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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03849.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Rufus Lincoln |
| Title | Incomplete letter from John Hewson to Rufus Lincoln discussing problems with Hewson's children and his faith in God |
| Date | 8 July 1817 |
| Author | Hewson, John (1744-1821) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Rufus |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says Lincoln's daughter reports his health is as good as can be expected. Hewson says his health has been poor since last winter and that he was confined to the house for eight or nine weeks. Says God wanted him to live in order to help his youngest son, who ruined his family through drinking, moved westward to Ohio and worked as a carpenter. He has bound him out to a master carpenter for two or three years to complete his training. Says his other son James was in the Hospital for one year at 4 dollars a week and he is to move west as well. A son-in-law has also gotten into debt and ran away and his daughter chased after him, but not with Hewson's consent. But his oldest son is a credit to him, as are some of his daughters and sons-in-law. An estate he is executor of claims a large part of his time. Says he has to ride out every fine day to check on it. Says Lincoln's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. Field, are fine examples of simplicity and "Republican principles." Last two pages speak of his faith in God and how the Christian religion will see him through his family problems and give him peace at death. Tells Lincoln he is a sinner and that his family problems are causing "waves of sorrow." |
| Subjects | Military History Global History and Civics Prisoner of War Soldier's Letter Revolutionary War Continental Army Children and Family Health and Medical Immigration and Migration Westward Expansion Alcohol Artisans Indentured Servant Hospital Finance Women's History Marriage Debt Estate Morality and Ethics Religion Death Friendship |
| People | Lincoln, Rufus (1751-1838) Hewson, John (1744-1821) |
| Place written | Kensington, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Religion; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Written by Hewson, a famous textile printer who was a prisoner of war during the Revolution to Lincoln as a former fellow prisoner. Lincoln was from Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |