[Letter from Aaron B. Quinby to his wife, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, August 21, 1848]

Mentioned in this letter

People: Culter, Benjamin, 1785-1821; Cutler, Chalkley Benjamin, 1817-1881; Quinby, Aaron Balderston, 1795-1853; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875; Quinby, Upshur Balderstone, 1841-1898

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Description: Letter from Aaron B. Quinby to his wife, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. He writes from the Coopersville Ironworks Site, an iron manufacturing factory near Gaffney, South Carolina.
Creator: Quinby, Aaron Balderston
Creation Date: August 21, 1848
Subjects: Quinby, Aaron Balderston; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875
Item Type: letter
Identifier: MSS 2338, 2338-a, 2338-b Box 2
Institution: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Collection: Voices of the Eastern Shore
Place Names: United States - South Carolina - Cherokee County - Gaffney; United States - Pennsylvania - York County - York

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Cooperville, S.C. Aug. 21, 1848

My dear wife,

I have not yet received the small sum I have a right to expect, but think it best to enclose the letter I have written to my Nephew, who I have no doubt will cheerfully meet you and Upshur at Lancaster, if you can make arrangements for going down. My not being able to send you the small am^t. I promised gives me great regret, and the more as the want of it may deprive you of convenient means for making the visit which I have indicated. It must rest entirely with you to decide whither you can go down. I have less than one Dollar now with me. But whether you can go or not, you must try and not be discouraged for I think in a few months I can accomplish something advantageous, andget some funds to send you.

Tell dear Upshur Pa loves Mother and him, and kiss him for me, and may God bless you both.

Your affectionate husband,

A.B. Quinby.

E.U. Quinby

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He is the only child of my sister Miriam. His father died when he was about 10 years old. My sister and he have struggled hard to disincumber a small property which Sam Cutler left.

A.B. Quinby

Cooperville S.C.
Aug 21,1848.

Paid 10

Mrs. A.B. Quinby
York.
Pa.

P.S. should you arrange with Mr. Cutler to meet in Lancaster, it would be best, in doing so, to get him to name some Hotel at which he will meet you. You and Upshur could then stop there.

In Mr Cutler, you will find a very clever man, much respected in his neighbourhood.