Item 38: Letter from Zarah Beach to Zebulon Butler, 1785 September 21

Item — Box: 10, Folder: 40

Staff Only

Dates

Created: 1785 September 21

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Letter.

Condition Note:

Good. Vinegar smell.

Measurements:

12 ½ in. x 7 ⅜ in.

Description:

In this letter written by Zarah Beach, it seems that she is telling Zebulon Butler to reject some settlers who are coming and instead accept her nephew and his company.

Transcription:

Amenia 21th Sept 1785 Dear Sir, I had the pleasure to see yours to Doct’r Harrietta this day: rejoice I have an opportunity to write to you once more-and that you are all in peace and have plenty of the Necessaries of Life. I don’t think best for you to have much dependence on peoples coming from this quarter to take the half sharse believe you had best to dispose of them as fast as possible-don’t let any return into the hands of the Company-we are doing Every thing in our power in this quarter. This will be delivered you by John Coon, a Nephew of mine whose desire is to settle in the country-he has kept at school some- well he wish to be employed this Winter in that Business-any friendship you are pleased to show him will be acknowledged by me with many thanks. Doctor Asher Waterman will be Conn’s Company-who has the Charictor [sic] of a gentleman-he will remain in your settlement or go to any part of Pennsylvania as a Practioner & keep up a corrispondence [sic] & informe of Every movement of the Enemy that he can obtain the knowledge of. My compliment to Mrs Butler. I am Dear sir with real Esteem your Humble Servant Zarah(?) Beach Col Butler