Reverend Solomon Altman

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http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/altman/1098/ Re: Solomon Altman By Judith Churchill June 08, 2008 at 06:55:25 In reply to: Re: Solomon Altman Diane Lafferty 6/07/08 I have, since my original posting, found that Solomon Altman/Aultman was indeed the brother-in-law of Jacob Shaffer.Here are the transcribed letters.

Letters from Solomon Altman to his brother-in-law Jacob Shaffer.Solomon is married to Elizabeth Maple, sister to Jacob’s wife Sarah.

1837 November 15th Masontown [Pennsylvania]Dear Brother Jacob.I again sit down to write a few lines to you to inform you how we are and how we are doing. Through mercy we are all alive and the family are all in pretty good health but my health is not good. I never see a well day since I had that sore affliction in the winter of thirty three [1833].I have not been able to do a days work since that winter, many days I can not do any work.My working days are past. My constitution is broken by sore afflictions.My 3rd and 4th sons are all the help I have.I try to keep them at work but our trade is good for nothing here.We can get but little cash for our work in this place.I have been trying to sell my house and lot in order to leave this reagion of the county and get a better place some where for our business but I can not sell.I have offered my property very low in order to get away.I have hard work to rub along these times.I am much in debt and I can not help it the way I am situated here.We must have food and rament.I some times hardly know what to do.That debt I owe you has caused me a many an uneasy hour.I would freely pay it if I could get the money.Nothing would afford me more pleasure but I can not see how to pay you at this time unless I can sell my house and lot and a horse that I have.I would do this freely if I could get such money as you would take for it, a ___ pearse from the letter you wrote to me dated August 2nd that you will not and can not take anything from me but silver and I know I can not get that in this part of the world at this time for it is very hard to get.I would like to accommodate you with it if I new how to contrive to get it but this I know not.The letters Mr. Walters showed me in forms me that you have bought another farm.I would be glad to pay you if I only could.You complain in Walterses letter because I did not write to you.Now believe me Dear Sir, I did write directly after I received your letter dated August 2nd in this year and I am surprised that you did not get it.I took the pains to get the post master to indorse it for me in order that it might be _____ right, it was in dorsed Carrolton County, Carrolton/post office and why it mis carried I can not tell.No my dear and much respected Brother I hope you will not be angerry with me because I have told you the truth of my situation and have revealed to you my poor condition.I still am in hopes that I will be abel some day to pay you honestly.I will try my best and as soon as I can _______.I will do it and I will write to you when I can. Give my respect to Sally and now I must close this unwelcome messenger by subscribing myself your unworthy and afflicted Brother and well wishes so long as I live.Soloman Altman

1839 July 9 To Mr. Jacob Shaffer, Carrollton, Ohio Masontown (PA) Dear Brother I take this opportunity to write a few lines to you to let you know how we are and how we are doing. Through the mercy of the Lord we are permited to live in this world of danger and death and I hope these lines will find you all well and in a state of prosperity.My family are all in a tolerable state of health. My health is some what better now then when it was three months ago but I do not enjoy good health yet.My constitution is very much impaired. I cannot do hard work. My labour is very much limited.I do not expect to enjoy good health again while I live but the will of the Lord be done in this matter.If I can only have fortitude and patieans to bear up under all my afflictions and trials.This is what I pray for that the Lord may sustain me in all my conflicts that I _______ my afflictions and _________________ for that the Lord may sustain me in all my conflicts, that I may finealy finish my corse with joymy days of suffering affliction and pain and sorrow and vexations and trouble will soon come to a close, at that I may be prepared to meet my Last Evening which is Death.May the Lord help me in all things.Dear Sir, I am sorry to tell you and it grieves me when I think of it that I am not yet ready to meet you money matters.I realy wish I could pay you of and be done with it.I know you want it and ought to have it and no doubt you think very hard of me for not discharging the debt I owe you, but so far it has been out of my power to do it.I’ll sell some of my property for the purpose of meeting you but I had to sell on a credit.The note has been due some time but the man says he cannot pay me yet money is hard to get here.I no not what to do.I can not get more money for my work done in the shop then what I do realy need to support my family, my trade is still bad hear.I must ask the favour of your clemency still longer. I will try my best to pay you and that as soon as posable, as soon as I can get ready to meet you I will write to you again and let you know.In the mean while write me and let me now how you all are.The mail boy will now go in a few minutes, I must come to Close.Give my respects to Sally and the Children.I would very much like to see you all.Yours in the warmest affections of my heart until death.Solomon Altman