Help with deciphering part of an 1841 letter.....

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:51 pm

Hi Sarah

It's wonderful how a "simple" matter of deciphering the closing formula in a letter can lead in so many fascinating directions!

But your letter is the sort of thing which catches the imaginations of family historians - a little window into a life, a chance to see the "real" people behind the dates... a fortunate opportunity to understand, or at least get a glimpse into the "whys", the reasons behind the actions ...a letter is one of the few valuable opportunitues to view the people from the past as living, breathing three dimensional characters....

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **SarahND** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:04 pm

LesleyB wrote: But your letter is the sort of thing which catches the imaginations of family historians - a little window into a life, a chance to see the "real" people behind the dates...

And it is so refreshing to find other people who are just as fascinated by all this as I am!

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:37 pm

SarahND wrote:
LesleyB wrote: But your letter is the sort of thing which catches the imaginations of family historians - a little window into a life, a chance to see the "real" people behind the dates...
And it is so refreshing to find other people who are just as fascinated by all this as I am!

....................and it's not just the people who are replying to the post!

Regards,
Annette M

Post by **SarahND** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:48 pm

nelmit wrote: ....................and it's not just the people who are replying to the post!

Glad to entertain the lurkers too! And I'm sure Mr. Ritchie/Retrie/Rattray/Petrie is having a good laugh as well