BEAMER LETTERS and DIARY

To Mr. John Beamer
Living in Bethlehem
Township Hunterdon County
New Jersey State
Near Opdykes Mill

in favor of Mr.                Johnstons
James Biggars                 Forge

June ye A.D. 1794 Home District Township No. 6 on the Mountain
Provence of Upper Canada

Honored Parents    I received your letter of the 2nd of May last with
great Satisfaction to hear of your health and Welfare by a person who
saw you both   We are all well at present   our Children that are six
in number are in good Health thank you god for his sparing mercies
hoping these few lines may find you and my old neighbors and 
acquaintance in health and prosperity   Grain looks very well here
and promise good crops   there is some news here that intimate war
if that Should take Place we Can Not Enjoy the opertunitys of
writing to Each other so Frequent   But while opertunitys will serve
i will Miss None that offer and Expect you will write to us when 
Ever you can so No more At Present But Remain your Dutiful Children
till Death

                         John Beamer Junior
                              and
                         Anna Beamer
     
P. S.     I did intend to Visit you and my Native Country Next Winter but i
     find that I cant Do it then if Ever I shall   God knows the journey
     is long and tedious and Circumstances Will Not Admit of my leaving
     my Family   I hear you have Provided Cloth there for me A Suit of
     Clothes But Am Determined I shall Not ware them unless I fetch it 
     myself for which Purpose I can Not See you Any the Sooner While
     God is Pleased in his Goodness to Provide the Necessaries of Life
     for me here