Letter dated Danvers, March 1849 from Hannah Goodale King
to her son, Eben King, at Walnut Grove Academy in Lee, New
Hampshire
…the neighbours are well as usual as far as I know except
Mr. Ferren. He is quite unwell and lame. He don’t seem to gain
much yet I hear he is better. (King Family Papers - EIHC)
April 29,
1849 - Letter to Eben King, Walnut Grove, Lee, New Hampshire from his brother,
S.W. King, Danvers, Massachusetts
Dear Brother – ....Jesse Ferrin has first come to Henry’s, he was brought
out from Boston I have not seen him but Mr. Williams who brought him
says he is quite lame in his ankle, which he had injured. I do not know
how. He seems to live a very unhappy life – dwells on his troubles
and thus makes his brothers and sisters unhappy too.
Danvers, December 20, 1849 - Dear Son, my time has been so much taken up of
late that I have not had an opportunity of writing to you and now it is almost 9
o’clock. We had Mr. Parmentor and Mr. Emery here to tea. They staid
till about 7 o’clock since they left Dr. Lord and John Peabody came in and spent
an hour with us. I have been to meeting this afternoon and called at Mr.
Berry's as we came home saw the little boy he has a little of a sore mouth he
looks pretty well and weighs 10 pounds. James has a bad cold and cough but
I think he will soon be better. Mr. Ferren has had another attack of
disenterry and sore mouth but he seems to be getting better. The new house
[Henry and Asenath King} is almost done they are painting the inside the wood
work is graining and the wall is light green I mean in the kitchen I think they
will not paper much this winter. I believe James has a hundred barrels of
onions now in the cellar they said it seems quite homeish. I think they
will move next month. Michael has got him a place up in Middletown at the
depot at $9 per month to saw wood and keep the water from freezing....
