Metadata
Title
Sarah Josepha Hale to David E. Hale
Creator
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Date
1833-07-23
July 23, 1833
Medium
Manuscripts
Language
eng
Type
text
Collection
Sarah Josepha Hale Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
46-M-145
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html
Text
Boston, July 23. 1833
My dear Son, -
I have been hoping every
day to learn, officially, where you were
to be stationed - but no orders have yet
come. Your friend Mudge told Sarah
B[?] that he had heard you were
appointed to the 1st Reg. & stationed at
Norfolk, Virginia. He was not in the
same Reg. but expected to be stationed
at the same place - there were eleven
companies there, he said. How should
you like this station? In some things it
is very objectionable; and I almost wish
you had a good appointment at some of the
Western posts. But perhaps you will think
otherwise.
[Dubois?] has written, sent the note - [?] 4
dollars - and the reciept [receipt]. They say that they
cannot alter the name on the duplicate but
will ask Major [Picitt?] to do it. I have written
them & sent [?]3 dollars; & hope to receive an
answer that the name is altered soon.
I sent your jacket by the stage - has it
reached you?
Horatio passed his examination with [DE: ?]
much satisfaction to himself, and to his tutor,
Mr. Pickering. He is now busy on Fiddler's Book,
which I shall bring to Greenfield with me.
Horatio will go two Sandwich Saturday next
and stay three weeks - and then for his for
years' of hard study. You'll not envy
him this privilege I suppose.
Pray write immediately, and tell me
all about Greenfield, and yourself.
Our family is very few & very dull,
tho' Miss Bartlett still grants us
the light of her countenance. I believe
she intends making a visit in Boston
or rather eking hers out for a month.
- I hope to be in Greenfield the
last of next week, - if nothing happens
- yet, I do not know how to
spend the time. -
My love to daughters & Willey - say,
I hope to see them all soon, & find
them happy and improved. If they
need anything which I can bring
them you must name it in yr.
letter.
My love also to Mrs. D. & daughters -
I suppose you feel quite domesticated
under her roof by this time.
- I cannot recollect much news that
will interest you. - Miss Leslie has called
here several times, & always enquires
after your welfare. - I have drank tea
with Mr. N. Hale, lately, and Mr. Hale was
very profuse in his wishes to see you
on your return to Boston. He is
one of the chief agents in the [railroad?]
company, & says there are many [thing?]
which he things [thinks?] will interest you [ED: page torn]
their proceedings. The Engineer employed
is from West-Point - I forgot his name.
I have a great many things to do
in order to be ready for my journey,
so you know that this letter is quite
a hurried production. Horatio sends
love to all that love him.
Yours affectionately
S.J. Hale.
My dear Son, -
I have been hoping every
day to learn, officially, where you were
to be stationed - but no orders have yet
come. Your friend Mudge told Sarah
B[?] that he had heard you were
appointed to the 1st Reg. & stationed at
Norfolk, Virginia. He was not in the
same Reg. but expected to be stationed
at the same place - there were eleven
companies there, he said. How should
you like this station? In some things it
is very objectionable; and I almost wish
you had a good appointment at some of the
Western posts. But perhaps you will think
otherwise.
[Dubois?] has written, sent the note - [?] 4
dollars - and the reciept [receipt]. They say that they
cannot alter the name on the duplicate but
will ask Major [Picitt?] to do it. I have written
them & sent [?]3 dollars; & hope to receive an
answer that the name is altered soon.
I sent your jacket by the stage - has it
reached you?
Horatio passed his examination with [DE: ?]
much satisfaction to himself, and to his tutor,
Mr. Pickering. He is now busy on Fiddler's Book,
which I shall bring to Greenfield with me.
Horatio will go two Sandwich Saturday next
and stay three weeks - and then for his for
years' of hard study. You'll not envy
him this privilege I suppose.
Pray write immediately, and tell me
all about Greenfield, and yourself.
Our family is very few & very dull,
tho' Miss Bartlett still grants us
the light of her countenance. I believe
she intends making a visit in Boston
or rather eking hers out for a month.
- I hope to be in Greenfield the
last of next week, - if nothing happens
- yet, I do not know how to
spend the time. -
My love to daughters & Willey - say,
I hope to see them all soon, & find
them happy and improved. If they
need anything which I can bring
them you must name it in yr.
letter.
My love also to Mrs. D. & daughters -
I suppose you feel quite domesticated
under her roof by this time.
- I cannot recollect much news that
will interest you. - Miss Leslie has called
here several times, & always enquires
after your welfare. - I have drank tea
with Mr. N. Hale, lately, and Mr. Hale was
very profuse in his wishes to see you
on your return to Boston. He is
one of the chief agents in the [railroad?]
company, & says there are many [thing?]
which he things [thinks?] will interest you [ED: page torn]
their proceedings. The Engineer employed
is from West-Point - I forgot his name.
I have a great many things to do
in order to be ready for my journey,
so you know that this letter is quite
a hurried production. Horatio sends
love to all that love him.
Yours affectionately
S.J. Hale.