| Title: | Henry O'Loane, Charleston, SC, to Marg. McAuley, Randalstown |
|---|---|
| ID | 2004 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | O'Loane, Henry/94 |
| Year | 1828 |
| Sender | O'Loane, Henry |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Charleston, S. Carolina, USA |
| Destination | Randalstown, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McAuley, Margaret |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | uncle-niece |
| Source | D3561/A/26: Papers of Prof E.E.R. Green, Deposited by Dr. P.R. Green |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N.Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9901028 |
| Date | 24/11/1828 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 08:01:99. |
| Word Count | 689 |
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| Transcript | Envelope Address: Miss Margaret June McAuley Randalstown Antrim Ireland Letter: Charlestown S. Car. [South Carolina?] 24th November 1828. My dear Niece I am just put in possession of your esteemable letter by Wm [William?] Black covering your kind present of a watch-chain which I shall wear in remembrance of you with the Blackthorn cane all of which shall be dear recollections of your affections & esteem / if such tokens were necessary I think but my dear Margaret you always shall live in my remembrance should I never have the pleasure of seeing you, which I hope I shall one day or other I think not very distant. I had flattered myself of the pleasure of visiting my Native Country in company with my friend W [William?] Black but damned Fortune in her frolicks has more than once deceived me & for me to make any certain calculating is in vain, therefore on Hope I place my Anchor, fond soothing Hope that always administers comfort to the life of [------?] and unfortunates. The tenor of your letter with the account received from Wm black of your Mothers health,to me is very distressing, perhaps ere this her mortal remains are moulding with our Mothers earth; god forbid; but if so my beloved orphan I trust that the moral, religious, chaste & virtuous precepts inculcated by her will be a monitor for your conduct through life. Recalling the distressing situation you & your sister are placed in, without Father or Mother two unprotected females, with a brother whose tender mind is not yet formed nor capable of directing the proper course for himself to [-------?], left to the guidance of strangers who have but one object in mind, to direct his mind to the attention of business & their financial concerns which if not faithfully discharged will be his ruin forever, his mind too weak for reflection, his companions probably more thoughtless than himself, without a friend to advise, or a friend to admonish. Such is the precipice that he runs on, and a thousand to one that he is unintentionally lost, if his own better judgement does not deliver otherwise, but this must be all a dream; your Mother yet lives, sparing the worst; I trust in god she will live to see you all capable or placed in situations where the [-----?] of the vitiated and [d---ing?] cannot reach you. When this reaches you should my own be anticipated by the dissolution of your tender Mother, it is my wish that you & Catherine place yourselves under the protection of your Uncle Lawrence. You no doubt have many friends in Randalstown & the little property that you may have there might induce you to choose it for a place of residence, but it is not a suitable one for you without a protector. I do not know what arrangements you may have made in getting one or whether you have yet formed a thought on the subject, but without a husband I should not be satisfied for you to remain in Randalstown You must place yourself under the protection of your Uncle O'Loane in whom I am sure you will find a Father, protector & friend. I am much pleased with the character Wm Black gives of you and Catherine it reflects much credit on you & a source of the greatest consolation to me. I shall write you again in a few weeks, & after the receipt of this I shall expect to hear from you once every Month. Mr & Mrs Black arrived here a few days back in good health, they had a fair passage from L-pool [Liverpool?] of [37?] days Mrs B. was indisposed part of the time by Sea sickness. Please present my kind respects to Sarah Henderson & the Miss Allens and assure them of the pleasure it affords me of being remembered by them, say to Catherine she must also write me, you have many opportunities of sending your letters with Wm Mc Cluny of Belfast who will forward them to me, may god bless you both. Your sincere Uncle Henry O'Loane direct your letters in future to me Charleston. South Carolina where I now reside |
