Letters: William T. Forsyth, 1867: Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA



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West Chester, Pa March 15th 1867



Wm T Forsyth, Esq

Northumberland, Pa



Dear Sir,



Your note of the 13th inst inviting me to attend the "Golden Wedding" of 

your Father and Mother on Wednesday 20th instant

at 7 o'clock in the evening is received.  It would afford me much pleasure 

to be present to witness the Patriarchal Pair in

renewing their vow to each other, to continue to live together happily and I 

hope they may not be separated by death until

after they can celebrate their Diamond Wedding.  It is not often that man 

and his wife have such a long and uninterrupted

married life together.



I am several years their junior and have nearly arrived at that age which 

the Psalmist has mentioned as the duration of

Man's life and I feel age and infirmity of body pretty severely and 

therefore am admonished to keep near home and visit but

little.



Your father is the nearest friend now living of my departed fagther and I 

take great pleasure in sending to him and the

partner of his bosom a small token of my rememberance on the fiftieth 

anniversary of their marriage.  They will receive the

enclosed five-dollar gold cupon as such from the subscriber their old 

friend.

Hoping that each of them and their friends assembled will have a pleasant 

evening.

My son Richard will copy this.  I am with much respect.



Your friend very truly,



David McConkey