| Title: | Bernard O'Hanlon, Ireland to Patrick Hanlon, Pennsylvania,U.S.A. |
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| ID | 1994 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | O'Hanlon, Bernard/1 |
| Year | 1887 |
| Sender | O'Hanlon, Bernard |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Catholic |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Hanlon, Patrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | relatives |
| Source | D 885/28: Presented by Mrs M.Leatham, Ballymote, Downpatrick, CoDown. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 303024 |
| Date | 22/08/1887 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 21:03:03. |
| Word Count | 870 |
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| Transcript | My Dear Patrick I received your Kind And anxious [anxiously?] looked for letter on Friday night last. I was not the least surprised to find you left such a hole of iniquity as a whiskey Bar on Sunday in Pitts [Pittsburg?] I expected Kate would have been kind & good but I am sorry she is so Selfish. You will be better with Edwd [Edward?] I am glad [--m?] William & his wife was (sic) so kind with you If you cannot see your way you know where to come to. We are thank God much in the same way as you left us, as myself I have some days but very Poorly others better but I have never been able to get to mass yet we had a mission but |Father Headley would not let me go. Father McGloughlin he formed a temperance society and upward of 600 has joined & is keeping it well not one drop taken on the 15th excursion to Newcastle John & Mick has joined for a year. Your mother & I was greaving [grieving?] greatly about you when you left Pitts [Pittsburg?] and we were very uneasy to [until?] Berd [Bernard?] got your letter. He was up on yesterday week and he had not answered it then. I wrote him on saturday to not write to Pitts [Pittsburg?] least Kate would open it. I suppose Kate & Patt was offended about you going to see May well no matter do the best you can. Willie Keenan is in Chicago now I suppose you have seen them all. I am so glad Edwd [Edward?] is so comfortable that he will do his best to put you in a position to earn your bread independently. I believe Berd [Bernard?] will be on in Robbs his time is only in now but [Robbs?]is getting all the property & stock and the [they?] commenced a clerance [clearance?] sale on Friday. He is very buisy [busy?] now Berd [Bernard?] McAulfield is just alive he stood an operation [operation?] in the side & has a tube in it from an ulser [ulcer?] on the liver but its only a question of time. Bob G made his will & he willed all the McMullans Property over to his own son & appointed himself Guardian over all & Berd [Bernard?] come to know of it & he went mad & told our Mick and to get another will as he was not content but he would not let any one there to make it. Father O'Kane was down but of no use the [they?] said he was astray in the head so now there is no word of it he is to [too?] ill. his daughter is there still and she gets a trifle her & Mary Sheals [Shiels?]. Mrs Boyce had twin sons & they are dead T.G. did not see Berd [Bernard?] McA [McAulfield?] the last 4 months, and RG & family is a [at?] Rathmullan at the watter [water?] since [June?] has the eldest Boy there [he?] is on crutches with the foot poor child he will always [Re?] [Came?]. Your friends at the Bridge is all well. Patrick is at home he is going Edinborough [Edinburgh?] to be a veterany [veterinary?] surgeon. Berd [Bernard?] is going to Kildare this week & john is taking up house in a fortnight one of our houses at stream (sic). His wife is at Dromara yet the [they?] are all in good terms Mick has taken the house in Market St at Bob Dervis s and he will commence [Commence?] to [rent?] in October rent £22 & Miss Bohill I think will be housekeeper. Blythe is Broke & Started to share again all your old acquat [acquaintances?] is just as you left them everything very quiet. Wm [William?] McCoubrey does not come here now. John got the Hatchet concealed under the bed and I told her never to come back again to the house. We have Bella engaged to November. I am not going to to take Bmote [Ballymote?] again its to be let for 4 years. I think [Fate?] will have it. Wm [William?] Napier could not sell only at £1050, Jno [John?] Kelly is surprised about Willie let me know in your next if you know what he is working at or what he is like or do you think he has money, Mick was in Killybegs on saturday & saw Mrs Skillen she is well & children & she will be up soon this is the day of Regatta. I wrote to Mrs Hanlon about the time she left Pitts [Pittsburg?] and I was expecting an answer from her long since. I hope she got it. give her my kind Love also Mrs Hanlons & to our Dear little grandchildren also to Edwd [Edward?] [J?]. 2 days will cut our Harvest there is several has done it has been a very dry summer here little water and [eat?] Grass & hay oats short but very early Potatoes offering to be good. One of our sows had 11 pigs and had not one drop of milk and the [they?] all died the other sow comes in 3 weeks. Transcribed by Jim Buchanan |
