| Title: | William Quin, Co. Antrim to Richard Dillon, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2188 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Quin, William/227 |
| Year | 1840 |
| Sender | Quin, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | invested in roadworks, |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Peru, New York, USA |
| Recipient | Dillon, Richard |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | old friends, former neighbours |
| Source | T 3718: Deposited by Mr. Charles Dillon. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9802543 |
| Date | 08/03/1840 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:02:98. |
| Word Count | 1121 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | From : William Quin [Quinn?] Crew Townland [Co. Antrim?] [Ireland?] To : Mr. Richard Dillon Perue [Peru Township?] Clinton County State of New York America Crew Townland March the 8th 1840 My Dr [Dear?] Richard - I Recd [Received?] your letter dated the 1st of January 1838 to yours & my friend Hugh Mulholland and directed Who I am sorry to tell you departed this Life in May 1837 leaving a widow but no children he having went to the bad & sold his place to a son of old Alexander Cardwell called Alexander who Lived scarsley [scarcely?] one year untill [until?] he died and afterwards Hugh Married the widow who yet Remains widow to him, Margrett [Margaret?] is married convenient to Ballymena and is doing Extreamly [extremely?] well, Ally is married to a man in the neighbourghood and has done well Elleanor [Eleanor?] is well and family, Jane & Mary went to America, the [they?] sailed in the Hereld [Herald?] in July 1834 bound for Quebeck [Quebec?] I seen them down the watter [water?] before I left them they ware [were?] Going to John who wrote from [Elizabeths?] town on July the 12th and was doing well and makeing [making?] money very fast there never came a letter from him nor them since the girls went a (sic) and the reason I suppose was that they ware [were?] offended by Reason of Hugh not going with them as they requested I answered your letter of the above date and never Receiving a return thought it very strange, however I beg of that you will answer this my Letter as I will be in suspence [suspense?] for your Return from the motives that I will herin after [hereinafter?] Explain to you Concearning [concerning?] my Situation & intentions the unfortunate Situation & alterations of this country since you left it is beyond comprehention [comprehension?] & Expression both in trade and Agerculture [Agriculture?] those even weavers who you well knew working a Web for which they Recd. [received?] 1 now for the same can scaresley [scarcely?] get 7s [shillings?] & 6d [pence?] and for femals [females?] they can make allmost [almost?] nothing yarn that when I manufacturing would have Givin [given?] [-?] [-?] hank is now selling for 4 [d?] Current and numbers on numbers of farmers turned out of their holdings & the inheritance of their forefathers for Generations unmemorable for nonpayment of Rents, and yet they [the?] oppressor holds on the hevy [heavy?] burthens, and [------?] in many peacis [pieces?] with us is 4 [d?] pr [per?] Acre annuly [annually?] besides a Syston [system?] of poor Rates now coming in forse [force?] which will be very Grieveous [grievous?] on those holding land, As to my affairs Dr. [Dear?] friend I have been very unfortunate in consequence of being concerned with Road making for the last seven years and by which I have Lossed [lost?] one hundred pounds sterling, I have made up my mind & is fully determed [determined?] to go out to America and take my family there I have a very Large family of 9 Childring [children?] 5 of which is able to work well towards themselves and us & I consider when selling out that I can two hundred pounds to carry with me to America, I have many thoughts concearning [concerning?] how to do for the best I sometimes think of Going if I could Rease [raise?] some money & taking with me one son and two daughters they could work for themselves to [until?] I would find a place to answer and then as soon as would answer to bring them all now Dr. [Dear?] Ricd [Richard?] loose [lose?] no time to [until?] you send me your best advices as from your Experience and your well known honesty at home I will rely on your advice as in your oppinion [opinion?] the best mode to act on & what country or state is best united States or upper Canada, allso [also?] what Articles you you Recommend most necessary for me to bring with me best adopted [torn] the Situation before discribed [described?], you wish to know if there are many of your old neighbours dead you will be surprised when I mention the deaths Even in your old Townland Deceased - Js [James?] Sloan [--?] Kennedy - Wm [William?] Sloan Mathew [Matthew?] McMullin [McMullan?] & his wife his Brother Jas [James?] - Henry Casey - John Bolton Jr & Sr [Junior & Senior?] - Charles McMullin [McMullan?] & Sisters - Mary & C F Morgan - John Steel & wife Jas [James?] Shields - Wm [william?] Gillin - Allin [Alan?] Shields & wife [torn] Arthur Loughan [?] those of Ballymoat with [torn] you [torn] [-ake?] of Mr. [Walter?] Oakman, he is deceased with others of your acquaintences [acquaintances?] I will mention his son John allso [also?] Walter Sloan - Mr. Wm [William?] Gore - Mr. Andrew Dixon Wm [William?] Gorman Esq Francis Whittle J.C. Dr Murry [McMurray?] - Dr Kernaghan - old Mrs Issac McNiece [McNeice?] Upper Issac McNiece [McNeice?] Mrs Francis Gibson - Jas [James?] McCorry - John Magee Ballypitmave - & George Ferris - Jas [James?] Ferris - Mrs. Quigley with numerous more of your old acquaintances too tedious to mention, We have had two very wet bad seasons & in general a grate [great?] deficency [deficiency?] in crops our Country is becomming [becoming?] an intire [entire?] seen [scene?] of poverty scarsley [scarcely?] a single man particularly those liveing [living?] by Land who is not going back and distress & distraning [distraining?] for Rents is become quite common I have seen 100 Ejectments in our Estate at one sessions - I am much afraid that it will be before Long that Land will become of no value & then a man ill [will?] have nothing to Go with. I read a Letter this day since I commenced writing this from Samuel Higginson in the State of Ohia [Ohio?] in which he Extols that part exceedingly but Land is increasing Rappidly [rapidly?] in price wheare [where?] he is that is at West Charleston it appears that he is doing Extreamley [extremely?] well, you speake [speak?] of Robt [Robert?] McMullin [McMullan?] he wrote to me from the state of Nw [New?] York but I hear since he is Gone to upper Canada and many more of our countrymen is there allso [also?] yours ever truly Wm [william?] Quin [Quinn?] I understand that there is almost ten Miles of Upper Canada inhabited by people from our country Robt [Robert?] Abernathy [Abernethy?] is there allso [also?] I have not heard what part of Georgia David Kennedy Resides but I intend to be able to answer you in my next Letter I would Communicate more but I fear I would Confuse the writing I remain with Respect and Affection your old friend and Neighbour Wm [William?] Quin [Quinn?] |
