File:Daniel Quinby letter to Richard Pell Hunt (2929988026514bb3833db33edfb7096e).pdf

English: NPGallery

English: Daniel Quinby

English: Organization: US National Park Service
Role: Archivist
Address: Women's Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

English: Richard Pell Hunt, 1797-1856

English: “Henrietta 14th 4 mo 1836
Dear Cousin R P H
Peradventure thou hast heard of my opening a prospect in our Monthly Meeting of paying a Religious visit to the inhabitants of Great Britain, Ireland, Holland, and Norway which claimed the Solid Deliberation of the Meeting and resulted in their full approbation of said prospect, both by Men and women friends A Committee was accordingly appointed in order to investigate my Temporal Concerns ( which is the good established Custom in such Cases) in order to ascertain weather I could leave, in a reputable manner in the interview the said Committee had with me on the Subject I gave them an honest statement of my affairs – and if they found ( in their Judgement) no obstructions they were to propose an Assay of Certificate adapted to the occasion but in Consequence of a debt unsettled of the Thorn & Frink concern to the amount of $1589 including two years Interest – they came to a Judgement to report to said Meeting the way was not clear to grant a Certificate. Not withstanding I inform’d said committee that Philip E Thomas of the City of Baltimore (who attended our last Yearly Meeting) was informed of my [tryde] situation and he evidentally Manifested much interest in devising a means whereby I should be releas’d from so great a burden and therefore he inform’d me to rest assur’d the debt should be discharged when it became due ( which is the 21st day of next month) direct after I had attain’d the result of the Committee in my case I wrote to P E Thomas on the subject but his letter did not come to hand in season previous to our last M’y Meeting and the contents of his communication was very different from what I had anticipated in relation to the subject, he informed me that his health was feeble, and his wife stilll more so but would be one of the five persons that would make up the sum wanted. I have recently been to Williamson in order to see Griffith Cooper who in Company with Isaac Colvin had related my Case to P E Thomas and also to John Burton of Philadelphia and said Burton also gave encouragement of subscribing pretty Liberally – I enjoined it upon G Cooper to write to his Kinsman J Burton who has great possessions and no Children and solicit him (in his freedom) to exercise his influence to some rich friends of that City to my Facilities, and in case I do not obtain any assistance from my friends. My Farm will undoubtedly be sold by Virtue of Judgement for the whole of the said Sum is like to fall upon my estate this I have ascertain’d to my full Satisfaction, therefore thou will do me a great Kindness (and perhaps be no disadvantage to thee) to furnish me with the Money wanted by securing thee with a Mortgage on my premises which is clear of all incumbrances with the exception of the Said Judgement, and the probability is that the Money will be made out by friends in the course of the present year and I be situated to pursue my extensive prospects to England and [elseware?] as truth may direct, if health permits and obtain the approbation of my friends another year of the present measure should be approbated by thee it would save cost, and the favour greatfully acknowledged by me and family –Naomi was married two weeks ago last 2nd day to Wm Crocker. She has violated the order of Society in so doing. I beleive his Morrel Character stands good of a respectable family and that is more than many high professors sustain. I shall be under the Necessity of giving Naomi some assistance in house Keeping – we have receiv’d no account from Elijah Q we all feel very solicitous to hear from him. I expected to have pay’d thee some money this spring but in consequence of assisting Elijah and Naomi it is therefore not in my power unless I have the Money for thee – please to write me soon on the subject. I Subscribe thy affectionate
Cousin Dan’l Quinby
PS do come and make us a good visit previous to thy Journey west – and my respects to Amy M we are all in a terrible state of Health please to write me by Brother Elijah Q who expects to be at our Q Meeting next week."

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English: Content Location: Henrietta, NY; Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca County, New York; Latitude: 42.9025993347168, Longitude: -76.8444976806641

English: U.S. National Park Service