Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), October 18, 1853

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 back sooner, but he'll be visiting her soon. He inquires about her women only meeting, and wonders what they all gossip about.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

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

Contributor

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• October 18, 1853

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 3 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
• letters (correspondence)
• personal correspondence
• envelopes

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.3

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 27, 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/10.58066/0yjj-8f02

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