Letter to Sophia Chase

Authors

Philander Chase

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Description

Chase hopes the Englishmen in Gambier will not leave before he arrives. His journey continues to be rough and he is thankful to be alive.

Date

4-15-1830

Keywords

injuries, Mr. Reed, Brownsville

Transcript

Smithfield, Great Crossings

22 miles East of Uniontown

15. Apl. 1830

My dear Wife

I received your letter of the 9th [?] this morning just before I set off from Mr. Reeds Tavern.

I hope the Englishmen may find patience to stay till I arrive at home; when I will try to make them [contened] with plenty of work and I trust with satisfactory pay.

I have borne the fatigue of the day (19 miles over the [worst] road, I ever felt for indeed I have felt every inch of them.) better than I had reason to apprehend...One thing I find is true I can not get on fast. If I can spend [the] Sunday in Brownsville alive I shall be thankful

Your faithful Hus^d.

P. Chase

Recommended Citation

Chase, Philander, "Letter to Sophia Chase" (1830). Philander Chase Letters. 854.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/854