Monthly Archives: January 2020

Longmeadow August 9, 1853 My Dear friend, Your kind letter of the 21st ult. came to hand soon after its date, the perusal of which afforded me a pleasure next to that of a personal interview. It served to call … Continue reading →

As in Nathan’s brother Joseph’s letter, his mother seems to say she cannot attend Nathan’s wife Esther’s funeral due to circumstances that are unmentioned. My Mothers Letter (1837) on the Death of my Wife Esther Nathan Lawton, Rome, Onieda Co, … Continue reading →

Joseph Warner Lawton wrote this letter to his brother Nathan Lawton. Joseph married Catherine Jenis October 19, 1837, which dates this letter. Nathan’s wife Esther Wiggins Lawton died October 22, 1837. I do not know why Joseph felt he could … Continue reading →