| Title: | Charles Hagan to James Laughlin, New York |
|---|---|
| ID | 1299 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hagan, Charles/3 |
| Year | 1843 |
| Sender | Hagan, Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | N.Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Laughlin, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-children |
| Source | T3682 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9309119 |
| Date | 08/01/1843 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:09:1993 |
| Word Count | 614 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | January the 8th 1843 Dear Son and Daughter I write these few lines to inform you that we are all well since you left us last. Dear Daughter it appears to us that you forgot your contract that you made in Belfast, you said that when you and I parted that you would write to me, but you failed in that, and also I think it very strange that when your father-in-law wrote home, that neither your Husbands name nor your name nor even your childs [child's?] name was not mentioned, Dear Children, we feel very uneasy about your situation of life to know if you are both getting your health as you had it here, and if you are not both content at your removal my place is for you if you think you will return, and if you think that country [answers?] us we would rather go to you not to be a burden uppon [upon?] you for if you would be nothing the better you would be nothing the worse of us. Dear children, when this reaches your length write on the moment in order that we would have time to part of the place in time to be ready for spring if your [you are?] encouraging us to go. I hope you will not fail as you have hitherto done for if we are to go we have no time to delay and if we are to stop here we would wish to know to get on with our labour as usual Give our love to the child Charles [V,U?] Loughlin may God protect him Dear children we can get no rest or contentment not knowing how you are thinking sometimes that you are in want and plenty here for we would have little where we would not divide with you Dear children if you wish us to go to you if the are (sic) anything that you think necessary for us to bring we will purchase it and have them with us to you but do not deceive us for if you do you will deceive yourselves for what we have it is for you wer [we are?] helping it for Dear Daughter you are now come to know the feellings [feelings?] of Parents to their children, and you may judge how you would feel if your children as far (sic) from you as you are from us, and getting no account so long, all I can say is that your Mother and I is in a most [x.raly?] state, we understand that that country you are in is not as good as it was some time past and if you are not in a prosperous way of doing we advise you to return, and we shall receive you with open arms and you will all three be more wellcome [welcome?] than if you never had left us, I am about to let you know that your cousin [stained] you is [stained] [Garry?] also Nancy [stained] cousin is married to John Lagan the Sadler [Saddler?] we got no account from Bidy Haggan yet we have Bidy slamen yet we conclude with letting you know that your uncles and their families are all well No more at present but we send you our love and blessing I am your Father Charles Haggan your uncle Francis did not forget old times he sends his love to you and wishes to let you know that he has got a Daughter her name is Nancy he says it is for Nancy Laughlin that he got his Nancy named and he hopes the Nancys will all meet together if not in this world I hope in the next |
