File:William Mellor, Mary M'Clintock Hunt, and Sarah M'Clintock Hunt, II letter to Richard Hunt, II (1396d0a7160d40dfa6680ecb055b9419).pdf

English: NPGallery

English: II Sarah M'Clintock Hunt

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

English: Richard Hunt, II

English: “Haverford Nov 12 th, 1853
My Dear Richard
I have not received a letter from you for a long time, but I expect you are so busy that you hardly get any time to write to any one. I suppose you are pretty ready to go to Boarding school. I hope you will like the place. How is your little Brother Willie, hope he is well, I expect he remembers me. This is sunday evening and I ought to be writing to my dear Parents but I know they would like me to write to you so I will do so. I am trying my experience in making a writing desk, and I guess I will succeed. [Messr] Rowland is going to school at the Pennsylvania University in ninth street between Market and Chestnut. Next fifth day we are going to have our great game of foot ball. I hope it is a fine day. I am through my algebra and am going to be examined on it tomorrow. I hope I get through it. Their has been twenty one rabbits caught so far this session, their has six weeks gone by. Dick I wish I could have a letter from you oftner than I do, it makes me think you do not care anything about me. Dick do you remember when you used to say, A ducks rest to us all, and how you used to make us all Laugh. And do you remember when you hit me on the jaw, just as we were going to bed. Dick I wish we had our old times back again. That is playing times. And dont you remember when William Garrigues scolded you for letting that buckwheat plait drop it was so hot. I expect you have fine fun sleighing up in your part of the Country. Do you know and[sic] boys at the school you are going to. We have first rate eating now towards what we had last session. I will send you a picture of Haverford, it is a beautiful place. I received your kind letter this morning dated the 16th and I was very glad to hear from you. When you write to Davy [Gip] please tell him to write to me and tell me his directions. I would like to hear from him very much. We have caught two rabbits since I wrote to you last and in the same night, and since then we have had two taken out of our traps. Dick I wish you would try and write me longer letters than you do, and I expect you will after you get to school as you will not have so much work to do. When you get their, you must write and tell me all about it, now mind you must not cut up and get in any scrapes, you must try and keep out of them. This afternoon my partner in rabbit traps went up to look at our traps and two of them were taken that makes four that has been taken from us this session. When you write to me tell me what you are studying and how you are getting along. This is third day evening and we are collected in the school room for the purpose of study but I thought I would try and finish your letter. I must write to Charley miller sometime this week if I can get time. I did expect to be examined on my algebra but as I did not get quite through it, I will be examined tomorrow. Last vacation My Brother John and myself went to riding school I wrote to Frank Adams last week and I wish you would write to him also, you know how he used to be plagued at Garrigues and I expect he dont receive any letters from any of the boys, and I will give you his directions at the end of my letter. Dick I expect you have grown quite stout since you left Wm Garrigues have you not? When do you expect to come to the city? Have you caught any rabbits this winter or not, or have you not set any traps. I must try and fill this side before I come to a close. When you arrive at school you must tell me all your rules and how many [acres ] [boards] you have. I think Joseph Rowland has come home, and I think his mother is going to send him to school again for another year, he did not like to come out of the store he liked it to much. I saw Davu [Gip] in vacation and told me he was going to Morristown to school, but he did tell me his directions. I would inclose the letter that I received from C P Miller but I am afrain it would make it to heavy. [Do.] We have lectures every fifth day night and it is very interesting. Dick have you that writing portfolio that I gave you the day you went away from Garrigues. Do you know of any one going of to Waterloo, for if their is, I can send a present on to you, I wish you woul let me know. Today our great game of foot Ball is going off. I must bring my letter to a close, hoping to hear from you soon.
With dear love to you. I remain as ever yours truly Willliam Mellor”
[Notes from sisters Mary and Sarah Hunt are added at the end of this letter] “We have found your pocket handkerchiefs. How many studies has thee now? I have nearly finished my stockings Mary”
“Dear Brother Richard Father took this letter out of the office today and as thee wished us to send on all the letters we got for thee Father thought he would cut off the bottom of the sheet as it was very heavy, William Mellor also sent an engraving of Haverford Boarding school, but Father thought we had better leave that to send on some time when we are writing and the letter is not so heavy, thee must write nice longer letters than thee does. Mother has got all thy clothes ready to send on which she will do the first opportunity. Willie wishes me to tell thee they killed a very fat skunk today. I just left this letter to go look at a beautiful Aurora Borealis, we killed a hog last sixth day that weighed one hundred and eighty pounds. We have got some very excellent sausage and wish we could send some but thee will get plenty of them when thee comes home, tonight Father and William killed twelve chickens so we will have them vacation which is three days of this week. We are going to have a great Performance the sixth day before Christmas Willie Mellor sent thee a leaf from Uncle Tom’s Cabin I am going to be Topsy Father Mother and myself send love to cousin Lizzie and Burroughs and thyself also Sister Mary’s love I must close so good bye from thy aff sister Sarah”
“Well I suppose by this time thee had got acquainted with the boys and boarders and is enjoying and is enjoying thyself very much. Willie is better and has been to school to-day. [Elijah W. or Elizabeth] is here tonight picking chickens. What cold weather we have but no snow as yet I do wish we could have some I suppose you have no sleighing have you? What time does thee go into school and how long does thee stay there? Georgie is well but pretty cross Does thee have any apples left and dont they taste good to thee? I am glad that thy watch [ ] it is very inconvenient not to have the time. Frances Abbey starts for New York tomorrow and from there to California quite a long journey for her Mary”
Front of envelope: “Washington was the greatest Patrot or Patriot G Washington was a great Patrot or lover of ones country”

English: 1170

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

English: U.S. National Park Service