New  Orleans  5th April  1838 {1838/04/05}

My Dear sister mary

 I have not heard from you for a long time and would be very much 

pleased to have a letter, request mrs morgan to write, and let me know how you

are, and how you like mystic and the Family you live with and if you go to school

as its my particular wish you will attend your school and gain all the information you can, - I have been verry much dissapionted in not seeing capt morgan this      

winter my Father had a letter from him when he was at Pensacola in latter part of   

December last {1837/12/00} since which he has not heard of him - I hope he will soon be here as we have 2 letters for him --- I am verry well and so is my ma - Grandma & aunt Jane --

little mary is growing quite stout - and sends her love to you and all the rest with us

I am Dear Mary your affectionate Brother  --

            

                                        William ,,D,, Goldsmith

                                   Write to Danl. Goldsmith for me

           

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Postpaid

Mrs Stephen Morgan Junr.

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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                                       New Orleans 17th may 1838 {1838/05/17}

My Dear sister mary

 I wrote to you some time ago by mail but have not recd any answer yet, I send this by capt Holmes, who comes home to your place I want to heare how you do and how you get on, and how you like mystic, I hope you are a good girl and pay attention to your Schooling as you will find it will be a great advantage for you to know how to read and write, Capt Holmes will inform you all about me,  I do not go to school but stay in the office, and I think its the best school I can go to -- I should have been verry glad to see capt morgan this winter but as yet I have been Dissapionted. Mr Goldsmith received a letter from capt morgan from apalachicola, saying he was

going to charleston, and sent the letters he had from mrs morgan. I have to request you will get somebody to write me by the mail. I want very much to heare from you,

and mrs morgan &c,

    my love to you and am Dear sister your 

    affect Brother, William ,,Douglas. Goldsmith

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Mrs Capt. S. Morgan

for Mary Douglass Goldsmith

favour of Capt Holmes  |  Mystic Bridge

Schooner Bolina

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     New Orleans 22th October 1838 {1838/10/22} --

my Dear Sister Mary -

 My Father received letter from Capt Morgan from mobile deated october 18th {1838/10/18}. I was glad to hear both from you and him, and pleased to hear that you was well and learning but am verry sorry to heare that you are by Capt Morgans account verry mischevious - my Dear sister I wish you would take care of yourself and learn all you can, as I am in hopes you will soon come out here soon, and see Mrs. Goldsmith she will be verry glad to se you - I am verry fond of her. and she only loves good girls so you must pay attention to your Books and learn all you can. we Exspect Capt Morgan over from mobile in a few days, when I shall get all the Particulars and will write again when he comes home in the spring. I am still living with Grandma and aunt Jane little mary who are all well and desire to be remmembered kindly to you. give my best love to mrs morgan, & Belive me Dear mary --

                                         your affectionate Brother -    

                                                             William. Douglas. Goldsmith   

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Postpaid

Mrs Stephen Morgan Junr

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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My Dear Sister Mary, -                               New Orleans. 13th December. 1839 {1839/12/13}

 I have the Pleasure to inform you of my good health allso pa. and ma.  I received a letter from mrs morgan dated oct 27th  {1839/10/27} - saying that you went to school every day - and would soon be able to write to me. I hope you will, as I would be glad to receive a letter from you. Capt morgan told me that he did not like that Mrs Morgan you should write to me and not send your Compliments to him. he has gone to mobile.  I Exspect he will be back, verry soon, Grandma, aunt Jane and mary are all verry well. and send their love to you. they all wish to see you verry much.

 I seen mrs George Ashbey a day or two ago. she said you were learning verry fast --

 I Exspect I shall come to see you this spring with Capt morgan when he goes

home.

    your affectionate Brother

                                                                   William ,,D,, Goldsmith  

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Postpaid

Mrs Stephen Morgan Jun

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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                                                                          New Orleans  april 10th 1840 {1840/04/10}

My Dear sister Mary

 I have the pleasure to inform you of my good health and allso pa and ma   I received a letter from mrs morgan dated octr 27th  {1839/10/27} since which I have not heard from you  Capt morgan has gone to st Thomas he saild on 16th march {1840/03/16} I hope you pay attention to your learning  if you cannot write yet you will get mrs morgan to write for you  I hope you can read very good - - - Grandma aunt Jane and mary sends their love to you   they would like to See you very much  you will get mrs morgan to write oftener as I should like to heare from you -- your affectionate Brother

                                                            William. D. Goldsmith

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Paid

Mrs Stephen Morgan Jr

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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My Dear Sister Mary --                                      New Orleans July the 18th 1840 {1840/07/18}

 I have not heard from you for a long while  I hope your are well and will be able to write me a few lines by the time you Receive this if you cannot you will get Mrs Morgan to write for you -- Capt Morgan has gone to Jamaica.  I Exspect he will soon be back as he has been gone a long while.

 Pa and ma is verry well at present, allso Grandma, aunt Jane and mary.

 I hope you will pay all attention to your learning  I think you could write by this time for you have been at school a long time ---- I am not certain whether I shall come on to see you this season or not but I hope I shall -- write to me if can --

                                          your affectionate Brother   

                                                            William ,,D,, Goldsmith    

                                                                                                                             

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Paid

Mrs Stephen Morgan Jnr

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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                                                           New Orleans December 9th 1840 {1840/12/09}

My Dear Sister Mary

 I have the pleasure to inform you of my safe arrival here after a long passage --  I hope you & mrs morgan and mrs Clift are all as well as when I left.

 Par and ma' are well allso grandma and aunt Jane and mary  she was verry

much pleased with your pressent  Capt Clift arrived a few days ago from Jamaica --  

you must all you can to learne to write so that you can write to me this winter

 your affectionat Brother -- Willilam. D,, Goldsmith

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Paid 25c

Mrs Stephen Morgan Jr

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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                                                                         New Orleans March 12th /41 {1841/03/12}  

My Dear Sister Mary

 I hope you are well as when I left mystic and all the rest of the people in mystic - capt morgan left here a few days ago  he said that he had wrote home and told Ebenezer and Stephen that they must write to me which I hope they will - you must pay attention to your writing so that you will soon be able to write me without bothering any one to write for you  I hope mrs morgan recives the Picayune's regular  I now and then send one to Stephen wooddard allso --

 The fourth of march was the annaversary of the fire department  the firemen all turned out  with the engines they had an Elephant to draw one of the engines --

 I went to the managerie wher they keep the wild anamilles and I saw the other Elephant that broke loose on the other side of river and killed one man another people shot him a greate many tilmes but his skin is so hard that they could not hurte him

 We are all well here

 your affectionate Brother

   William. D. Goldsmith

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Paid 25

Mrs Stephen Morgan 

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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Dear Sister Mary                                        New Orleans august 14th 1841 {1841/08/14}

 I have the pleasure to inform you we are all well here at present  the Weather is very warm here but it is not very Sickley here this season

 Capt morgan will Sail to day For New york  you may Exspect to see him at home soon -- I hope Ebenezer and Stephen have been well since I heard from them last and James.  I Exspect they have had good amusement Fishing this summer.  Tell them they must write to me - you must try and write to me allso.  I shall be very glad to heare from you and to see that you can write -

 it may be a Long time before I can come on to mystic to see you again  Grandma and aunt Jane and mary are all well  I don't Exspect you would Know them if you was to see them  they send there love to you ----- ma and pa are well  give my Respects to mrs morgan & Ebenezer & Stephen and James

  Your Affectionate Brother

               William ,,D,, Goldsmith                                                                       

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Paid 25

Mrs Stephen Morgan Jr

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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                                                                           New Orleans Feby 17th 1843 {1843/02/17}

Dear Sister

 I received your letter per Capt Stark and will write to you again when returns which will be in a few days  he is loading for New York,  I am very glad to see the greate improvement you have made in writing, your writing is quite plain.  I hope you will take pains and try to learn all you can as you never can learn too much, and it is allways of use to you  The weather is very cold her at pressent, but we shall have it very warm in a few days agian which is the cause of us feeling its so cold.

 ma & pa are well and hoping these few lines may find you the Same   Dear Sister I Remain your 

  affectionate Brother     Wm D,,Goldsmith

 N.B. give my respects to mrs morgan & James

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Capt Stephen Morgan Jr

 Mystic Bridge

  Ct

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                                                                    New Orleans march 7th 1844 {1844/03/07}

Dear Sister  I wrote you a few days ago by mail which I hope will come safe. This comes by Capt Starks -- I hope these few lines may find you enjoying good health

 The weather has changed these few days and is quite cold and rainy.   I did not Exspect any more cold weather this Season

 Capt morgan has not arrived yet But we are Exspecting him every day  I have received two letters for him which he will be Glad to get

 The Firemen of this city Celabrated their Seventh Anniversary on monday 4th of march {1844/03/04} they made a very fine Display.  The were marching about town all day and went to the Theatre at night

  give my respects to mrs morgan

  your affectionate Brother

           Wm. D. Goldsmith

Stephen Morgan

 I write you a few lines to let you Know that I am well and hope you are enjoying the same blessing, though I have not wrote to you for some time do not think that I have forgotten you   I Exspect your father will be here in a few days from 

matamoros                                                    your friend   

       Wm. D. Goldsmith                       

                        

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 N.O. march 7th /44 {1844/03/07}

Ebenezer morgan, I write you a few lines to let you know that I I have not forgotten you and hope these few lines may find you in good health  I suppose you have been a guning this winter and have had fine sport

 The Firemen of this city Celabrated their seventh Anniversary on monday 4th inst {1844/03/04}  they made a very fine display they were marching about town all day

  Your friend &c

   Wm D. Goldsmith

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  Miss Mary Douglas

favour of   Mystic Bridge

Capt Starks  Connecticut

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Dear Sister                                                    New Orleans May 31st 1844 {1844/05/31}

 I recived your letter by Capt. Starks  I was very Glad to heare you were all well

 I write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same

 We have had very dry weather all spring till about two weeks and since we have had nothing but rain  yesterday was a very fine day + this allso ---- Capt. morgan has been away a long time.  we have been exspecting him every day for the last two weeks

 give my Respects to mrs Morgan 

  Ebenezer + James &c &c

 your affectionate Brother  Wm. D. Goldsmith

Stephen Morgan      N. O. may 31st 1844 {1844/05/31}

 I have recived two letters from you and I write you these few lines in answer.  I am well at pressent and hope this will find you the same

 I am very Glad to heare that the draft was paid.  your pa has not arrived yet but we are expecting him every day

     yours c        Wm. D. Goldsmith

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  Stephen Morgan

favour of Capt Mystic Bridge

D. Starks  Connecticut

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Dear Sister                                                    New Orleans  Novr. 8th 1844  {1844/11/08}

I received your letter by Capt. Starks and I am very glad to heare that you are enjoying good health

 as to my health it has been thank God, good all summer allso ma & pa.  Mrs Dewhurst & mrs Jane are well, and mrs Jane says you must write to her and a good long letter at that 

 I Received the Package by Capt Starks for Capt. Morgan  I was in hopes that he would have been here before this, and I would have wrote to you before but I was waiting for capt morgans arrival

 I was over the lake last summer and while I was there they held camp meeting and if all camp meetings are like that one, I never want to see another.  a person would think that he was in an Insane asylum, I hope you will not think that I intend to ridicule religion.  nay God forbid that I should ever attempt such an Impious act, but from what I have seen I do not think it is a proper place 

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for any young person to visit .  I will not say that all the meetings are so, for that would be asserting a thing that I Know nothing of

 There is great excitement about the election. Polk & Dallass will carry this state

  My Respects to all

   yours affectionately

    Wm. D. Goldsmith

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Capt Stephen Morgan

 Mystic Bridge

 Ct

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                                                                     New Orleans February 20th 1845 {1845/02/20}

Dear Sister

 It has been some time since I have had the pleasure of receiving a letter from you so I thought I would write to you and let you Know that we are all well present and hope this will find you the same.  Captn Morgan is in Apalachicola  I received a letter from him a few days ago and he is getting quite strong again

 I never saw New Orleans so gay as it has been this winter, plenty of Balls, public + private parties and then there has been a greate many other attractions such as Theatres, circus  I cannot mention half of the sights that have been here.  Their is to be a grand sham Battle here on the 22d of February {1845/02/22}.   give my respects to all ---  wishing you a happy new year

   your affec Brother

    Wm. D. Goldsmith

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 Miss Mary Douglass

Care of   Mystic Bridge

Capt S. Morgan  Cont

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                                                                            New Orleans  Dec 23d /45 {1845/12/23} 

Dear Sister

 I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you for sometime and as I am about to leave New Orleans Tomorrow I take this opportunity of writing to you.  I should like to know why you have not wrote to me, you mite ask me the same question, the Reason I have not wrote to you is that have been wanting an answer to my last letter,  I hope you have not forgot your Brother,  no that canot be,

 There is nothing new in N.O.  we have had three weeks of rainy weather and the city is very muddy

 Tomorrow I leave for Galveston (Texas)  when you write to me please send your letters to the care of  R. D. Blossman[?] Esqr New Orleans and they will be forwardded to me at Galveston.  I have heard of the arrival of  ma at Dublin.  she had a very long passage

 give my respect to all the folks and capt Morgan + family.  I Remain your affectionate brother                                          Wm. D. Goldsmith

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  Miss Mary Douglass

Care of    Mystic Bridge

Capt Stephen Morgan  Ct.

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Dear Sister                                                                     Galveston 9 May 1846 {1846/05/09}

 I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you for the last ten months & I have wrote to you several times but I have not received any answer.  It cannot not be possible that all of my letters have gone astray and what you reason can be for not writing to me I cannot conceive.  I wrote you before I left N. Orleans, and if you had wrote to me I should have received your letter as my friend in N. Orleans would have forwarded it to me

 I wrote you soon after Mr Goldsmith Died.  he had nothing to leave to me and I did not expect anything for he done a greate deal for me and you  Mrs Goldsmith went to Dublin to her friends and remained in N. Orleans to get something to do but could not. and I left for Texas on the 24th of December {1845/12/24} where I have been ever since and doing very well thank  God.

 It is expected that we shall have war with mexico very soon  should it be true it  will be the cause of making trade very dull for their is considerable trade with mexico; pleas write to me soon and let me know how Capt. Morgan is and his family

      I Remain Your Affectionate 

      Brother Wm. D. Goldsmith

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Miss Mary Douglas

 Mystic Bridge

  Ct.

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     Galveston January 29th 1849 {1849/01/29}

Dear Sister

 I write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope this may find you and Mrs. Morgan + family all well. You need not write to me, as I shall leave Galveston in a few days for California or "Gold Diggings and I hope with the Blessing of God - to return in a year or two if successful - when you will see me again - you must excuse so short a letter for I have others to write and a good deal of Buiness to do before I start and not much time to do it in. Dear Sister give me your prayers for any success and now may God bless you all and may I see you all again soon.   Adieu Dear Sister, adieu Mrs. Morgan + family  My love to you all 

       I Remain your affectionate 

       Brother Wm. D. Goldsmith

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Capt Stephen Morgan

 Mystic Bridge

  Ct

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       Galveston May 23/54 {1854/05/23}

Mr. Nelson Lamb 

 Mystic Bridge

  Dear Sir-

   We have yours of 8th inst  {1854/05/08} enquiring about your Wifes Brother Wm. D. Goldsmith he was in the Employ of Duswell[?] Hill Co Our next door neighbours who inform us that they occasionally hear from him his last letter was dated from California about 12 Months since he was then in good health and doing well

Yours Truly

Wm[?] Hendley Co

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Mr Nelson Lamb

 Mystic Bridge

  Connecticut

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