Letter from Reverend Horace Lyman on travels, his parents, and confiding in Mary
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Letter from Reverend Horace Lyman on travels, his parents, and confiding in Mary
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Letter from Reverend Horace Lyman to his future wife, Mary Denison Lyman. He discusses his travels, visiting his parents, and his pleasure at Mary confiding in him.
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Lyman, Horace
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Lyman Family Papers
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English
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PUA_MS31_40_d
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Pacific University Archives
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Letter
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Northampton Oct. 18th 48.
My dear Mary.
Perhaps you are ere this chiding me in your thoughts for delaying to write this long. I have no apology to make by only to say that I could not do it sooner. This will be a sufficient apology. I trust for one who loves me. And were now I have a short time to write only: as I am stopping a short time here in Northampton for the cars.
You will wish a passing remark on my journey home. It was prosperous, but not all pleasant, owing to the deception, + lack of a spirit of accommodations on the part of stage agents and drivers. By them I was delayed nearly a day, I subjected to divers other inconveniences, of which I may speak when we meet. But yet notwithstanding all, I visited Bro. Atkinson's parents, accomplished my business at Boston, + arrived at home before the Sabbath, though rather late Saturday eve.
I found my Parents well, + also brothers + sister. It gave me great pleasure I assure you to find them so, and once more to repose under my dear paternal roof. Home, sweet home, no spot on earth so dear. Monday morning I commenced in good earnest my packing. I got ready, by hard + constant labor assisted by my brothers, my boxes, in season to bring here + stash by the freight train to day, on their way to New York. I expect to follow them in a short time. I shall be delayed a little probably by my freight on my way to N. York: but hope to be there by Friday morning; + in C sometime next week. I might enlarge on these matters but time forbids.
The letter which you kindly + affectionately wrote me + handed me as I left I delayed to peruse according to your request till a day or two passed. It was then read and reread with much pleasure. Did time permit, I would refer with delight to several of its topics. But the cars will soon rattle along + I must forego the pleasure. I will only say a word in regard to one. You allude to your peculiar trials, + remark that you are glad that you have made them known to me as you [?] have found that I have a sympathizing heart. I too am glad on one account at least that you have done so as I [?] learn that you can confide. And if my sympathy is a treasure to you, + your confidence a treasure to me, it is certainly well that you have done what you have. The greatest anxiety I have had when you have spoken of these thing has been, not in regard to the amount you would receive from your parents, or the peculiar situation nor traits of your mother: but I have been anxious lest you should suffer these things to tremble [?] too much. My dear M do not suffer [?] to be the cure. 'Bear all with composure a[?] fortitude, and thus be learning to bear the other trials which you may be called to [?] with the same graces of mind.
But I cannot write more. I trust we shall soon be permitted to meet eachother again + join hands and be [?] in health + in love.
Yours with affectionate regard.
H Lyman.
My dear Mary.
Perhaps you are ere this chiding me in your thoughts for delaying to write this long. I have no apology to make by only to say that I could not do it sooner. This will be a sufficient apology. I trust for one who loves me. And were now I have a short time to write only: as I am stopping a short time here in Northampton for the cars.
You will wish a passing remark on my journey home. It was prosperous, but not all pleasant, owing to the deception, + lack of a spirit of accommodations on the part of stage agents and drivers. By them I was delayed nearly a day, I subjected to divers other inconveniences, of which I may speak when we meet. But yet notwithstanding all, I visited Bro. Atkinson's parents, accomplished my business at Boston, + arrived at home before the Sabbath, though rather late Saturday eve.
I found my Parents well, + also brothers + sister. It gave me great pleasure I assure you to find them so, and once more to repose under my dear paternal roof. Home, sweet home, no spot on earth so dear. Monday morning I commenced in good earnest my packing. I got ready, by hard + constant labor assisted by my brothers, my boxes, in season to bring here + stash by the freight train to day, on their way to New York. I expect to follow them in a short time. I shall be delayed a little probably by my freight on my way to N. York: but hope to be there by Friday morning; + in C sometime next week. I might enlarge on these matters but time forbids.
The letter which you kindly + affectionately wrote me + handed me as I left I delayed to peruse according to your request till a day or two passed. It was then read and reread with much pleasure. Did time permit, I would refer with delight to several of its topics. But the cars will soon rattle along + I must forego the pleasure. I will only say a word in regard to one. You allude to your peculiar trials, + remark that you are glad that you have made them known to me as you [?] have found that I have a sympathizing heart. I too am glad on one account at least that you have done so as I [?] learn that you can confide. And if my sympathy is a treasure to you, + your confidence a treasure to me, it is certainly well that you have done what you have. The greatest anxiety I have had when you have spoken of these thing has been, not in regard to the amount you would receive from your parents, or the peculiar situation nor traits of your mother: but I have been anxious lest you should suffer these things to tremble [?] too much. My dear M do not suffer [?] to be the cure. 'Bear all with composure a[?] fortitude, and thus be learning to bear the other trials which you may be called to [?] with the same graces of mind.
But I cannot write more. I trust we shall soon be permitted to meet eachother again + join hands and be [?] in health + in love.
Yours with affectionate regard.
H Lyman.