| Title: | Robert McNear, Ballynacor, Co Armagh, To Thomas McNear, USA |
|---|---|
| ID | 1748 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | McNear, Robert/43 |
| Year | 1791 |
| Sender | McNear, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballynacor, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Hanover Township, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | McNEar, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T.1315: Copied by Permission of Major J B McNair, 818 South Ardmore Ave, Los Angeles 5, California. #TYPE LET Robert McNear, Ballynacor, Co. Armagh, To Thomas McNear, Hanover township, U.S.A., 1791, Original In Huntington Library, California. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809141 |
| Date | 15/05/1791 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 21:09:1988 GC created 29:11:1988 PG input 24:01:19 |
| Word Count | 359 |
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| Transcript | MAJOR JAMES B McNAIR 818 SOUTH ARDMORE AVENUE LOS ANGELES,5 CALIFORNIA (copy) Belnacor may ye 15th 1791 (Ballynacor) Dear Brother I received your letter Dated ye 22 of November 1790 which gave me great Satisfaction To think that ye should be at Corispondence [correspondence?] betwixt you and I since my Brother is gone and sister in law who died the 11th instant and I am almost here without Brother or Sister save Elizabeth and Mary. Brother Wms [William's] children is well and doing well and careful of their bisness [business?] since their father Died you complain of me for not writing of the Deaths that was amongst us but I did not neglect writing of them Every one you speak of the high rents makeing [making?] the tennants [tenants?] richer but the Dearth of the Land in Irland [Ireland?] Is making a great many of the inhabitants to ship for Philadelphia william Demistone widow and family and John Demistone widow and family has sold their Land and goods and is now propairing [preparing?] for amarica [America?] you tell me that you are upon the Decline no wonder for I feel my self much in the Decline tho [although?] I Always enjoyed a Double proportion of health thanks be to god for it you Desier [desire?] to know the sertain [certain?] years of your age and as nere [near?] as I can Learn they are fifty four sister Elizabeths old daughter is Dead and left three three children behind her I think our Numerous family is Declining both the young and old turn over Brother garet Setton hath taken to himself Martha McCalan for a second wife and is gone to live with her and hath settled a good settle[ment?] upon his children I and my wife joyns in our Love To you and yours whilst I am your Loving Brother Robert McNear To Thomas McNear in Lancaster County hanover Township near sueet (original letter in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California) That the named Tho Mc [ ? ] and Edward in the parish a [are?] defended [descended?] of an Antient [ancient?] Protestant family [ ? ] [ ? ] in their Country Nav. [Indust ly?] followed his [ ? ] allways [ ? ] |
