March 12, 1860 - Brooklyn, Kentucky
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Brooklyn March 12, 1860
Miss Mary Phillips
Dear Mollie
Oings to a previous arangement I now sit down to address you this note in hopes
it may be recieved in the spirit it is written. On the evening before your journey I
sugested to you the wishes of my mind. I did not expect a desided answre at the time
as I am aware such a step should be well considerd before acting up on. I feel some
what ancious to no your thoughts on the matter if you have ever had an idea that such a
matter would be brought up. I have no doubt you have considered the propritaty of it
already. lt may be considered presumtious in me to ask a young girl to become my wife
as you are aware I am much older than you but such things have bin and may be again
and turn out well. I believe that with Mollie by my side I could go through this
troublesome world with pleushure and if you think you can take Billy Jones by the hand
as a partner through life and be happy say yes and I will aggree to lift you out of the
mud and myre …..
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…..as often as you may get in if you dont go to deep. I went over to Mr
Hodsons yesterday. Found them all well but a little lonesome and sad for the want of
Millie to enliven them with her presnce. We could not get up a song to raise our spirits.
We tried to sing he has taken my feet out of the mire and the clay but it was a no go. lf
you had bin there every thing would looked different. The grass would looked greener
the sky would looked clearer. Theur would bin music in our songs but then you wasent
thur so we had to content ourselfs with a concert from Dutely across the way. I think it
was a general drunk all aound over theur. Thea had the owner of the house tied with a
rope and his wife after the watchman. What a pleasunt thing it is to be married. Aint it
very encourageing indeed. Excuse me for asociating your name with such a sell.
I do not know that I could say anney thing more on the subject started out on
theur is maney things I could say if I knew you where faverable imprest in my behalf.
Theurefore I shall look with some angsiaty for an answer from you. lf I have bin
mistakened in thinking your …..
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…..feelings towards me where not in a faverable light I submitt
without a murmer and give you my best wishes for your future welfare and thank you for
your kindeness of the past to the little old bachulor but if on the other hand you feelwillingto enter in to this arnagement say the woord and I am yours ever hoping to here from you soon. William Jones
You will please direct aney note you may wish to send to me
Fulton Post Office HamiltonCounty Ohio
For Brooklyn Ky
By placing Brooklyn Ky on the corner of the envelope it will be sent imedally over
and prevent its being opened by a man of that name in Fulton.
Wm Jones
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