| Title: | Andrew Greenlees, Brookfield [Illinois?] to his Brother |
|---|---|
| ID | 1259 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Greenlees, Andrew/30 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Sender | Greenlees, Andrew |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA |
| Destination | Magheramore, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| Recipient | Greenlees, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2046/15: Copied by Permission of Aiken McClelland Esq. 3 Beechill Pk. Ave. Saintfield Rd. Belfast 8. #TYPE EMG Andrew Greenlees, Brookfield [Illinois?] to his Brother: October 2 1873. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8911032 |
| Date | 02/10/1873 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 13:11:1989 LT created 03:07:1990 JMR input 06:07:1 |
| Word Count | 526 |
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| Transcript | Brookfield Oct[ober?] 2d 1873 Dear Brother yours of the 16th Ult[imate?] rec[eive?]d yesterday, I proceed to reply immediately thank God, my present (or Past) embar[r?]assment is over, and my friends safe, few days a purchaser for my Ottawa property though I sold cheap in order to sell at all and gave long Credit, yet it puts me in shape that I can help myself the notes that I hold against the place for security against their [p?]ayment I recieved [received?] one hundred dollars [?] [home?] balance due the same amount yearly for five years at ten per cent [annually?] [ten?] per cent of what I wanted right away so one ten per cent will offset the other two per cent, and I am relieved and know you will rejoice with me I am very sorry indeed to hear of the helpless state of my sisters I wish often that I was near them that I might do something to cheer them in their lonliness [loneliness?] please give them my kindest love your statement in regard to Father's provision for the girls is quite satisfactory indeed it is just about as I expected it certainly would have been very wrong not to have made such provision for them as the means was at command to do it and if I said anything that led you to suppose I thought you was not acting honestly and fairly in the matter I'm sorry for it, suerly [surely?] I did not intend any such thing I did not think and think still that the money might have been better invested I mentioned to Father that his money would bring him 10 per cent per annum on a five year loan first mortgage on real estate worth double the amount as security in the world but Father thought different and it certainly was his priviledge [privilege?] so to do I would only say that the item of four per cent for five years on £400 is considerable, but enough of this I was quite astonished at your statement that you had not yet began to save any thing I will gladly accept the will for the deed and thank you all the same we are all well at present indeed Lucy has not been so well for years farm life seems to agree with her we just took a sixteen mile horse back ride the other day 28 [sept?] [September?] 16 anneversary [anniversary?] of our wedding we had a splendid time I keep four horses you know I always liked a good horse I have two beautys [beauties?] I wish you were here to enjoy a good thirty mile ride after them some day it would do you good Johnny is just return[ed?] from a thrity two mile drive brought a ton of coal with him started at seven home at five stayed about three hours at the coal [bed?] waiting his turn that is faster than I used to drive old Jack or Kennie to Belfast and back I must stop for want of room and believe me your affectionate Brother Andrew Greenlees your same letter recieved [received?] also from Jennys children to mine A G |
