| Title: | Mary Blair, Georgia, to Mrs Jane Allen, Belfast |
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| ID | 224 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Blair, Mary Ann/34 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Blair, Mary Ann |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Allen, Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | niece-aunt |
| Source | D1558/1/7/11: Presented by the late F.D. Campbell Allen Esq., 15 London Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9803626 |
| Date | 25/09/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:03:98. |
| Word Count | 766 |
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| Transcript | Upatioe, 25 September 1847 My Dear Aunt You must pardon me for not writing you more frequently I assure you it tis neither want of affection or gratitude that keeps me from writing you oftener as I have nothing of consequence to write you I put off from day to day I hope when you receive this your health will be much recurited, this year (so far) is the first not to call in a Doctor I trust in God it will continue so, Mary and Ann was going to school the [they?] had a long distance to walk Mary had to leave off going on account of her headache which she is subject to when the weather gets hot, William had been going to school was obliged to quit and assist a neighbour with his Crop who had been a friend to him in his sickness last fall, Charles had been living with a man by the name of William since the early part of last year he gives him three Dollars a month I Chlothe [Clothe?] and wash for him he generally comes home every Saturday evening about the time we look for him coming home Ann Jane C. [Campbell?] will steal off she will stay a considerable time if he do not come home she is greatly disappointed the [they?] love each other very dearly he says when ever he begins to make a little money he will Educate Ann. Isabella is Williams favourite, William Campbell informs me your little Grandaughter is a sweet interesting child I know she must be a little pet, I almost know so far as this world is concerned you have every thing to make you comfortable a good son and amiable daughter what would I give to see you all Willy sends his love to you I presume you would not know him he is a great tall slim boy Charles scarcely grows any you will think it strange when I inform you that I have not been to Church in four years I mean a Presbyterian Church I take my family and go occasionally to the Baptist and Methodist the latter is the most prevailing sect of Christians, we have got no Unitarians in this part of the Country I often think its a pity we had not Doctor Cooke here he would suit a great many people particularly the Primitive Baptist the [they?] don't think anything of riding ten or twelve miles of a Sabbath morning to Church were [where?] I reside its thinly settled what four neighbours are is good and very industrious the women spins and weaves all there [their?] on [own?] Clothing and those that dont [don't?] do so makes Cotton when the [they?] sell it the [they?] will purchase what the [they?] require untill [until?] the next Cotton Crop comes the [they?] will think nothing of buying fifty Dollars worth of dressing for there [their?] family these are what the [they?] call poor people here some of them may have got one or two negroes, it makes me feel bad that I cannot be so smart as them to do my children justice I could be all the time employed sowing as I have no Negroe [Negro?] I am obliged to get along the best way I can,if mother ever visits you remember me to her I think the [they?] might have sent me some little remembrance of poor Father I would thank William J. C. [Campbell?] in his next letter to inform me who wears Brother Johns Watch or if it was sold I expect mother was highly pleased with James choice I would like to know if the [they?] all live together what the younger part of the family are doing I want to here [hear?] of them all doing well your goodness together with William J. C. [Campbell?] since poor Williams death has been far more than I ever expected I wish it was in my power to send you something in return all I can do is sending you my blessing which I do from my heart, I pray that the Almighty may bless William J. C. [Campbell?] in all his endeavours both in this life and the life to come, I trust the next letter I receive will bring me the good news that you are much strengthened by your visit to the Spa, except my best wishes for your health and happiness if we never should meet in this world again I trust we will meet in the world to come is the pervent prayer of your affectionate niece Mary Ann Blair |
