April 2, 1860 - Brooklyn, Kentucky
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Brooklyn
April 2, 1860,
Miss Molly Phillips
Dear Molly
I have recieved yours of the 24th of March in reply to one I sent you and I acknolage myself.
But you say as I have had this matter in my mind for two years that you must take the same time to think it over in your mind.
Now Molly I would ask you if you have never thought that I might popp the
question and if so you must have thought over in your mind wether I was a sutible
person for you to except. lt is true I thought of this for two years back in this way that if
ever I felt myself so situated that I could catry the matter out properly that you would be
the first I would speak
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to on the subject as you fully come up to my ideas of what a wife
should be. Dont think it took me two years to make up my mind to ask you. When I
spoke to you on this subject I had made arangements to stay in a wholesale grosery in
the city. Since then I have had the good luck to find a friend to advance me the money
to purchess the grocery in this town. The one I fannily had an interest in and as Andy
says I think it will pay. So you see I need a wife now more than ever. I cant run around
to see the folks now so I must have some body to talk to at home.
From a remark in your letter I judge you have some fear in regard to my
chirieture in a tempesance point of view. Have no fear on that skore. I believe there is
no man that dispises a drunken married man more than I do.
I have often said and when I have been drinking myself which I supose you are
aware I have done such things that if I was a woman and my husband was to come
home to me drunk I would not live with him but then you only have my word for that. My
ideas for wishing to leave this state of single blessadness is that I may lead a pleasenter
life in the future. I think I have run wild about long enough and if you have an idea that
your humble servant will do to tye to you will se the nessesity of it being brought to a
close at the earleast convenance as it will be to the interest of the parties conserned.
You are at liberty to ask me any questions you may think proper an I will answer them to
the best of my ability. I want to act open and honestly that I may look you or anyone in
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I have often said and when I have been drinking myself which I supose you are
aware I have done such things that if I was a woman and my husband was to come
home to me drunk I would not live with him but then you only have my word for that. My
ideas for wishing to leave this state of single blessadness is that I may lead a pleasenter
life in the future. I think I have run wild about long enough and if you have an idea that
your humble servant will do to tye to you will se the nessesity of it being brought to a
close at the earleast convenance as it will be to the interest of the parties conserned.
You are at liberty to ask me any questions you may think proper an I will answer them to
the best of my ability. I want to act open and honestly that I may look you or anyone in the face
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and feel that I have acted from
the honest dictation of my heart
and conciance. I gess that will
do on that subiect. I am sorrah
the people are so afflicted up thear. I hope you will stear clear of those disease you speak of espeshly the last one. I was over to Mr Moore yesterday with Mr Vansant. He has engaged them to go to the ball tomorrow night. He put it of till the last minute. I am not going as my busness at home requires all my attention. When I nothing to do it was pleasure before busness but now its busness before pleasure. Now Molly I dont want to be thought troublesome nor hasty but I would like to no your convictions about this momentious subject that I may no what to rely on and make my arangements acordingly. So dont mind the spelling but pich in and let us have the result of your deliberation and you will confer a faver on one that will treat it with due respect. t am or would be yours ever.
William Jones
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