The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

the news from Mr.. Hilton shoula bava
ela,c1 me too muci, which might have
tDceasioned my illness. no my dear I
support one In adversely as wall a..
prosperity. & nothing ever effects mo
SO lhnch as your brothers conduct that
l have met at rour hands at differcns
times that alone I acKnowIedre Mas
at times deeply prayed on nv hearf
mo mo / strive to Danish 1T from my
was tho cause OF 1T, After tho chestnut
trees were burned I was iii ten DAYS
before ] heard this news & when
qid ] was south 1t had no effect on me.
~ nad no further effect than blessed
GOD that he had pointed out a pros-
poet by which IL 1T was his will to
prolong my life I might have you and
yours happy. when 1 was taken from
this world & If am ever restored tn
health & receive this proposal from
inis gentleman. I would wish not to
settle every thing, to insure Your fam
lily happiness-& then with God bless
INF, leave the world in peace
my health more than all | have s,If-
Tered In my whole life. L never wish
f lor moro than the plentiful comforts OF
lie to support me in old age and in
hrmaties with ease was I In hopes OF
an Empire I would I should beg Of
Goa Zoo meyer to rejoice in It, but in do
. Y
brother is gone to Richmond and from
thence to Hobbies Hole to ree his
daughter, I suppose on his return he
VIII bring me Mr.. Hiltons proposals.
Tor have heard nothing +, Their since
] wrote you. we shall all here rejoice
to see you and Bob. my dear Jack is
sist me In every ono of his Leisure
hours. SO does my sweet Suckey and
Polly; for had 1t not been for them
negroes had 1t half stole as II was
the girls have 1t all sailed and packed
rived
They have all been fixing for Christ
mas and will go to Church on Christ
mas Day and suppose proceed next
to attend the balls. was obliged to
send Paisley and Policy Payne over to
Nottingham till we got all OF the meat
out of the way and all there clothes
washed and Ironed you can depend
l have had great deal on mo since
they camo over They will be here
again Monday evening. They nre two
sweet good girls, & there father I
think one of tho best OF men & quite
plain &c easie in his manner. I thank
God I was enabled to Ride to ride
out the other day and now go to
breakfast in the dining room. but
have given the head OF the table to
Polly, as I am not strong to under
take helping, L set In my low chair
by tho fire, and am helped & I en-
Joy there chat & I think nothing In
the matter me now. but weakness, but
/ think within this week l. geather
strength. tho 1 can't get bear hustle
& hurry about me. !, must now thank
my little SalIie for her kind for her
letter to her sister do tell her how I
am and kiss my dear little COM
panions who was SO tender OF me all
tho summer IN my sickness. Toll her
her sweetmeats keeps very we'll. Tell
her and little Lucy I would have sent
them a sash and some lace but was
afraid to add one penny more to my
account being oblige to get wine for
sickness more sugar and -four then
should have done had not my family
unexpectedly increased. In dded have
not got me n warm winter gown tho
stand much In need of one. for the
only one that I have that Is warm is
all out of the elbows but as soon as L
can spare much money will get
each of them pretty sash Will
send one. Now I must ask after my
swe~- Salllc and all the rest of the
dear little tribe in one breath. for L
am quite tired & weak. therefore /
tenderly embrace my dearest kindest
most affect mother
M CAMPBELL.
Copy OF letter from Parson Thomp-
son. who married the widow of Gov
ernor Spotswood. to his father In Ire
land. This letter is one of a series
of letters copied by Mrs. Z. NJ. Vass
in Fredericksburg In 1850. The orig
inals are believed to be In the pos
session OF the Forbes family. OF Fred
erickshurg. descendants of the Thomp-
sons.
Honoured and Dear Sir
Being sensible of ye respect dua
from child to parent obliges me
me to make this tender of my boun-
den duty and sincere affection, ac-
knowledging upon accounts We great
obligations L I've under TO you as We
best of parents and particularly for
we estmable benefit vt pious and vir-
tuous education web you were al.
ways ready to cultivate and improve.
Sir ! think myself In duty bound to-
acquaint you with all 20 occurrences
OF my life. but more especially with
those that bear propitous aspect: &c
therefore make bold to inform you of
my different scene of life having
changed my former state for vt OF
with Il lady of most exquisite e ami
able qualities e excellencies of
She was formerly married to Col.
Spotswood late Governor OF Virginia
OF an antient and honorable family
who at his death left behind him four
children two boys. & two girls extra
ordinarily we'll provided for:--to HIS
eldest son no left lands and Negroes
and Iron Works in value about $4,000
sterling per annum: to his youngest
son $4,000 sterling & to ye girls f2036
sterling each and to his Lady (now
my wlfe) jointure of $500 sterling
per annum one half OF which by my
consent before marriage she settled
upon her children ye other we re-
served to our selves as competent
maintenance. We all live together in
we mansion house. being in my Parish
believe shall till ye heir comes OF
age who was II last Christmas am