| Title: | Hester Habersham, Savannah, to Helen Lawrence, Coleraine |
|---|---|
| ID | 1291 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Habersham, Hester/24 |
| Year | 1775 |
| Sender | Habersham, Hester |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | middle-class housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Savannah, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Coleraine, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Lawrence, Helen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | D955/12: Deposited by Messrs Martin, King, French & Ingram |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N.Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9904147 |
| Date | 14/05/1775 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:04:99. |
| Word Count | 732 |
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| Transcript | My Dear Hellen [Helen?] Savannah May the 14 1775 I received your agreeable letter a few days ago which made me quite happy as it informed me of your being well, and my dear Sally's being quite recovered. How happy it must make her to have you with her at such a time. My brother is much obliged to her for the name and says of course he must be a clever fellow. I suppose he will write to her himself and return her thanks. You mention you having wrote to me twice since you heard from me. Your letters never came to hand. Your safest way to send your letters is to direct them to my uncle Campbell and he will forward them, as there is a post comes from Charlestown to this place once a week. It gave me pleasure to hear that my dear John is so fine a boy. Mr Holms informed me he had seen him. I think the sooner you send him to London the better as you may be sure he will be taken care of by his uncles. Do let me know whether old Mrs Macky is still alive and if she begins to repent, and what has now become of poor Mr Irwin. I can't help loving him though he did not use me well. Be very particular in your next, as I am anxious to hear what has become of all my friends and acquaintances, and write soon. I still flatter myself I will one day see you. Thank God that you, my dear brother Lawrence and the children enjoy so good health. I sincerely wish you a long continuance of it as it is the greatest blessing on earth. I have been much troubled for some months past with a pain in my face and teeth, but I am now quite recovered and my three children are very healthy. James and Polly are going to school and Aleck begins to walk. He is without vanity as fine a little fellow as you would wish to see. James and I think he resembles your John very much. My brother Dick and his family is well. He has got a fine little boy and girl. Willy still remains unmarried. I often wish old Susay [Susie?] Patrick or Peggy Fergusson [Ferguson?] was here, as I think either of them would make him a good wife. His daughter lives with me. She often wishes she could see her aunts. She desires her love to all her cousins. Allick [Alex?] and his family are well. My uncle Campbell has been very ill for some time but is better. My aunt and cousin were well when I heard from them last. No doubt you will be uneasy at hearing of the disturbances at Boston. Don't be alarmed as the people here have very little to do in the matter. We have here a few Liberty boys but thank God not a majority which keeps us out of the scrape. There is no telling how things will end. We had shocking accounts from Boston a few days ago, but I hope they are without foundation. It was reported the troops and people had had an engagement in which many on both sides were killed. I am happy to find that Captain Gaylard's company was not ordered out as they are all in a dangerous situation. I shall write to Sally by this opportunity and will direct to Mr Alexander's care, as I suppose she is now in Dublin. It makes me very unhappy that I can't, with any safety, send my dear little nieces any token of my regard for them. If they lived in England I [torn] but things so seldom get safe to Ireland that I am [torn] send anything. I hope I will meet with a good opportunity. Some time or other give my love to Mrs Alder and tell her I would have wrote to her now, but have hardly time to finish this, as the ship is ready to sail. My love to Mrs Dunlop, Mrs Gault and all my acquaintances. Do let me know what has become of Jenny Cuppage and all the rest of my friends. Mr Habersham joyns [joins?] me in love to my dear Brother and you and am my Dear Hellen [Helen?] your eve loveing [loving?] and affect [affectionate?] sister H Habersham [nee Wylly?] *envelope address: Miss Hellen [Helen?] Lawrence In Coleraine Ireland |
