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 updates Mary that he has been appointed clerk at his last meeting, although he wished that he was excused from the position. He encloses Mary's registration from the Registrar, informs her that he has picked out a new waistcoat, and that two of his cousins have accepted their wedding invitations.He talks about Jospeh Jesper appearing at the morning meeting and that he looked well after his illness. he describes to Mary the new cemetery in town and tells her that his brother Thomas is working on their cards.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

• Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905

Contributor

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• June 10, 1855

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 4 pages ; 18.4 x 22.7 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

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

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.8

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 9, 2023

Technical note

• Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MT Note: 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 noted 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/gntv-q361

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