[John Peter Mettauer at Prince Edward, Virginia, to John Warfield Johnston at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1814, Box 1, John Warfield Johnston Papers, 1778-1890, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. This is my rough transcription. Ellipses denote tears in paper or indecipherable words.]
Prince Edward
March 4th 1814
Dear Johnston,
I have enclosed you the letter that I spoke [of] in my last to you; be good enough to deliver it if possible if not lodge it in the post office with direction on the back if not applied for in 20 days to be sent back to P. E. [Prince Edward] on . . . if you . . . the family if they are in town if . . . heard of probably it would be . . . the letter. I fear the old man is dead indeed I have heard so, if so it is probable the children have left Philad'a make necessary enquiries my dear friend & if possible continue the letter to Charlotte.
I suppose you are M. D. by this time if so I heartily congratulate you on the occasion. [N]othing new since my last except Tom Allen's wedding he was married last Wednesday to a sister of Henry N. Watkins.
I remain your friend
J.P. Mettauer
[Dr. John Peter Mettauer (1787-1875), A. B. Hampden-Sydney 1806 and University of Pennsylvania Medical School 1809. Dr. George Ben Johnston (1853-1916) later gave an address about him. Buried with his high hat on.
Dr. John Warfield Johnston (December 14, 1790-December 10, 1818)
Tom Allen = Dr. Thomas Allen (1789-1850) married Ann Venable Watkins (1792-1830) on February 23, 1814; their son Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) became a Confederate brigadier general and wartime Governor of Louisiana before dying in Mexico.
Henry N. Watkins (1787-1850)]
For their help and assistance, many thanks to the staff of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. For more information about the John Warfield Johnston Papers, here's a link to the guide.
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy and Sally Young for their ongoing research collaboration.]
Prince Edward
March 4th 1814
Dear Johnston,
I have enclosed you the letter that I spoke [of] in my last to you; be good enough to deliver it if possible if not lodge it in the post office with direction on the back if not applied for in 20 days to be sent back to P. E. [Prince Edward] on . . . if you . . . the family if they are in town if . . . heard of probably it would be . . . the letter. I fear the old man is dead indeed I have heard so, if so it is probable the children have left Philad'a make necessary enquiries my dear friend & if possible continue the letter to Charlotte.
I suppose you are M. D. by this time if so I heartily congratulate you on the occasion. [N]othing new since my last except Tom Allen's wedding he was married last Wednesday to a sister of Henry N. Watkins.
I remain your friend
J.P. Mettauer
[Dr. John Peter Mettauer (1787-1875), A. B. Hampden-Sydney 1806 and University of Pennsylvania Medical School 1809. Dr. George Ben Johnston (1853-1916) later gave an address about him. Buried with his high hat on.
Dr. John Warfield Johnston (December 14, 1790-December 10, 1818)
Tom Allen = Dr. Thomas Allen (1789-1850) married Ann Venable Watkins (1792-1830) on February 23, 1814; their son Henry Watkins Allen (1820-1866) became a Confederate brigadier general and wartime Governor of Louisiana before dying in Mexico.
Henry N. Watkins (1787-1850)]
For their help and assistance, many thanks to the staff of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. For more information about the John Warfield Johnston Papers, here's a link to the guide.
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy and Sally Young for their ongoing research collaboration.]
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