TITLE: Letter from John Good in Darby, Pennsylvania to John Bowne
DOCUMENT ID: BFP 2018.1.02-17
DATE: 15 April 1684 (Old Style) / 25 April 1684 (New Style)
John Good writes to John Bowne from Darby, Pennsylvania, thanking him for helping him to resolve some “concerns” with John Harrison, a Flushing landowner. He now hopes that Bowne will assist him in the recovery of his cattle from Adam Rhoades. He explains that he has been trying to settle this matter for two years and has suffered much. He places his trust in Bowne to handle the situation. He ends the letter by assuring Bowne of his love and his willingness to repay the kindness.
Notes:
John Good of Darby town, Chester Co., Pennsylvania was most likely a fellow Quaker of that community.
Adam Roades (Rhodes) was a Quaker originally from Derbyshire, England who settled in Darby, PA in 1684. Roades was married to Katherine Blunston, a daughter of John Blunston. John Blunston (1644-1723) was also a Derbyshire native and one of the founders of Darby, settling there in 1682. His second wife, Sarah Bickerstaff, was the sister of John Bowne's second wife, Hannah Bickerstaff Bowne.
John Harrison of Flushing sold land to John Bowne in December 1693. The matter between him and Good that Bowne helped to resolve is presently unknown.