Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), October 09, 1854

This letter is part of a series of courtship correspondence between Jonathan Abbatt and Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt). The Abbatt family was a Quaker family who lived in the towns and villages of Preston, Ribchester, and Garstang in Lancashire, England. The letters chronicle the courtship, discussions of faith, local events, shared sentiments, etc. Mary sometimes addressed as Polly in the letters. Please note that the months on the letters’ dates were added as numerical values rather than the month's name (e.g. 2 Mo = February). Jonathan tells Mary that his Uncle Fletcher in Leigh, was recently diagnosed with a heart disease and is unwell. The reason Jonathan didn't write sooner is because he went to visit him. Also his brother James will be working at Wilson and Jespers starting next month, and Jonathan's happy that his family will be living closer to him. Jonathan mentions more of the gossip that he and/or his family has heard about their courtship.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

• Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905

Contributor

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Subject

• Quakers
• Faith
• Interpersonal relations
• Quakers--Family relationships
• Man-woman relationships
• Marriage
• Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects
• Families
• Courtship

Language

• eng

Date created

• October 9, 1854

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 6 pages

Geographic coverage

• England--Garstang

Coordinates

• 53.90081, -2.77417

Additional physical characteristics

• Handwritten in black ink. Stamp on envelope.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Abbatt Family Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• correspondence
• personal correspondence
• envelopes
• letters (correspondence)

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.6

Fonds title

• Abbatt family fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC463

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/abbatt-family-fonds

Date digitized

• October 1, 2021

Technical note

• Metadata by MT.

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/2j9e-nk05

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