| Title: | Letter from William Beatty, New York, America, to his brother Thomas. |
|---|---|
| ID | 147 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Beatty, William/27 |
| Year | 1875 |
| Sender | Beatty, William R. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | USA or Canada |
| Recipient | Beatty, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 3561/A/18 Papers of Prof. E.R.R. Green. Presented by Miss I. Embleton, Ulster-Scot Historical Society. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9311528 |
| Date | 09/08/1875 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. McK,. 19:11:19 |
| Word Count | 448 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | EMIGRATION LETTERS Papers of Prof. E.R.R. Green. [The following letters were sent to Dr. Green by Miss I. Embleton, secretary to the Ulster-Scot Historical Society, Chichester Street, Belfast. She received them in connection with a request for family reseach from Mr. E.G. Burnside of Toronto, Canada. The Beatty familly concerned were settled in Corlough, Aghalurcher Parish, County Fermanagh, in the early 18th Century.] Papers of Prof. E.R.R. Green. (Copies of emigrant letters collected by and sent to E.R.R. Green as part of his research project on emigration.) New York August 9th, 1875 Dear Thomas I sit down once more to address you with a few lines still hoping to find you in good health as this as this leaves me at present thank God for all his kind protection over us I was thinking that something had happened to yous (sic) that yous (sic) were so long in writing to me I had almost given up hope of hearing from yous (sic) bus [but ?] I see it was not your fault so I will excuse you this time I had a letter from home a few days before I had yours they are all well the [they ?] seemed to be very uneasy about you they said to send your letter home as soon as I would get one they said that the crops were very good this season + and they had a splended day on the twelfth of July + and Sir Victor Brook rode of [on ?] horse back a [at ?] the head of the procession + made a very eloquent speech on the grounds at Greenhill James Donnelly is dead Noble sent me his picture in the letter I would scarcly know him + and I am sure you would not know him I suppose yous (sic) will have enough to do when yous (sic) have got so much land I think land is not very dear if that is all yous (sic) have to pay for it 25 hundred dollars let me know if it is all clear land Isuppose I cant (sic) visit yous (sic) before next summer if then Noble says he is coming out here next spring sure he has been talking about coming for the last year or two but his father is not willing that he should come I will send his picture in this letter or I thing [think ?] it #PAGE 2 would be better to wait and see if this one goes might find would not want to loose it I have not much more to say at present write soon again and send me all the news you can I remain your friend truly unto death William R Beatty I almost forgot to say the next thing or the first is to get married there is one at home that I would recommend to you for beauty she is all you want - for a good housekeeper she cant (sic) be surpassed for a good butter maker there are very few that can come up to her + she is a [as ?] economical as any other in fact I cant say half enough for her if I had a way for I would begrudge her to you. |
