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



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Philadelphia, March 18 1867



William Forsyth, Esq



Dear Bill,



Your very kind invitation to the golden wedding of your father and mother 

reached me this morning as also the one enclosed

therein for father, which I shall deliver to him during the day.  I much 

regret my inability to be with you on an occasion of

this kind, an eventful period in any family and one of rare occurrence in 

this world, but my engagements as such as to

prevent my absenting myself for even a day.



I have to request that you wil act as my proxy and present my regrets and 

congratulations to the bride and groom and when

the "flow of soul" occurs, offer for me the following sentiment which you 

have liberty to amend if necessary as I write in

a hurry,



"The bride and groom of this wedding feast.  May old father time continue to 

deal gently with them and the old grim death to

long forget them and may their venture ever be as a guiding (?) to their 

descendents."



Requesting to be remembered to my many connections in your neighborhood and 

sending to yourself and family my kind regards,

I remain



Yours truly,



Wm T Martin (?)