Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), February 28, 1853

Public

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). A couple weeks before traveling down, Jonathan writes Mary that he feels lonely and is anxious to know what her parents will think. He repeats his interest in her and how he's looking forward to seeing her. If she finds out earlier that her parents will consent, he asks her to let him know.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 pages
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 53.90081, -2.77417
Additional physical characteristics
  • Handwritten in black ink. Stamp cut out from envelope.
Physical repository Collection
  • Abbatt Family Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.1
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • October 23, 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

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