Thomas Godwin Letter, Aug. 20, 1835

Transcription

[Left side]

Mrs M M Godwin Fincastle VA

[Right side]

Richmond Aug 20 1835 My Dear Martha I have this moment arrived here + hasten to inform you that I landed in safety accompanied by my friend F Johnston. Mr White of Salem + others who joined on the way. the heat + dust made the trip a little unpleasant but otherwise it was quite agreeable. I shall remain here tomorrow + leave next day from Philada [Philadelphia?] from which [?] you may expect to hear from me again. I hope you + my dear little Ann are well – do kiss the little crea ture again + again for me the farther the old stage carries me from you the worse I want to see you I shall lose no time in doing my business + returning to the fond embrace of my dear Ma I write in great haste you will therefore excuse the brevity of this my first [?] farewell + believe me to be affectionately Your Tom

Title

Thomas Godwin Letter, Aug. 20, 1835

Description

Letter from Thomas Godwin in Richmond, Virginia to Mrs. Martha Godwin in Fincastle, Virginia.

Creator

Godwin, Thomas

Date

1835-08-20

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2000-092_F03_ThomasGodwin_Letter_002

Bibliographic Citation

[identification of item], [box and folder number], Southwest Virginia Counties Collection, Ms2000-092, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va

Citation

Godwin, Thomas, “Thomas Godwin Letter, Aug. 20, 1835,” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 26, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2000_092_SWVACounties/Ms2000-092_F03_ThomasGodwin_Letter_002.