Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), April 03, 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 apologizes for not writing sooner, but explains that he, Sam Jesper, and L(?) Lester, went for a walk and then they got separated and lost. Jonathan ended up in Calder Ridge and had tea with R. Jackson, and had dinner with her father. By the time he got home at 7 o'clock, it was too late to respond to her letter.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

• https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1718560/

Contributor

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• April 3, 1854

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 5 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

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

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.4

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

• November 2, 2020

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/ft4m-3q25

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