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- Quaker death date: 11th Mo. 27 1761
SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~beeson/charity.html
A Letter From Charity to her sister Phoebe
Loving Sister,
This is to let thee know that we have Received three letters from ye and t hree presents therein I sent the(e) no letters; I had not freedom Last win ter was a year, I had a long time of sickness which brought me very l ow in body, and mind and now I am troubled with short breath so that I thi nk I am going home softly. I thought it would Trouble Thee more to let th ee know my condition Then send no letters.
I goes to meeting sometimes; we have a meting every other fifth day at o ur house, my husband grose weakly; the Lord who Lited our candled hath n ot put them out. Our children Remember their loves to you all. I have sen te two presents to the(e) as a toacon of Love and youenity. We donte kn ow that thear heath bene any mischip done in the government as yet by t he Indins, but dont know how soon thear may be for some is doubtfull the ar my be before the truble some times be over. I desire the(e) to rememb er oure kind Loves to all oure neare Relations and friends. We under Sta nd that oure brother John Grubb is desesed, but we have no Cartunty of i t. I desire thee to let me know what is become of Peter Grubb's widow. Rem ember my Love to brother Henry Grubb in particular.
So we ad no more at present but Remembering our kind Loves to thee and t hy family the 28th of ye fifth month, 1758.
Richard Beeson
Charity Beeson
the tocens which i sente wa Love and Youenity
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Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to our cousin Richard Brown for sending us this wonderful lett er. The letter was typewritten; obviously transcribed from the origina l. It is possible that a word or two was mis-read. If anyone has acce ss to the original letter, please let me know.
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There is no end to the generosity of our cousins. The following letter w as submitted by JoDell Koelling Steuver, daughter of Nixie Beason Koelli ng and gggggggrand-daughter of Charity Beeson. This letter is the respon se to the above letter from Charity and was published in THE GRUBB FAMI LY by Gilbert Cope, 1893. Thank you JoDell for sending this along.
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A Letter From Phebe Grubb Hadley to her sister,
Charity Grubb Beeson
"Ye 9th of ye 9th mo; 1758;
West Bradford, Chester County
Loving Brother and Sister;
I received Your Letter this day, Dated ye 5th Month 1758, in which I had G reat statisfaction to hear of You, Except that Impediment and Stopa ge in my Sister's Breath and my Brother's Weakness for which I am Rea dy to Sympathise With, Still hoping that Light, the Grace of God, may be y our instructor Until it may Please Him to Call us Unto Himself Whi ch is my Desire Both for you and myself, it Gives me Great Satisfacti on to hear of your Keeping to meeting knowing by Experience the Benef it of Waiting Upon the Lord of help in this time of trouble. I have at th is time no Child at home But I Acknowledge for myself on the Beha lf of my children the Love My cousins has Remembered to us. The Present y ou have sent to me I Acknowledge and hope to keep as a Sure token of frien dship. My desire is that you may be Still kept from the Merciless ha nd of the Enemy [Indians] and Above the fear of them by trusting in the g od of all strength. We have frequently heard of their doing Mischief in t he Province.
According to Your desire I shall Let our Relations Know the Contents of yo ur Letter as soon as Possible; the time being so short I have not as yet h ad no Opportunity But I shall be Carefull. Brother John Grubb is Certain ly Deceased this Life he Died with the Gravel and Was decently Buried at C hichester in Friends Buring Ground, the Corps Accompanied by Brothers Eman uel, Samuel, Nathaniel and my self, With a great Company of Others. Broth er John has set his two oldest Negroes free and the Rest to be set fr ee at twenty five Years of age. Sister Hannah Grubb Lives at Wilmingt on & among her Children. I saw her Lately. She lives Exceeding Well full a nd Plenty. My Children and family is at Present in health as Usual and the ir families. My son Nathaniel and Isaac is out at Work at the mason trad e. Joseph is at John Wall's. John Wall, my son in Law has a daughter abo ut nine months old and Calls Her Name Charity.
Our Brothers is all in Good health Except our Living and Beloved Brother S amuel; he is at this time in Kingwood in Hunterton County in West Jers ey or Was there Lately to be Cured of a Cancer in his Under lip which is V ery Painfull. Brother Richard, I have heard Lately of Joseph Gregg and h is family they are all in Reasonable Good health. I have heard nothi ng to the Contray from thy Cousins by the River. So I Conclude Still Remem bering that Love and Unity Which ought to subsist among Brethern and Siste rs in the fellowship of truth.
Please to Remember my Love to My Children and Grand Children by My Late hu sband and to William Cox and his Wife Rachel Wright, With all Other Enquir ing friend. Do no Neglect Writing to me as often as Possible and the Circu mstance of Your Affairs and Condition if you please, Concerning these Trou belsome times.
This from your sister Phebe Hadly."
SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~beeson/stories.html
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1687 - 1761 (73 years)
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