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the hopes of one day being reunited.' He canied a letter from her which he had read many times over. In answer to Henry's note advising her that he would be coming to visit her, Martha had written the following, dated November 30, 1 8 4 8 : ~ I cannot adequately express how happy I feel in thinking that I shall once more see you at my humble abode, where I am sure you will meet with a hearty welcome from my parents, and can you for one moment think that your presence would be otherwise than agreeable to me. May God grant that our happiness in this life may be conducive towards promoting our everlasting felicity hereafter. I remain, Dear Henry, Yours still. Sincerely, Martha Bristol Henry was introduced to Martha by h ~ brother, John, who s married Martha's sister, Ann, January 4, 1848.4 Although Henry became well known among the better elements of Birmingham society, it was through John's association with the Bristols that Henry began courting Martha and won her affections. Although they became engaged, she was not ready to follow him on what she considered just an adventure to the New World. Henry spent his childhood in England in the beautiful green countryside of Cheshire, where he was born in Mickley Hall in Wrenbury on July 20, 1824.5 His brothers and sisters were born in Cheshire, but eventually the family moved to Staffordshire. While the Lunt family was residing there in September of 1833, Randle, Henry's father, recorded his Between the gently undulating rich pasture land which covers most of the county of Cheshire lies a ridge of higher ground broken by the narrow valley of the Gowy River The plain is famous for its meres or lakes, the largest of which is Rostheme, covering an area of nearly 120 acres. Henry hiked over the countryside with his brothers and sisters. To the west of Cheshire was Denbighshire, Flint and then the Irish Sea. As a youth Henry went
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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