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Title: Prudence & John Love, Banbridge, Co.Down, to Robert Love, Virginia
ID1638
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileLove, John Jr and Prudence/115
Year1821
SenderLove, John and Prudence
Sender Gendermale-female
Sender Occupationfarmers
Sender Religionunknown
OriginBanbridge, Co. Down, N.Ireland
DestinationPetersburg, Virginia, USA
RecipientLove, Robert
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipsiblings
SourceT2393/2/20: Presented by Messers Heron & Dobson, Solicitors, Banbridge, Co.Down
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Doc. No.9503184
Date05/05/1821
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLET
LogDocument added by LT, 21:03:1993.
Word Count529
Genre
Note
TranscriptJohn Love
5 May 1821

To: Robert Love
care of
Messers Peters & Tufts
Petersburgh
Virginnia

Banbridge May the 5th 1821
Dr [Dear?] Brother
As we have an opportunity
of sending by Pittsburgh, and willing to embrace
the offer, I write to you, we are all in health at
present, (thanks be to God) as I hope you are also.
We have had a busy time of it these last three
weeks, by taking a old gate of [off?], and and putting one on
that will suffer a cast to come into the Yard,
removing dung pit and pig house, and building them
further down in the garden, we have also put a wall
about four feet high across the garden, which seperates
[separates?] garden and yard, we have also put out our Manure
and has men soding at potatoes this last week,
John Bell junior is dead, and George Bright in
three days sickness, there is a pork Market now in
town, which is a great help to the Market, Stewart
Gray is Weigh Master in town,
On Easter Monday Night some persons brake [broke?]
Charles McConville's windows, there is great work
about it in town, they have got warrants against
William McClelland, David Patterson, John
McVity [McVitty?] and several others, we will know
what will be the consequence in the course of a week.
Jane Sloan is married to a ship carpenter, and
now resides at Warrenpoint, Patrick Heyland is
living in the house next to Samuel Glass, Mrs
Helly has set up a Milliners shop, Jane is coming
on very well with them, Robert Glass and Pat
intends writing to you, Give all our love to Mr
Riddle and mention him and Mr Murry
in your next, Mr Murry's family is well, We get a
paper called the Irishman weekly, it is a
real radical paper, the King and Queen
intends visiting Ireland this summer. I must
now leave off writing as Prudence intends finishing
Mrs Sands is at the counter while I am writing
and desires me to give her, and the family's love
to you. no more at present but remains your
loving Brother
John Love Junior

My Dear Brother
I hope these [fiew?] few lines will find you in the
enjoyment of health and peace & hope you still continue to
like your adopted country and that you are contented with
your situation let no foolish whim cause you to give
up a comfortable place strive to subdue your haughty
temper be humble and teachable and it shall be well
with you I hope Mr MaHood and you find each other
agreeable companions remember us all to him tell
him his people are thinking much long to receive
a letter from him Your G'mother and Aunt Jane
sends there kind love to you J. Laverys family have had
a sevare [severe?] turn of the fever but are all geting [getting?]
better the cherry tree you planted in the hedge is in bloom
and all the apple trees but one I think we will have
a deal of fruit in some years I hope we shall yet [have?]
pleasure of seeing you be sure and write every oper [opportunity?]
Farewell my Dear Brother the Lord bless you and [torn]
you now and evermore
Prudence Love