1842 Pennsylvania Manuscript Letter to Judge William Jessup From his Wife - 1842

Montrose, Pennsylvania, 1842. Very Good. 1842 Pennsylvania Manuscript Letter to Judge William Jessup From his Wife, Montrose, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1842, 8 x 10 inches, bifolio 4 pp. Four-page bifolio letter; writing on three pages, bright, legible; some small holes at previous folds; light edge wear; very good condition. Bear faint circular date stamp for Montrose, PA, A 12 1/2 cent rate, and is addressed to Hon. William Jessup, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Penna. This is a three-page manuscript letter written to Judge William Jessup by his wife, Amanda. William Jessup (1797-1868) was presiding judge of the 11th judicial district of Pennsylvania; he was one of the committee of three that was sent by the governors of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio in 1861 to confer with President Lincoln about raising 75,000 men for military service. Jessup was "strongly interested in the missionary and temperance causes and in popular education, and for many years prominent in the councils of the Presbyterian church." He married Amanda Harris in 1820. In this letter to her husband, Amanda updates him on life in Montrose; she mentions having "very sore eyes" that prevented her from going to various meetings, and recounts the misadventures of Pete - possibly a family member or friend? - who went to town to get some wheat and "returned yesterday just in time to save himself and load from a heavy thunder gust. The wind blew violently brok half of the peach tree down by the window blew off considerable fruit..." She also mentions various people by name including Sam Mulford and Mr. John Dimmock, names which may be worthy of further research. A nice slice-of-life letter.