that has
influenced me you would not
be surprised - I had longed for
sympathy - for a heart of love in which
to breathe my sorrow & care. - Here I was
all alone save my precious children.
In Mr. Ensworth I found a friend on
who I could lean - a heart as tender
& loving as a womans. - with talents
& and cultivation greater than most
men. - For seven weeks we were
very dear friends - his loving sympathizing
heart - drew from me the confidence
& trust which I had longed to give
to some one - but which had been
buried so long - indeed much of my
inner life which had been only known
to myself - my heart or rather soul struggles