| Title: | Samuel & Ann Nimks, U.S.A, to the Anderson Family, N.Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 1975 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Nimicks, Samuel and Ann/3 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | Nimicks, Samuel and Ann |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | farmers |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Eden, New York, USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Anderson, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 1895/22: Presented by Dr J.T.Anderson, 16 Ashley Gardens, Banbridge, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N.Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9604007 |
| Date | 04/02/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:04:96. |
| Word Count | 1498 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Eden February 4th -61 [1861?] Dear William, You will think that I have forgotten you but you will be the last nearly that I will forget. I still yet remember your last look and grip on leaving at Townhill there has manny [many?] things transpired and manny [many?] has gone to their long home Since that time and we are the Spared Monuments of gods mercys [mercies?] and oh that we may be the speaking [minisesses?] of his grase [grace?]. In this leaves us in a tolerable state of health at present my health sinse [since?] the warm weather was over has been as good as a man of my years Could expect but Ann's is more Changeable Matilda and her Cousans [Cousins?] is all very well and they wish to be remembered to all their friends it is only about two months since I wrote to Andrew Barr and I allowed him to let you have a reading of it and therefore I cannot give you much more than what you seen in his Letter but I will try to fill the Sheet as well as I Can and in the first place this has been a fine winter we have had very little Cold Weather this winter and we expect the worst of it is over in the next place this is the dullest winter in this plas [place?] that has been for a long time Mechanics [mechanics?] are all Lying upon their oars about this plase [place?] there is tradesmen of all kinds Coming on here every day and and (sic) offering to work for their Boarding I have reason to be thankfull [thanfful?] that I still get a Share of work we have to do a great deal of our work for trade this year past I have given sinse [since?] May 120 dollars worth of [furniture?] and never [recovered?] Monney [money?] you will be ready to ask what I got in return for that well then I got lumber I got my groserys [groceries?] I got my boat my wood to burn and my Beef and my Pork and other things but there is a great many articles that I require for which I must pay in Cash and Cash is very hard to be got and I fear that the worst is to Come we are exhausting every means now that the war is commensed [commenced?] in the South there is five of the States that have seceded from the Union the Southern or Shareholding States are all in an uproar on account of the Election of the President as he is a Republican in principals and is expected to use all the means in power to Stop the Spread of Slavery now for this is the main reason for the stagnation of trade at present in our Country and god only knows what will be the result for if the [they?] go into war it will be a very [unnatural?] war in manny [many?] Cases it will be the father against the Son and Brother against his Brother and each one believing that the [they?] are Carrying out the true Spirit or meaning of the Constitution of America. I remember often to hear my Father Say that if I would live to the 1866 that I would see a great dale [deal?] of Bloodshed in the three Kingdoms of Ireland England and [Scotland?] but he thought America would be free as she never persecuted any but I must tell you that America did persecute and that is the very reason that they will not allow the Magistrate any power over religion but give free toleration to all kinds of religion while the [they?] do not interfere with the pease [peace?] of the nation there is Some people in this plase [place?] that is very much Concerned at the Signs of the times Eden and Sparta has always been sinse [since?] the [they?] became to be a place a Citty [City?] of refuge for the poor Negro and as it is the nearest refuge after the escape from Missuria [Missouri?] the [Missurians?] look upon us as great enemies to them therefore they threaten vengense [vengeance?] against this plase [place?] but still I am not so much Concerned as we have the right Cause by the end Besides the North have the far greatest numbers of White men and I know that the [they?] may cause a great dale [deal?] of Bloodshed but the [they?] are only making a rope to hang themselves with for this is just the only [effectual?] [Specilay?] way of Setting the Coloured population at liberty and at the present time the [they?] are beginning to disagree among themselves but Still I think that all the Muster that the Southern States are making is to try to fear the North or Free States into a Compromise with them and it is now a great question of the day whether it would be better to make a Compromise or proclaim a National war all Sound Staunch Republicans are Calling aloud No Surrender and I think auld [old?] Abe Lynkin [Abraham?] [Lincoln?] will Carry out as far as is in his power the institution as he believes it and in so dowing [doing?] he will put a Stop to the Spread of Slavery in the Teretory's [Territories?] or New States that are Coming in to the Union and Now I shall Say no more in [on?] this Subject untill [until?] after the 4th of March when the President is inaugurated and then I may give you my mind in as little as far I know (sic) I am still living in the same house my rent for the house 30 Dollars per year and is Cheap but the Lady from whom we hire it do not wish (sic) to part with us and therefore she alowes [allows?] it to us Cheper [cheaper?] than She would any other this year I Laid in 10 dollars of Coal and about 8 Dollars wood and then it takes two Dollars Worth of [fat?] [for?] to make what Candles we burn in the winter that make up 50 Dollars per year of their pay 5 Dollars of [Shipends?] besides [Colestans?] for different purposes for it is a great plase [place?] of [Colestons?] and then again I have a tax to pay So that you will See that there is Some expenses and then my Shop but I do not have to pay much as yet but I Cannot expect that it will Still be Continued without a reasonable rent John Hendry's [Son?] of the Cool Came out here and Bought a farm not a Mile from us he is to come out in the month of March he give us strange news he told us of your Sister Hannah and likewise of John Wilson. John Wilson lives to where he was living I think that Mr. Wilson will find himself out of his element in which you may Let James Anderson know that his son Robert is well and he is Learning the Saddler trade in this town I am begining [beginning?] to feel my Self Somewhat at home when we are begining [beginning?] to get Some of my old acquaintances to Converse with now and again Let ould [old?] friend Hugh know that his daughter Caled [called?] with us on her way to Sparta She told us that she was sending a little present to Father I have not seen David for some time as he is removed to another part of the Country he has made a purchase of Land and I hope he will have better success than he has hithertoo [hitherto?] had for I still think him an honest industrious man but he has had his Share of difficulty Since he came out here our Wheat crop looks well so far and if it please god send us a good Crop it will revive business but this plase [place?] is got to be overstored with tradesmen. I would like to know if you kept that week of [Consort?] of prey and if there was any visable [visible?] results accrued from your meetings as you have had extraordinary things in that Country we kept the whole week but I have not seen anny [any?] visable [visible?] marks of the revivals you have had When you write Let us know how [beent?] Joseph [Hern?] is, how Mary Ann Walase [Wallace?] is and how Samuel Pollocks Children and give our verry [very?] best respects to them write soon and give us all the general news of the ould [old?] country Now Sir we all three wish to be remembered to all our ould [old?] friends and neighbours in general but Brothers and Sisters in particular and it is often the prayer of your humble Servant that god would Bless your Basket and your [home?] your soul, boddy [body?] and spirit Yours Ann S Nimks |
