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1715, Feb 27 - Letter from Hannah Penn to Thomas Story dated Ruscombe, Groethousen Plantation

Excerpt from Letter, Hannah Penn to Thomas Story dated Ruscombe, Groethousen Plantation, 27 Feb 1715:

“…I shall be sorry if thou cannot have the sight of those papers I am, by my kinsman, in pursuit after and on which and some other urgent affairs, I have thoughts of seeing London this week but whether before thou goes or not I cannot be sure but will endeavour it if my husband’s helath holds and nothing unforeseen hinders. However, I would not keep thee an hour past thy time from thy poor father.

But this I desire that if thou should go before 5th day that thou will be so kind as to live me in writing (tho in never so rough a draft) thy opinion how I ought to proceed in the case and in favour of this Groathousan. I shall not farther enlarge expecting yet to see thee, but if I should and with renewed salutations of dear love from me and husband I conclude and am…”

Husband was not well enough to receive the messenger nor read the letter, so (for) the trouble of hearing his case I was forced to enter upon and to clear myself and answer their request. I have troubled you with a letter by him to desire he may be made easy either in his present plantation or somewhat to answer my husband’s intention therein, which was to settle him upon five hundred acres of good land in lieu of (the) nine thousand he surrendered for it, as Thomas Grey and another make oath he did.”

Sources:

Sophie Hutchison Drinker, "Hannah Penn and the Proprietorship of Pennsylvania", Philadelphia Priv. print. under the auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958. Alderman Library, Call Number: F152.2 .D77. Page 70, 1715, Feb 27 - Letter from Hannah Penn to Thomas Story dated Ruscombe, Groethousen Plantation.

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