| Title: | Ken Johnston, Loughbrickland, Ireland to Moses Johnston, America. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1576 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Johnston, Ken/76 |
| Year | 1800 |
| Sender | Johnston, Ken |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Lougbrickland, Co.Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | prob. Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Johnston, Moses |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3578/7: Deposited by Mrs Henriette Gerwity |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9410177 |
| Date | 05/05/1800 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 12:10:1994. |
| Word Count | 545 |
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| Transcript | Dear Brother As I have not heard from you for some years, I concluded you were Either dead or left the Country where you was [were?] formarly [formerly?] settled............ But having by chance seen Mr Alexander Greer, who called here on his way to Newry - to take passage for himself and the Family he left her [here?] when he left this 16 years ago - He tells me he was some time in your House, when he went first to America that he understands you had purchased 400 acres Land many miles from where you lived - and that you took a journey to see your New purhase & took sick, & returned. That your wife and daughter died about same time, that he does not know whither [whether?] you are gone to your New Purchase or not ...........My dear wife departed this life in Dec. 1795 Since that time there is nothing here but disturbance, confusion and in many Places Rebellion; in the counties of Wexford, Wicklow & many thousand have been killed. some in Battle and many by the Sword of the Law, and yet there are many dying which are mostly transported, The Law part of the County of Antrim was greatly involved in the Troubles, some killed in skirmiges [skirmishes?] with the Millitary [military?], some tryed [tried?] and shot, some hanged - and [sic] not ended yet this day about 30 was [were?] marched through this town to Dublin from that Quarter, And in this County Bellinghinch [Ballinahinch?] they had a Battle in which many lost their lives, and many [------?] people lost their all, by plundering, House burning & desolutions such as are the Natural concequences [consequences?] of Civil War Thank God the Troubles did not come just to our door, but much too near, our man out of this town was hanged to sign-post in Belfast.... The dreadfull [dreadful?] concequence [consequence?] arising from so much disturbance was a great Check to Agriculture, together with a very Wet & Cold Spring, in 1799, the summer - Wet and undurable, a Very Wet and scanty Harvest; Provisions of all soils disastrous - price [--?] Flour 40 cents per Hundred, Oatmeal 36 to 37 shilling & not good Potatoes from 2s2d to 2s8d per Bushel & I hear that some time ago the [they?] sold in Dublin at Eleven Shilling a Hundred I enjoy a tolerable good health considering my age Park is well, but [---?] has been some time past very ill but now some what better I wish to know whether you have gone to your New place, where it is situating [situated?], how much of it, what is it fit to produce, and what the Rent is, & what Tenure.... I have reason to hope from what I hear from America, & what I see here that you left this in good time may God enable you & Family to work through the Fatigues which no doubt is great, and to him always be thankfull [thankful?] May the Great Director of all Events bless & prosper you in your Journey Through Life in Sincere Prayer of Your Loving Brother Ken Johnston A favour of Alexander Greer who says he will forward it safe to you |
