| Title: | David Moody, Light Brook, Australia, to His Sister Margaret. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1848 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moody, David/7 |
| Year | 1866 |
| Sender | Moody, David |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Light Brook, Australia |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Margaret |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T2901/3/12: Copied by Permission of Mrs M Mayne-Reid, Crawfordsburn, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503132 |
| Date | 19/02/1866 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 621 |
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| Transcript | Light Brook February 19th 1866 My dear Sister There are many things necessary and right to be done and it surely is only rights for me to write to you acknowledge it to be me duty but it is a duty [&?] often neglect, a privilege Seldom embraced,- I have very little matter to communication and that little is not so pleasant so usual w ehave had a verry [very?], hot summer trying in the [expence?] intensly hot schorching [Scorching?] is accordingly rain has fallen this year than in any other year since 1839 "so this past year than any other year por crops and ill health that does [yentifully?] prevail the accounts from the [--------?] me north, has been verry [very?] [calamtains?] thousands of sheep horses and cattle has perished the drought having prevailed there for nearly two years but there has been plently of rain there un he north lately and is now raining Here All your brothers and their families are to well the expections are Mrs Sml [sic] and Mrs D. Sml [sic] wife has never fairly recovered since her premature confinement She is lately a little improved Charles has been complaining for some considering time and still looks and feels poorly Mrs Joseph was verry [very?] poorly but is now quit well John as usual and that is poorly but he had not expect to be otherwise he was always inclined to be reckless and a wreck he is. - My dear Sister it is not pleasant to here to write about Schorching [Scorching?] heat poor crops and all health but it perhaps would not do to be always riding triumphantly over smooth and plain places there are "ups and downs" in the lives of all at least we meet wih few but has it to say that they have seen Sunshine and closed but we are told of a place where all is quiet a cloudly place of peace of hope and loveliness even Eden in all its pristine harmony and beauty is not comparable with that incomparable abode the serenity of Heaven in all [reverance?] let me say as Milton has said "The walk with God high in Salvation and the chines of bliss" the same poet some other place said Love without end and without measure, grace" when we are inclined to blood over things such thought lend to elevate over minutes above and beyond the present. I wrote Abm [Abraham?] a short hasty letter some time ago and enclosed a portrait of myself and eldest boy the are not good Charlotte also said hers same time but did not send it because badly taken I would like that you would send me yours and let me hear how you are getting on it would I think be more profitable for you to let some of the land to neighbours to plant potatoes in it would save you labourer and put the land in good condition for a fowinnling [following?] crop Charlotte is often saying to me what do I mean by keeping your kind obligement "My answer to her is I consider it safe with me and Margret does the same" I have lately purchase 79 acres of More [Moor?] land at a high price this is sinc I las [last?] wrote Abm [Abraham?] I was sorry to hear that Elizabeth was poorly but I hope that she long [---?] this has reocered remember me to Abm [Abraham?] and Her and Ruth and all let me hear her Uncle is and all other friends Sam Dear Sister ever your Brother D. [David?] Moody Charlotte and Mrs. Wm [william?] wishes to be affectionately remembered to you do you ever see Robert Adames or here him of sister D.M. [David Moody?] |
