"Granville" Letter from Sarah
- Title
- "Granville" Letter from Sarah
- Description
- 1 letter, bi-fold; pen and ink
- Creator
- Sarah, circa 1717
- Date
- 1717
- Identifier
- ms026_26_30
- Relation
- https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1144; Instead of Granville, the author may have been referring to Grantville (part of Norfolk, CT). There was a Sarah (Cook) Grant married to a Josiah Grant (Grant, Arthur Hastings. The Grant family : a genealogical history of the descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn.1601-1898).
- Abstract
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Transcription:
[Page 1]
Granville Oct[ober] the 18, 1717
My near and dear connections[,] I take this
opportunity to inform you that we are in a
tolerable state of health [-] hoping these lines
will find you and yours familys [families] enjoying
the same blessing[.] Oh that we mit? [might] be more
Sensible of the mercyes [mercies] and blessing that we
ar[e] receving [receiving] from the hand of god[.] ? We seke [seek]
to god in the way he has pointed out in
the scriptures[.] We may rest a shurred [assured] that
we shall obtain? [attain?][.] God has seen fit to arrest
the atenshion [attention] of a great number in this
place and still seemes [seems] to be a carrying? on
his work[.] I verily believe that it is none
less than the power of god do such wonder[-]
full things for poor lost sinners[.] I shall
not be able to give you but a short accoun[t]
at present but thare [there] has been a considerable
atenshion [attention] payd [paid] to religion this summer past
and seemes [seems] to be increasing[.] Thare [there] is twenty
that has entertained a comfortable hope
[Page 2]
And a great number in quiening? [inquiring?] I will
jest [just] mention one sircumstance [circumstance][- ]Mr.
Harris our minister be gun [began] to visit his
people last spring[.] each family on ?runpos? [on purpose?]
for religios [religious] conversation? and in his visets [visits]
he went to one house[.] The woman of the house
was so much a posed [opposed] to religas [religious] conversation
that she left the roome [room] untill [until] he was
gone and she has ?cinse?[since] confest [confessed] that she felt
condemned ?nesier? [never?] found peace untill [until] she
found that peace that the world can
nether [neither] give nor take away and to a peani
nce [penance?] seemes [seem] to bee? Rejoysing [rejoicing] in god and the
Savior but but? this ?ronfe? [work?] has ben [been] ?mos?
tly a [mostly?] a mong? [among] the yong [young] people thay? mele?
all most every night in difrent [in different] pa
rts [parts?] of the town and a pon [upon] the sabath [sabbath][.] the
Meting [meeting] house is very mutch [much] crouded [crowded][.] I
presume that the congregation is twice [twice]
as large as it was be fore [before] the revival? begun [began.]
[Page 3]
I want to hear from you all I have nece?
we? ondly? one letter from you cince [since] I have
been hear [here] that was dated January last [.]
I have rote [wrote] twice cince [since] the last by
Cyrus French[.] Doe [do?] rite [write] as son [soon] as you necerie? [receive?]
this[.] I want torite [to write] a great deal
and give me all the infor mation [information] you can
about hulday? [Hulday?][.] I have note [not] to her? [hear] cence [since] I
came hear [here] but received [received] nos anser [answer] and to
cunill? [Camill?] anumber [a number] of times but have not
heard from her own children continues
to talk mutch [much] a bout [about] you and some time
S [times] jump for joy one mentions what you rote [wrote]
about coming hear [here][.] One sayes [says] I hope
that aunt Mary will come and fetch
her little boys and little slave? tries
to talk to [too?][.] he can call your naimes [names] and all the the
childrens naims [names][.] I have oieund? [owned] him but a few
weaks [weeks] and he goes to bed with the rest of the chi
ldren [children] [.] awaik [awake?] he is a brte [bright] little rogue as ever
you saw[.] David is often a folding paper to send
[Page 4]
I made him some cloes [cloths] the other day and
he says that I will kepe [keep] my trousers clean
til? aunt Ann comes[.] she will come next
summer I love ant [aunt?] and I shall kiss aunt when
she comes[.] the girls remembers [remember] granama [grandma]
and talk mutch [much] of her[.] I want to hear? from
her I wish you would rite [write] in per tick
ler [in particular] how she does and a bout [about] your childre
n [children][.] I have not herd [heard] from Squire? since
I wrote to you last[.] I flattered myself
last summer that I shout [should] go and see him
But our children are too youn
g [young] to be left[.] I have ben [been] to Berkshier [Berkshire]
twenty 5 miles from hear [here][.] Mr. J*l*mes?
and Joseph l? and his wife and sone [son] has
viset [visited] us this fall and Mr. David Ballnum?
and his wife and her sister Clavyery? Wheeler[.]
he married Luvina[?] Wheeler[.] thay [they] live 50
milds [miles] from hear [here][.] Mr. Sturges sends his
love to youall [you all][.] he often says that he
wishes that me? it? under? son [Mr. Anderson?] was hear [here]
to take his sasom?
I remain your loving Sarah
- Item sets
- Truman A. Warner Papers, MS026
- Other Media
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Abstract
Sarah, circa 1717. 1716. “‘Granville’ Letter from Sarah”. Https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/Items/Show/1144;/Instead/of/Granville,/the/Author/May/Have/Been/Referring/to/Grantville/(part/of/Norfolk,/CT). /There/Was/a/Sarah/(Cook)/Grant/Married/to/a/Josiah/Grant/(Grant,/Arthur/Hastings./The/Grant/Family/:/A/Genealogical/History/of/the/Descendants/of/Matthew/Grant,/of/Windsor,/Conn.1601-1898)., Digital Archival Objects at WestConn, accessed May 14, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/digital/item/17653