Letter dated 25 September 1826, from Philip and Betty Boardman to James Moor Dearbumville Wain County, Michigan Territory, America
“Trade is very brisk of every description and provitions is prity cheap. I am yet at Mr. Dobsons and we are very full of work there has been a deal of new factories built this summer about Bolton….” Philip & Betty Boardman England 1826
Letter dated 25 September 1826, from Philip and Betty Boardman to James Moor Dearbumville Wain County, Michigan Territory, America:
Dear Brother and Sister.
We received your kind and welcom letter on the 30th of July and we are glad to hear that you have done well in buying your land and we hope you are comfortably situated and ricovered from the sickness that you mentioned in your letter. Your sister Betty has not very good helth but she has not had any verry sevare sickness this summer. She is the worst in winter in frosty wether. She has been some nights for two or three winters that she coud not lay in bed. She had an inflammation on the lungs last winter and in frosty wether she is very ill Plagued for her breath. She wishes you to send her word in your next what your sickness has been.
We are glad to hear that Nancy and Meriah enjoys good health and we hope they will be of service to you now and be good girls. It is about two years since we had a letter from william he is either forgetful or too proud to rite but we coud wish him to rite and let us know how he is getting on. He never sends us any directions where to rite too.
Isaac Boardman is dead and John Sixsmith the Sexton is dead. Old Betty is yet at Dean Church and liveing where she did and Jane and her husband is liveing with her and she is in as good health as can be expected at her age and she wishes to be remembered to you. You woud hardley know the Dean Church if you was to see it now. It has almost been pulled down since you saw it and Built up again and a new organ and two New Galleries and on the north and the other on the South sides. We have no pirtickler News at present. I think the people in the old lane is the same as usual.
Trade is very brisk of every description and provitions is prity cheap. I am yet at Mr. Dobsons and we are very full of work there has been a deal of new factories built this summer about Bolton. There is four or five on Bolton Moor and a deal of other buildings of different sorts. Our Betty thinks it not right that you shoud have so much land and her hardley what she can spread a blanket on. She thinks thou might send her a field or two taxes free. We conclude with our best respects to you both and all your children that we have not seen and Nancy and Meriah.
So no more at present
from your brother and sister Philip and Betty Boardman
Read the MOORE letters:Letter 1: 1836 Eng to Michigan ~ Letter 2: 1826 England to Michigan ~ Letter 3: 1837 NJ to Michigan