1298 - Jane Johnson to George Johnson, 20 April 1755
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Dear George
I have sent you some Dry’d apples, Apricocks
& hope you will like them; I am glad you are to come
home so soon, and Bruces Letter to know when; I
am in great haste so can write no more, but that I
wish you a good journey, Love you more than Words
can express, wish you all possible Happiness, & since
there is no other way of being happy but by being
Good & making God our Friend, so I wish you may
be the very best young man inin England, & then
you will be the happiest. Adieu my Dear George &
believe that no Boy was ever better belov’d than
you are by
Jane Johnson
Olney April 20. 1755
[f.4v]
For
my Son George
William Johnson
When I am Dead
Jane Johnson
[change of hand]
Died 1759
I have sent you some Dry’d apples, Apricocks
& hope you will like them; I am glad you are to come
home so soon, and Bruces Letter to know when; I
am in great haste so can write no more, but that I
wish you a good journey, Love you more than Words
can express, wish you all possible Happiness, & since
there is no other way of being happy but by being
Good & making God our Friend, so I wish you may
be the very best young man in
you will be the happiest. Adieu my Dear George &
believe that no Boy was ever better belov’d than
you are by
Jane Johnson
Olney April 20. 1755
[f.4v]
For
my Son George
William Johnson
When I am Dead
Jane Johnson
[change of hand]
Died 1759
Dear George
I have sent you some Dried apples, Apricots
& hope you will like them; I am glad you are to come
home so soon, and Bruce's Letter to know when; I
am in great haste so can write no more, but that I
wish you a good journey, Love you more than Words
can express, wish you all possible Happiness, & since
there is no other way of being happy but by being
Good & making God our Friend, so I wish you may
be the very best young man inin England, & then
you will be the happiest. Adieu my Dear George &
believe that no Boy was ever better beloved than
you are by
Jane Johnson
Olney April 20. 1755
[f.4v]
For
my Son George
William Johnson
When I am Dead
Jane Johnson
[change of hand]
Died 1759
I have sent you some Dried apples, Apricots
& hope you will like them; I am glad you are to come
home so soon, and Bruce's Letter to know when; I
am in great haste so can write no more, but that I
wish you a good journey, Love you more than Words
can express, wish you all possible Happiness, & since
there is no other way of being happy but by being
Good & making God our Friend, so I wish you may
be the very best young man in
you will be the happiest. Adieu my Dear George &
believe that no Boy was ever better beloved than
you are by
Jane Johnson
Olney April 20. 1755
[f.4v]
For
my Son George
William Johnson
When I am Dead
Jane Johnson
[change of hand]
Died 1759
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Jane Johnson to George Johnson, 20 April 1755
In a note on the wrapper Johnson writes ‘When I am Dead’ (she died in 1759), yet the letter was written in 1755 and has some time-sensitive content – she has sent him dried fruit, and is glad he will be home soon. She hopes he has a good journey, and wishes him love and happiness, and advises him that the best way of happy is being good and pious. If he does this, he will be truly happy – she believes that no boy is as loved as he is.
Johnson Family
MS. Don. c. 190 f.4
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
1755
4
20
Olney, Buckinghamshire [England]
Rugby [Warwickshire]
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Person: Jane Johnson
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- death/dying
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hurried
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- happy
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- love (parental)
- faith
- personal blessings
- god
- parenthood
Person: George William Johnson
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youth
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school
god