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I am sure your own good Sense, join’d to your natural good Humour will in time get the better of it.
I am glad that Cousin Benny could advance you the Legacy, since it suited you best to receive it immediately. Your Resolution to forbear buying the Cloak you wanted, was a prudent one; but when I read it, I concluded you should not however be without one, and so desired a Friend to buy one for you. The Cloth ones, it seems, are quite out of Fashion here, and so will probably soon be out with you; I have therefore got you a very decent one of another kind, which I shall send you by the next convenient Opportunity.
It is remarkable that so many Breaches should be made by Death in our Family in so short a Space. Out of Seventeen Children that our Father had, thirteen liv’d to grow up and settle in the World. I remember these thirteen (some of us then very young) all at one Table, when an Entertainment was made in our House on Occasion of the Return of our Brother Josiah, who had been absent in the East-Indies, and unheard of for nine Years. Of these thirteen, there now remains but three. As our Number diminishes, let our Affection to each other rather increase: for besides its being our Duty, tis our Interest, since the more affectionate Relations are to one another, the more they are respected by the rest of the World.
My Love to Brother Mecom and your Children. I shall hardly have time
“It is remarkable that so many breache» by death should be |S” DANY SENTINEL, In t oo one largest and
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made inour family in so short a space. of seventeen chil- bao eet the ¥ orking Man's Ravenna. as its title importa, is to pro-
dren that our father had, thirteen lived to grow up and settle in
the world. I remember these thirteen (some of us then very
young) all at one table, when an entertainment was made at our
house, on occasion of the return of our brother Josiah, who had
been absent in the East Indies, and unheard of for nine years.
of these thirteen there now remain but three. As our number
diminishes, let our affection to each other rather increase ; for,
besides its being our duty, ’tis our interest, since the more affect-
fionate relations are to each other, the more they are respected
by the world.”
Another letter, addressed in 1760 to his sister, contains the
following account of his family.
‘It is remarkable, that so many breaches by death should be
made in our family in so short a space. Out of seventeen chil-
dren, that our father had, thirteen lived to grow up and settle in
the world. I remember these thirteen (some of us then very
young) all at one table, when an entertainment was made at our
house, on occasion of the return of our brother Josiah, who had
been absent in the East Indies, and unheard of for nine years.
Of these thirteen, there now remain but three. As our number
diminishes, let our affection to each other rather increase ; for,
besides its being our duty, ’t is our interest, since the more affec-
tionate relations are to each other, the more they are respected
by the rest of the world.’
** Out of seventeen children, that our father had, thirteen lived
to grow up and settle in the world. I remember these thirteen
(some of us then very younz), all at one table, when an entertain-
ment was made at our house, on occasion of the return of our
brother Josiah, who had been absent in the East Indies, and
unheard of for nine years. Of these thirteen, there now remain
but three. As our number diminishes, let our affection to each
other rather increase; for, besides its being our duty, ’tis our
interest, since the more affectionate relations are to each other,
the more they are respected by the rest of the world. p. 63.
by the following judicious remark in one of those letters : ‘* The more
affectionate relations are to each other, the more they are respected by
the rest of the world.”
sia te that our father had, thirteen lived to grow up and settle in the world. |
is th | remember these thirteen (some of us then very young) all at one
thouti uble, when an entertainment was made at our house. on occasion |
nping of the return of our brother Josiah, who had been absent in the East
a “< Indies, and unheard of for nine years. Of these thirteen, there now
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remain but three. As our number diminishes, let our affection to
th each other rather increase ; for, besides its being our duty, ’tis our
sa interest, since the more affectionate relations are to each other, the
“ay
<i wore they are respected by the rest of the world.
Franklin was the youngest of the brothers in a family of seventeen
children. Thirteen of these, including himself, grew up and settled
in the world. <«* I remember,” writes Franklin, in a letter dated
1760, to his sister, ‘‘ these thirteen (some of us then very young), all
at one table, when an entertainment was made at our house, on oc-
casion of the return of our brother Josiah, who had been absent in
the East Indies, and unheard of for nine years. Of these thirteen,
there now remain but three. As our number diminishes, let our af-
fection to each other rather increase; for, besides its being our
duty, ’tis our interest, since the more affectionate relations are to each
other, the more they are respected by the rest of the world.”
an element in the family life that Benjamin
remembered “thirteen (some of us then very
young) all at one table, when an entertain-
ment was made at our house on the occasion
of the return of our brother Josiah, who had
been absent in the East Indies and unheard
of for nine years.” If this brother, who soon
after was lost at sea, was apparently a smal
Jane and Benjamin outlived all their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin, upon
the death of one of the last, said to her:
“Of these thirteen there now remain but
three. As cur number diminishes, let our
affection to each other rather increase.” In
one of her later letters the sister recurred
to this, writing: “ You once told me, my dear
brother, that as our number of brethren and
sisters lessened the affection of those of us
that remained should increase to each other.
You and I are now left; my affection for yo
I Jane and Benjamin outlived all their
no brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
all to her ; "Of these thirteen there now
not remain but three. As our number di
minishes, let our affection to each
if I other rather increase." In one of her
later letters the sister recurred to this,
all I writing: "You once told me, my dear
brother, that as our number of brethren
I and Bisters lessened tho affection of
that remained should in
and I
expected, as
.Jane herself carried this odmirati
v»m to the point of veneration :
■hen absent from her brother she
to I pressed her regret, having "had time
)
Jane and Benjamin outlived all their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
to her: "Of these thirteen there now
remain but three. As our number di
minishes, let our affection to each oth
er rather increase." in one of her
later letters the sister recurred to this,
writing: "You once told me, my dea
Jane and Betijamin outlived all their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
to her: “Of these thirteen there now
remain but three. As our number di
minishes, let our affection to each
other rather increase.” In one of her
later letters the sister recurred to this,
writing: “You once told me, my Hear
brother, that as our number of breth
ren and sisters lessened the affection
of those cf us that remained should
increase to each other. You and 1
are now left; my affection for yo
Jane and Benjamin outllvel nil their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
lo her: "Of these thirteen there now
remain but three. As our number di
minishes, let our affection to each
other rather Increase." In one of her
later letters the sister recurred to this
Jane and Benjnnin outlived all their
brothers and sisters, and Franklin,
upon the death of one of the last, said
to her: "Of these thirteen there now
remain but three. As our number di?
minishes, let our affection to euch
other rather Increase." In one of her
later letters the sister recurred to this,
writing: "You once told me, my flenr
brother, that as out number of breth?
ren and sisters lessened the affection
of those of us that remained should
increase to each other. You and I
are now left; my offection for yo
