| Title: | J. Morton, Dublin, to Cousin, T. Greer, Dungannon. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1901 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Morton, Samuel and John/33 |
| Year | 1767 |
| Sender | Morton, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Greer, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins, business |
| Source | D 1044/127: Deposited by the Late Captain U. Mc G. Greer. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northen Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9505141 |
| Date | 14/04/1767 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 22:05:1995. |
| Word Count | 210 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Thomas Greer, [Dungannon?] From: Dublin 4 mo [month?] 14th 1767 Loving Cousin I received thine of the 11th Inst [Instant?] and was well Pleas'd to hear that the Linnens [Linens?] was Shipp'd & the Vessel Sail'd for Philada [Philadelphia?] I can ashure [assure?] thee it was by no means my intention to make such an abrupt Elopement from my native County and frinds [friends?] as Some of my Relations would Intimate: my Sole design was to Secure a Passage & a good birth [berth?] for myself in a Vessel that I Knew and a Capt [Captain?] that I was acquainted with which I think was very Laudable. However the Vessel is now Sail'd or on the Eve of Sailing & my Intentions Quite frustrated I might have gone with her, but Rather Choose [Chose?] to wait for an other opertunity [opportunity?] than go off so very Percipately [Percipitately?] & without bidding my friends farewell after coming so great a Distance to See them - I intend to return to the North this Week & hopes [sic] to meet with thee & some more of my relations at Lurgan or Moyallon [Moyallan?] next 7th day if all is well my Love is to Cousin Sally &c thy affectionate Friend & Cousin Jno [John?] [Jonathan?] Morton J. Nicholson & family is well, |
