Written by Miscellaneous Family Members
Letter from Mary ANSHUTZ to Mifs Elizabela Simpson, Huntingdon Co. Penn.
Huntingdon Furnace, June 9th 1813
Dear friend
I took this opportunity to let you know that we are all in a good state of health at present, and hopeing that these few lines will find you all in the same state of health, and your nephew is very well and is going to school again. I wrote out to pittsburgh last week, and please to send me all the news about that great party that was at Mrs. Stevisons. I was as wet as I could be again I got home that time and I hope that it will not be long till you and your sister will come and pay us a visit. No more at present and we desire to be remembered to you all.
Mary Anshutz
Letter from Catherine ANSHUTZ to Mifs E. I. Simpson, Huntingdon
Silent Retreat, November 6 - 1819
Dear friend
I wish I was conversing with you insteade of Writing but I am deprived of that priveledge wich I hope shortly to obtain. Was it not for the flattering idea I have of seeing you in a very short time I should be very unhappy thinking of you --- dear Eliza I am going to inform you that I got home in a very good time after Leaving your place for there was a weding the next day near this place, and had I stayed one day longer I would have mist the fun altho there was but little fun going on there but after I got home I had the pleasure of handing three g-e-n-t-l-e-m-e-n, down on a feather wich caused a very harty laugh, --- my little tricks are all worn thred bare. I will soon come to town for a new recruite, I often think how agreeable I spent my Time during my stay in town. Oh Eliza I wish you’d try to come up to see us. I have fifty little circumstances to tell you wich I cannot comit to paper.. I had the supreme pleasure and extatic felicity of seeing some of the Spruce Creek bells since I came home and I am Informed the intend going to town next week to ride the circuit once more to try their luck--- Mr. Berry is yet as usual. I canot perceive any change since he came home --- Mr. Rahm has relinquished his intention of visiting this place --- we had a letter from Brother george last week. They weare all in good health at that time. Mr. William Berry has not yet returned. In my next letter I can perhaps let you now what the call theire son --- Mother and Sister joins in sending theire love to your family – now my dear friend before I close this scrall I intreat you to write to me soon. Think nothing to trifling to mention and in the meane time except this as a token of the estieme intertained for you by your friend ---- excuse it with all its imperfection for it is done in haste – I have nothing more at present to communicate. May health and happinefs attend you is the prayer of your friend Farewell
Catherine Anshutz
Girls come up soon don’t forget
Letter from Margaret ANSHUTZ to Mifs Eliza Simpson, Huntingdon
Pittsburgh, May 25 1823
Dear Aunt
I have the pleasure of writing to you that we are all well and hope that you are all the same. I received a letter from Aunt Catharine in the month of April and they were all well. We escpect Aunt Mary and little Margaret here this summer. We call the baby William. We send our love to you all give my love to all the little girls. Esccuse my bad writing
I remain your Affectionate Niece
Margaret Anshutz
Letter from Margaret ANSHUTZ to Mifs Elizabeth Isabella Simpson, Huntingdon
Pittsburgh, December 16th 1823
Dear Aunt
I received your letter dated Dec 6th. We were sorry to hear the death of Margaret Patton and the sicknefs of your family. I wish you would try Grandmother’s cure. She had the fever Ague for 3 months. Her cure was Garden Benedict and Sentry. She made a strong tea of it and took a saucer full for three mornings. There has been several cured since she had it. I now have the pleasure of writing to you that we are all very well and Pittsburgh is very healthy. George Oliver Edmund and Alfred are all going to school. I do not go this winter but I will commence going in the spring. I am learning music. George has been learning Latin and has quit and is now learning French. He intends to go to a trade.
Aunt Rahm has got a young daughter. Aunt Berry has been here since August and uncle Christopher has taken her home in a Slay last Thursday. We all send our love to you and the family. I remain your affectionate niece.
Margaret Anshutz
*** not on the copy from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, but appended to the MCA transcript is the following, perhaps on the other side of the actual letter:
“Grandma took a saucerful the first morning when she found the chill was coming on. The chill was not half as powerful the second morning. She the same quantity and she had no more of it since.”
Letter from Edmund ANSHUTZ to Mr. James Simpson, Huntingdon
Huntingdon Furnace, April 9th 1831
Dear Uncle
I am sorry to inform you of the death of Grandmother Reiger. She died the 2nd of this month and was buried the next day. Grandfather got a letter from Father this morning. Mother is not very well. The death of her mother sets heavy on her mind. Augustus took it very hard. George is gone down the river but the letter does not say where. I suppose he is clerk on some of the Steam Boats. I am going out to Pittsburgh soon probably in two weeks. Pa mentions in his letter that he would write to me the same day. He thinks I am at Huntingdon yet although I have wrote 2 letters since I came up here.
Mr. Galbraith will be at Huntingdon next week and if there is any letters for me I wish you would send them up by him and also my vest which I forgot. We are all well here and I hope this to find you the same. No more at present from
Your Nephew
Edmd Anshutz
P.S. Excuse this writing, I am in haste
EA