| Title: | C. Hogg, Randalstown to George Kirkpatrick, Ballymena |
|---|---|
| ID | 1451 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hogg, C/37 |
| Year | 1853 |
| Sender | Hogg, C. |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Randalstown, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Ballymena, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. George Kirkpatrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D 1604/114: Presented by Rev. Robert Kirkpatrick, Breezemount, The Roddens, Larne, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9012028 |
| Date | 31/01/1853 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by B.W. 06:12:1993 |
| Word Count | 493 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Reverend George?] Kirkpatrick [Ballymena, Ireland?] From: Randalstown 31st Jany [January?] - 1853 My dear Mr. Kirkpatrick I trust you will pardon me, in taking up yr [your?] precious time, for a few moments - I am aware you were greatly interested & did a great deal for a Man of the name of James Beatty, who was Deaf & Dumb I know not if you are aware that more than two years since, he went to America leaving a Wife & four helpless Children in this village - a short time after he went to America, he sent them some little relief, but for the last year & half he seems totally to have forgotten them; as he has not [?] Written his Wife's name was Whelan, she is gone with her Children back to live with her Mother, who really has not the means of supporting them. They requested that I would write you this statement - I am doing so, with great reluctance, but I knew not how to refuse them as far as is in our power we are assisting them; but the poor GrandMother #PAGE 2 thought that it you knew how badly off the poor children were - You w----d [would?] assist them also a little - Should you my dear Mr Kirkpatrick think of doing so - I will lay it out in Clothing & make them myself, for the poor children I did make some for them, but we have so many to do for I could not give them what I wished - I w----d [would? consider it a pity to send them into the poor House as we have them at our Sabbath; & our daily Schools & They really are nice Children. The poor Grandmother was with me this morning in the deepest distress of mind, about them - I know you will forgive the liberty an old friends takes in this [?]ing you, but the cause is my only apology We expect to move into our new House on the 1st May I trust we shall often have the pleasure of seeing you in it - I have Sincerely neglected not having it yet in my power to visit Mrs Kirkpatrick we have not got a Horse, & Dr Hogg's time is so engrossed that I never can get him to give me a day - but if we live till Summer such #PAGE 3 must not be the case I often hear from Eliza P[?], she is not yet married. What can excellent Clergyman Francis Fleming is My Brother & his Wife were here in October he preached a Sermon for the Jews here - He likes Cool [mine?] very much he says the people are very friendly & he has very pleasant neighbours - Will you kindly present our united regards to Mrs Kirkpatrick & y--r [your?] Sons - & believe me with sincere regard Y--r [your?] affectionate friend C Hogg I do not know the name of y--r [your?] place |
