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Fanny and Mary Appleton to Charles Appleton, 2 June 1828
Manuscript letter
Boston June 2nd 1828
Dear Charles,
I suppose you will be very angry with me for not writing to you before but Mary’s being gone and some other things interfering I have forgotten to write to you. I suppose you will not like to have Thomas go away as you will be all alone. It is Election here to day and they make enough noise as you may suppose. Last Thursday it was also Election and the Mayor forbad there being any spirits on the Common and in the afternoon all the truckman [sic] came out in a body with bottles in their hands and [crossed out: raced] run all round the common. The Governor is going to take his chair this afternoon and Mary and I are going to Mrs Warren’s to see him. Bishop Inglis the bishop of Nova Scotia is here with his wife and daughters and some English officers. Some people have ascertained that there were spots on the sun and they say we shall have a very cool summer. Uncle Sam and cousin Sam have got home from New Orleans, they came with Father & we were very glad to see them. We have had very unpleasant weather lately which chiefly consisted in rain and in one of our thunder storms a man was killed with lightning. I believe Edward Motley has taken a great liking to riding on horseback as Mary says she has seen him riding very often. We have had no vacation lately but I believe we shall have one in July. Aunt Martha went in with Father to [crossed out: New York] Washington and left Fanny [p. 2] Wright in New York. Mary has [crossed out: we] had a most delightful time and would like to go again I dare say. Margaret’s husband has given up keeping store and gone back to his old employment she was here with her baby this morning and they are both very well. I hope Mother will go into the country this summer as it made her so well last summer. Mr Sedgwick is here and dined with us on Sunday. Governor Wintrop [sic] has had the old wooden fence of his taken down and a stone one put up and it looks a great deal better than the other. I suppose Thomas likes to ride on horseback very much. I am very glad you have got some pleasant weather since we have had so bad and also I am glad that you will have some peaches this year. I am glad Mr Cogswell is kind to you as I think [crossed out: you] he ought to be also I am much obliged to you for the compliment you gave me about my [crossed out word: rebelling?] scolding Mary says they met the Mr Porter that preached to you on their journey. I suppose father is very glad. I suppose that the life of Old captain Appleton is printed. Mary thinks it is quite marvelous for you to write such a long letter as your last you generally write such short ones and we are glad you are improving. We all hope you will amend in your Penmanship as Tom has as he wrote his last letter so well.
As I cannot think of any thing else I remain
Your affectionate sister
Frances.
PS you must excuse my brevity and also the writing Give my love to Thomas. FA
[p. 3] I must write a few lines, dear Charley, notwithstanding my long letter to Thomas to tell you how much I am obliged to you for your letter, and inform you that I intend to answer it as soon as possible. I intended to write to both of you much sooner, but I have been so much occupied since my return, that I have not been able to. We all send our love to you. I have not time to write more at present.
Good bye dear boy, & do not forget your sister Mary.
ADDRESSED: MASTER CHARLES S. APPLETON / ROUND HILL
Dear Charles,
I suppose you will be very angry with me for not writing to you before but Mary’s being gone and some other things interfering I have forgotten to write to you. I suppose you will not like to have Thomas go away as you will be all alone. It is Election here to day and they make enough noise as you may suppose. Last Thursday it was also Election and the Mayor forbad there being any spirits on the Common and in the afternoon all the truckman [sic] came out in a body with bottles in their hands and [crossed out: raced] run all round the common. The Governor is going to take his chair this afternoon and Mary and I are going to Mrs Warren’s to see him. Bishop Inglis the bishop of Nova Scotia is here with his wife and daughters and some English officers. Some people have ascertained that there were spots on the sun and they say we shall have a very cool summer. Uncle Sam and cousin Sam have got home from New Orleans, they came with Father & we were very glad to see them. We have had very unpleasant weather lately which chiefly consisted in rain and in one of our thunder storms a man was killed with lightning. I believe Edward Motley has taken a great liking to riding on horseback as Mary says she has seen him riding very often. We have had no vacation lately but I believe we shall have one in July. Aunt Martha went in with Father to [crossed out: New York] Washington and left Fanny [p. 2] Wright in New York. Mary has [crossed out: we] had a most delightful time and would like to go again I dare say. Margaret’s husband has given up keeping store and gone back to his old employment she was here with her baby this morning and they are both very well. I hope Mother will go into the country this summer as it made her so well last summer. Mr Sedgwick is here and dined with us on Sunday. Governor Wintrop [sic] has had the old wooden fence of his taken down and a stone one put up and it looks a great deal better than the other. I suppose Thomas likes to ride on horseback very much. I am very glad you have got some pleasant weather since we have had so bad and also I am glad that you will have some peaches this year. I am glad Mr Cogswell is kind to you as I think [crossed out: you] he ought to be also I am much obliged to you for the compliment you gave me about my [crossed out word: rebelling?] scolding Mary says they met the Mr Porter that preached to you on their journey. I suppose father is very glad. I suppose that the life of Old captain Appleton is printed. Mary thinks it is quite marvelous for you to write such a long letter as your last you generally write such short ones and we are glad you are improving. We all hope you will amend in your Penmanship as Tom has as he wrote his last letter so well.
As I cannot think of any thing else I remain
Your affectionate sister
Frances.
PS you must excuse my brevity and also the writing Give my love to Thomas. FA
[p. 3] I must write a few lines, dear Charley, notwithstanding my long letter to Thomas to tell you how much I am obliged to you for your letter, and inform you that I intend to answer it as soon as possible. I intended to write to both of you much sooner, but I have been so much occupied since my return, that I have not been able to. We all send our love to you. I have not time to write more at present.
Good bye dear boy, & do not forget your sister Mary.
ADDRESSED: MASTER CHARLES S. APPLETON / ROUND HILL
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Title: Finding Aid to the Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow (1817-1861) Papers, 1825-1961 (bulk dated: 1832-1861)
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Manuscript letter in Frances Appleton Longfellow Papers, Series II. Correspondence, A. Outgoing, Early Letters. (1011/002.001-001#009)
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