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 writes Mary that his sister had been very sick, but he was happy to hear that she wrote to Mary to let her know she would not be visiting. He asks Mary if it would be okay to visit the next day instead, and that she didn't have to meet her at the station as she also knows the way well.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

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

Contributor

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 21, 1855

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 2 pages ; 18.5 x 23 cm

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

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

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.7

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 7, 2023

Technical note

• Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MTNote: there was a lot of colour correction done (brightness/contrast), especially from Abbatt_2011-039_1-12_361 to the end of the collection. Brightness/contrast settings are noted in README file.Scale: 65% reduction unless notedMetadata 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/acje-sa96

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