R. 5th of May
May the 1st 1814
Dear Father and Mother
Your letter March the 28 I received 1st of April and glad to hear of your good health and in hope you enjoy the same at present
I have no news worth notice but very glad to hear Bounaparte is done over and hope all the prisoners will come home now is great number of French prisoners pass through this town.
I have been in London 3rd of April and see D. Davies he was well hearty and he told me Mr Hassel was dead
We are in tolerable good health but Uncle sometimes roubled by the rumitis
Let me know where is young David Jenkins is he in the excise yet I hope he is. remember me to him and to all my friends I hope you will send me a letter so soon as you can and every news I wish to heard wish
I am your humble son and servant
Dl. Williams
I not wish you to keep my letters the same as you use to do I wish you to burn them all –
[Owen Williams, Daniel’s uncle, writes]
Dear relatives I am hapy to Inform you that the French Tirant is Transported to the Isle of Elba on the Coast of Tuscany excorted by a rusian prusian english & swedis generals and 150 Ligt horse this Day Lewis 18th makes his Entry into Parris he crossed the chanel Last Monday he hath been in this Neiborhood this 22 years the Prince regent and most of the royal famely went with him as fare as Dover
I am With respect your
Brother Owen Williams
[John Williams, Daniels’ father, writes]
Answer to this May the 5th 1814
This morning I Recived your Letter Dated the 1st of Instant and am glad to hear of you all, We are here in a moderate state of health and we hope these lines have you and my Brother & sister Enjoy the same Blessing, David Jenkins is in Moelgrove a Schoolmaster
When Dio Blanecum of Kilgeran Dig s garden he had my Brother Thomas Poketbook under ground more than half roten and not one Bankbill but some other papers,
The weather is here very wet and cold cloudy and Rainy this Neibour hood is not done set their corn yet no more at present
John William