Letter from Margaret Duncan on her future wedding
Union Falls Aug. 19th 1882
Rev. H. Lyman,
Forest Grove, Oregon
My Best Beloved,
Yours of 1st, sent, mailed 3rd, is rec'd. For more than 3 weeks I had rec'd nothing from you. During the last week hope 'deferred' had many times made my 'heart sick.' But now that I have heard from you, I am once more happy. The same mail which brought yours, also contained one from cousin H. very kind & affectionate. Please thank him for it & assure him that I shall answer it as soon as circumstances will permit. Of course I am very thankful for your good letter.
As for the time you mention for our marriage I shall endeavor to be ready when ever you think best to have it take place.
If you should conclude that you could come, so as to have it the last of Sep. or first of Oct. so that we could attend the meeting of A, B,C, F, M, I shall excuse you for coming after giving me very short notice.
In that case we should probably have pleasanter weather for our tour the expense of which I think I can meet. One other reason why it might be better (in case you conclude you could as well have, there) is that Mr. Merrill who has been our pastor for 12 years past has resigned the pastorate, and will not probably be among us very long. I should very much like to have him officiate for us. But, Dearest, you must not on account of what I say, decide to come earlier than you think it best for we will trust to that kind Providence who orders every thing right, for weather for our wedding trip, (or we can be happy without taking much of one) for a minister to perform the ceremony etc. etc. of course I should not have things in very great readiness if we wait ever so long: but if you can come & stop here, awhile, so that I shall not be obliged to leave Mother it will be quite different from what it would if I was to start right off on a long journey. I nearly always get your letters, in from 11 to 14 days after they are mailed, at Forest Grove, [?] much, mine may wander about before they reach you.
I think I am daily more & more thankful in our Heavenly Father (who orders even such trifling affairs) for putting it into your mind to take this step which we contemplate.
May you never have reason to regret it. May peace & happiness abide with you & yours continually in the prayer of your Margaret.
Rev. H. Lyman,
Forest Grove, Oregon
My Best Beloved,
Yours of 1st, sent, mailed 3rd, is rec'd. For more than 3 weeks I had rec'd nothing from you. During the last week hope 'deferred' had many times made my 'heart sick.' But now that I have heard from you, I am once more happy. The same mail which brought yours, also contained one from cousin H. very kind & affectionate. Please thank him for it & assure him that I shall answer it as soon as circumstances will permit. Of course I am very thankful for your good letter.
As for the time you mention for our marriage I shall endeavor to be ready when ever you think best to have it take place.
If you should conclude that you could come, so as to have it the last of Sep. or first of Oct. so that we could attend the meeting of A, B,C, F, M, I shall excuse you for coming after giving me very short notice.
In that case we should probably have pleasanter weather for our tour the expense of which I think I can meet. One other reason why it might be better (in case you conclude you could as well have, there) is that Mr. Merrill who has been our pastor for 12 years past has resigned the pastorate, and will not probably be among us very long. I should very much like to have him officiate for us. But, Dearest, you must not on account of what I say, decide to come earlier than you think it best for we will trust to that kind Providence who orders every thing right, for weather for our wedding trip, (or we can be happy without taking much of one) for a minister to perform the ceremony etc. etc. of course I should not have things in very great readiness if we wait ever so long: but if you can come & stop here, awhile, so that I shall not be obliged to leave Mother it will be quite different from what it would if I was to start right off on a long journey. I nearly always get your letters, in from 11 to 14 days after they are mailed, at Forest Grove, [?] much, mine may wander about before they reach you.
I think I am daily more & more thankful in our Heavenly Father (who orders even such trifling affairs) for putting it into your mind to take this step which we contemplate.
May you never have reason to regret it. May peace & happiness abide with you & yours continually in the prayer of your Margaret.
- Title
- Letter from Margaret Duncan on her future wedding
- Description
- Letter from Margaret Duncan Lyman to future husband/cousin, Horace Sumner Lyman. She discusses scheduling her wedding and who will officiate it.
- Creator
- Lyman, Margaret Duncan
- Source
- Pacific University Archives
- Date
- 1882
- Is Part Of
- Lyman Family Papers
- Format
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Identifier
- PUA_MS31_45_q
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Type
- Text
- Media
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Union Falls Aug. 19th 1882<br/>Rev. H. Lyman,<br/>Forest Grove, Oregon<br/><br/>My Best Beloved,<br/><br/>Yours of 1st, sent, mailed 3rd, is rec'd. For more than 3 weeks I had rec'd nothing from you. During the last week hope 'deferred' had many times made my 'heart sick.' But now that I have heard from you, I am once more happy. The same mail which brought yours, also contained one from cousin H. very kind & affectionate. Please thank him for it & assure him that I shall answer it as soon as circumstances will permit. Of course I am very thankful for your good letter.<br/><br/>As for the time you mention for our marriage I shall endeavor to be ready when ever you think best to have it take place.<br/><br/>If you should conclude that you could come, so as to have it the last of Sep. or first of Oct. so that we could attend the meeting of A, B,C, F, M, I shall excuse you for coming after giving me very short notice.<br/><br/>In that case we should probably have pleasanter weather for our tour the expense of which I think I can meet. One other reason why it might be better (in case you conclude you could as well have, there) is that Mr. Merrill who has been our pastor for 12 years past has resigned the pastorate, and will not probably be among us very long. I should very much like to have him officiate for us. But, Dearest, you must not on account of what I say, decide to come earlier than you think it best for we will trust to that kind Providence who orders every thing right, for weather for our wedding trip, (or we can be happy without taking much of one) for a minister to perform the ceremony etc. etc. of course I should not have things in very great readiness if we wait ever so long: but if you can come & stop here, awhile, so that I shall not be obliged to leave Mother it will be quite different from what it would if I was to start right off on a long journey. I nearly always get your letters, in from 11 to 14 days after they are mailed, at Forest Grove, [?] much, mine may wander about before they reach you.<br/><br/>I think I am daily more & more thankful in our Heavenly Father (who orders even such trifling affairs) for putting it into your mind to take this step which we contemplate. <br/><br/>May you never have reason to regret it. May peace & happiness abide with you & yours continually in the prayer of your Margaret.<br/>