Atkinson May 16th. 1812— My Dear Sister, I have the pleasure to inform you, that your dear Grandchildren reached here Friday noon, safe, & are very well in health, &…
Atkinson July 14. 1812 I hope my dear Sister, & family are well, though I have not heard from her for three last mails—Has Col. Smith, & Sister, arrived Safe?—How…
Atkinson Dec. 31st 1812 Every Day, & Week since my return, I have thought I would devote some time to write to my Dear Sister, but some intervening circumstance has…
Atkinson April 7th. 1813 My Dear Sister, Your kind Letters of Feb. 15th & March 31st lie before me, in which I find are several things unanswered, though I assure…
Atkinson June [ , Start insertion, 22 , End, ] 1813— Your long silence (My Dear Sister) made me fear that you, or some of your family were sick—I was…
Atkinson July 12 1813 You know my Dear Sister, that my Heart is ever prone “to rejoice with those who rejoice, as well as to weep with those who have…
Atkinson August 19th 1813 My Dear Sister, If all the tenderest sympathy of a most affectionate Sister, could soothe your afflicted Breast, sure mine would impart some healing Balm. But…
Atkinson Jan. 10, 1814 I too my Dear Sister, have to address you from the Bed of Sickness— The wednesday night after I wrote to you last, I was waked…
Atkinson March 26th 1814 Yesterdays Mail, My Dear Sister, conveyed your Letter safe to me, with the two Bills—I do not so much think of what I want, as what…
Atkinson May 13th 1814 My Dear Sister, I have often felt thankful that we cannot trace our Geneology to the family of Kill-Joys , but are closely allied to those,…
Sep 10th. [ , Start insertion, 1814 , End, ] My Dear Sister, I am sorry you did not find time to write me a line—reports are so various, &…
Atkinson Jan 24th. 1815 Dear Sister, You will now have no occasion to wish for more Snow, if at Quincy you are favoured with as much as we are in…
Atkinson Feb. 13th. 1815— My Dear Sister, Thanks [be to] kind Providence we are all alive though the cold Tuesday our blood seemed congealing, & it was hard for me…