| Title: | Arthur McConnell, [Dungonnell?] to Jane Nettleton, [America?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1678 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | McConnell, Arthur/47 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | McConnell, Arthur |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Canada |
| Recipient | Nettleton, Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | father-daughter |
| Source | T3081: Purchased from Metropolitan Toronto Library Board |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9406172 |
| Date | 29/12/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 353 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dungonal [Dungonnell?], December 29, 1851. My dear Jane Nettleton:- I received a letter from you dated November the 17 we were much surprised to here [hear?] you received none from us Dear Jane we are all happy to here [hear?] you been well since you had your Sarah Elinor McConnell Nettleton My dear Jane we are all in good health at present thank God for all his mercies to us all. hoping that these few lines will find you All in the same only Langford McConnell is not in good health he and wife and children was at out [our?] house on Christmas Day last. we would like to see you All here that day Langford is still living in Antrim selling groceries your brothers and sisters desires to be remembered to you All and also your Aunt Sarah Manderson her kind love to you I am hapy [happy?] that William Nettleton is so good a husband to you and hope he will be a good father to all my friends there and give them all a good advice and may God bless you is my wish. My dear Jane you wish to know Elinor [Eleanor?] Chile [Child?] is coming on it is a fine chile [child?] as you would see it is still with a nurse yet. My dear Jane on Comon [uncommon?] happy she is still with you and I hope she is still with you and I hope she will do so and take your and Sarah advice Markets is as fowels [follows?] -oatmeal as 10d per -- wheat 7s 6d per hh [hundredweight?] potatoes 2s 6d to 4s per hh. [hundredweight?]. pork 4s per hh. [hundredweight?] butter 8d to 9d per pound. Betty rote [wrote?] to Sarah McKeen as soon as this come to hand write to me all the particulars about you all. I must clude [conclude?] your mother joins her love to mine to all to death. Arthur McConnell to death My dear Jane. William Hamenton [Hamilton?] of Rillade is going to Montreal immediately I got [?] to write to [?] of Montreal about henery [Henry?] Johnston, wishes he write to you. |
