| Title: | Andrew Greenlees, Beckmanton USA, to his Brother. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1257 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Greenlees, Andrew/28(2) |
| Year | 1854 |
| Sender | Greenlees, Andrew |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Beckmanton, Mohawk Valley, New York, USA |
| Destination | Magheramore, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| Recipient | Greenlees, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2046/6: Copied by Permission of Aiken McClelland Esq. 3 Beechill Pk Ave., Saintfield Rd. Belfast 8. #TYPE EMG Emigrant Letter from Andrew Greenlees, Beckmanton U.S.A. to his Brother, Giving a Brief Account of his Return to Good Health Since he Left Troy |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8911023 |
| Date | 02/09/1854 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 13:11:1989 LT created 02:07:1990 JF input 31:07:19 |
| Word Count | 488 |
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| Transcript | Beckmanton Sept [September?] 2d / 84 My dear Brother you will observe by the date of my letter that I have again changed my place of residence I intimated in my last that I would leave Troy my health was gradually declining and it was not deemed prudent that I should remain in the city any longer I then started for Aunt Reas or I might say home for indeed I had a welcome home and was kindly taken care of by them all, as also I was by my friends in Troy since I came here my health is greatly improven [improved?] and I expect to resume buisness [business?] in a week or so, I hope you will not be anything alarmed about me, when I wrote my last letter my health was indeed very feeble, but now it is pretty good and I think it wont be necessary for me to come home this time yet I feel very thankfull [thankful?] to Father Mother and you all for your kind offer and welcome to home but I think it prudent to stay a little longer and see what the winter will do for me I have not made up my mind yet as to where I shall pitch my my tent next it may probably be in the far west, but whether it be in the west or in the east, sickness or health life or death, May God in his kind Providence grant us a Holy resignation to his will whatever it may be that with St Paul we may learn in whatsoever state we are in there with to be content the Doctor says my complaint is nothing dangerous I am perfectely [perfectly?] free from any signs of consumption as yet, my complaint was nervousness my head being a little troubled and my mind inclining to weakness, when I left Troy I could not settle my mind to write any or I would have wrote to you sooner as I know you will be anxious to hear from me Cousin A McDowall said he would write to Father as I was unable to do so I then had some thoughts of going home in the fall but I feel so much better now that it wont be necessary Aunt Bea and Isabella and all the family joins in sending their respects to Father & Mother Aunt Brown and you all remember me affectionately to all my friends your loving Brother Andrew Greenlees P.S. this is the first short letter I have written but you must excuse my briefness as the state of my mind won't allow me to sit or think much at once please write soon and direct to Plattsburgh whether I be here or not my letter will be forwarded Fathers letter was duly recieved [received?] I expect to be able to write a longer letter the next time Good-bye [goodbye?] for the present A G [Andrew Greenlees?] From my brother Andrew Sept [September?] 18th 1854 |
