| Title: | James Parker, Oppenhurn, U.S.A. to Samuel Hall, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2064 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Parker, James/78 |
| Year | 1818 |
| Sender | Parker, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Oppenhurn, USA |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | Hall, Samuel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Copyright retained by Eleanor Hallfreese, 12 Brighton Street, Rochester, New York 14607, U.S.A. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh. |
| Doc. No. | 9509131 |
| Date | 09/03/1818 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:09:95. |
| Word Count | 493 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Oppenhurn 9th March 1818 Dear Cousin Yours of the 12th July last I recd. [received?] on the 27th I postponed the answer expecting dayly [daily?] to hear of your Father and famely's [family's?] arrival on the land of liberty on my reciving [receiving?] some intiligence [intelligence?] otherwise from some of my friends from that devoted house of bondage poor Ireland often anxiously waiting for more than four Months my hopes were frustated for I received no acct. [account?] either by letter or otherwise About the first of October last my wife was taken ill by the effects of a large swelling which had been growing for nearly 5 years on her right thigh it had made such in roads on her constitution that there was no remedy for her relief about the first of Debr. [December?] it broke open and continued to discharge a sort of blood and watery fluid for about 16 weeks when another place broke open which continued to discharge a sort of blood and water for a few days till the evening 18th ult. when it terminated her useful life leaving me a disconsolate old man now in my 65 year and four of her children yet unmarried to bewail their [unreparable?] loss of a dear indulgent parent. I had two Doctors to see if neither of their prescriptions could check the growing malady during her long illness she niver [never?] was confined to her bed till the day she died - - - My son in law and wife & family moved off from this neighbourhood on 29th of Jany [January?] last to the state of Ohio a distance of about [2000?] miles he exchanged his farm for 500 Acres of wild land we have not received any acct. [account?] of their arrival as yet but are in daily expectations of a Letter - My eldest son intends going to the Ohio country about the first of May to purchas [purchase?] a place and be ready to move on the ensuing Winter. I have got 200 Acres would willing sell (sic) at a reduced price to go along with my children my second son was maried [married?] last July my youngest is 16 years old he has a halt in his walk occassioned [occasioned?] by by (sic) by a fiver [fever?] sore which cost me $100 for doctoring or for destroying his foot. I would be much obliged to you if you would write me as soon as convenient let me know what news you have from Ireland and what deterred your Father from comeng [coming?] to America and what is the most promient [prominent?] news from friends on that side of the Atlantic. My children sends their love to you Mrs Hall and favour by & believe me Dr [Dear?] Cousin your Affectionate Cousin Mr Saml [Samuel?] Hall Jas [James?] Parker P.S. I hope you will excuse my diction being as little composed that I cannot indite or write legiable [legible?] |
