THE COLDEN PAPERS-1711-1729. Vol. 1 page 87

From Alison Hamilton to [Mrs. Cadwallader Colden]

CALSEY [KELSO? SCOTLAND] febevuar 2 1716.

I reeved your ever walkome leter withe warry great Joyfolenese of harte to me for since god in his providene is thoght fit to remove you at so great a distence from me the way only for mitageting my great greafe for parting withe soche a doutifol daghter wich I was in good hopes should have bein the holder upe of my head and the lighte of my ollde yeage and eyers (ye my dear childe) ye might easeley knou the great pleaser I alleysese toke in your refrashing compeny to me would not be easeley for got with me and nothing kepes my spiretes att ese bot some hopes ye giv( me in a Joofole miting [meeting] ye was in hopes to have

with us all wiche Joyeyfole miting comes offen in my harte and I hope it shal not be over moch out of youres I hope ye wile not for get your Mother in law has good hopes and adveise she give you that she hoped yt going to philadelphia wold be a mins [means] in bringing hom. hir sister and if once she wold com. over ther wold be no fire [fear] of your hosband and you retorne any mor ther agen wohes coming wold be a great mines to both your father in laws family and your fathers and me to Renoue our olde agge agean like the dayes (whos winges if 1 hade our Joyfole miting slould not be longe defered bot now since it is so faling out of your great absence and most of nede be grater ther is nothing nou will be so diserabell to me as the good nows of your hapei arafel [happy arrival] or your Joreneyes ends and (I recomend you to the proteciton and carer of the allmightey God) who is hade a spashall care of you ever since ye, came into the world that he may sand his holey angeles to garde youer dire hosabent and you and all your conerserens wher ever you shal go by sie or by land for he is a god by sie as wil as by land and I am hopefoul doghter ye wil not for gete to calee upone him (when ye shal sic his wondiseres in the dipe) now I most tak my levee of you with my blising and prayeres unto you (and god grant that ye may be froutfule ase leah and be belovefed as Rachel) and that ye may be a fathfel wife to youre hosbant is ever the disere of your

Loving Mother

ALISON HAMILTONE.

I hope ye wil not forget the ones of your brothers david [not legible] whilst ye are on the sie

I think streng to hear that my nise is note bein sieing you yet and as for your sieing of hir if ye was to stay in Londen never so long I wold not diseyer you to make hir the firset visit bot since yer ar to goe from thenes I wold tak it warey kindley if your hosband wold aloue you to goe a sie hir not as your doutery to hire since she is ometed. hires to youe bot becaues I deser yeou erenelesary to dou it and late me heae hou she takes with you I pray you to gave my hombel respackes to all frindes

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am sorry to hear of pour Norey Hamiltone my nevioy [nephew?] to be so bade I pray remember me kindley to him and sand me word with the nixt heou hi is your hosbant I had allmost forgot to cale him my sone or rether he wole not alow me to do so for he givefes his respeckes to Mistres Chrystie in stid of mother) and I think I diserefes that titel sieing I have not kipt bak my onle dogher from being his wife wich I agen wish and hope ye may prouefe one of ye best of wifes and that I may not end my later withe [not legible] agane 1 tak my life [leave] of you botehe and pray the blising of god may goe with you ever ye goe is the ernest diser of

your loving Mother til daehe

ALISON HAMILTONE.

the Einglese ladey givefs hir hombel respeckes to your hosbend and you who ye for to menshen hir in youres and inded she is the kindestt niber 1 have ever since ye, went from me & my direst life for get not the expectacon you gife me of a Joeyful Miting wich til that tim shall come shal ever be the prayer of

[Letter unaddressed and not endorsed.

From Mrs. David Chrystie, to her daughter, Mrs. Cadwallader Colden 1

[February 16, 1717]

dar Alsie

I have nothing to writ to you but my blising to your hosband my dar litle grand cheild and over and over agen to your self so 1 bid adou and rest your loving mother

ALISON HAMILTONE

1 Written on the same sheet as her husband's or brother's letter to Cadwallader Colden, dated Februa 16, 1717, above.

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