| Title: | Bryson and Robb Families, Dundonald and Ballysallagh, Co Down |
|---|---|
| ID | 2313 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robb, Nelly/23 |
| Year | 1805 |
| Sender | Robb (n.Bryson), Nelly |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballysalagh, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Bryson, Andrew Sr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | daughter-father |
| Source | T 1454/3/1-12: Copied By Permission of Dr J.C.Robb Esq, M.B.E. M.D. M.C.H., 21Cambourne Pk., Belfast. #TYPE EMG Frank Robb, Australia, Also Alexander Robb, Nicola Lake, British Columbia, to the Robb Family, Dundonald and Ballysallagh, 3rd November 1805 to |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8816076 |
| Date | 22/03/1805 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 12:10:1989 LT created 07:06:1990 IH input 07:06:19 |
| Word Count | 1174 |
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| Transcript | To Andrew Bryson senior No 98 Frankfort street New york ship Two Friends the land is let for 21 years unless you sell it or some of your own children wish to live on it which makes the lease void. March 22 1805 Ballysalagh [Ballysallagh?] My Dear Father I received your letter dated january 21 for which accept my Best thanks But my remarks on the subject from me would Be only wasting paper without either entertainment or improvement to you. I wrote David by the American and gave him my opinion of the Family going to America the Atornies [Attorneys?] have since met And are all of my opinion with respect to the Impropriety of selling the Property and at same time taking away the lives only reflect on the Inconveniences you must subject yourself to by Beginning a new Business at your advanced Period of life all these evil may be averted by letting things remain as they are for a few years the the profit arising from the the different Properties when clear will I think be sufficient to support you all together either in Europe or America if you chuse [Choose?] it you may then spend the Evening of your Lives without enjoying in the hurry of Business which is Better suited to the young and strong please to let us know your mind on the subject as soon as convenient and be asured [assured?] no one concerned wishes to become Dictators to you on a subject where they can only have a right to advise if you are still inclined to sell you have only to say so but I realy [really?] fear you need not calculate on a very large sum after the Debts are paid it is now just a week since the [ta?]riffs Bailif [Baliff?] gave Dan. possesion [possession?] of Marlins land he came so late that there was no time to get the rest it did not however make any difference they got a peaceable possesion [possession?] this was an saturday and the Attornies [Attorneys?] went down on thursday to see it when they let it at two guineas per acre commencing at Novr [November?] past one half to Wm [William?] Boden the other to Andw [Andrew?] Finley son to old John of Ballygr[?] the land was almost all ploughed so that it was just ready for them Dan, gave the Baififf 2 Pounds 10s as his fee and four shillings by way of present which it seems is common the other expenses was laid out by Conner on Mr Savages account so that I do not know what Amount will be Conner has promised to bring it off Martin I wish he may be as good as his word Jas [James?] talked very Big from the time the sheriff was there till the time the Atornies [Attorneys?] went down immediately on their appearing on the ground he sent a Boy and drove off the cattle and mended the ditch but he himself did not make his appearance I wish some of the others were as well humbled I realy [really?][ do not know what will be done with them the detached Islands I mean was the land in our own hand we might detain the Rent but as it is the people need not pay it till Miss Youngs discharge is produced McConner say he is sure the [Moss?] is all Bound but is not so sure of the hard land Dan, has been thinking to bring Mr Connor down to see it that he might be the better enabled to judge but to enter a suit against Miss young suppose [?] were in the right might be troublesome. March 29 A visit from Mrs Finly and Jane to hear from Andrw [Andrew?] letters which we had received a few days before put a stop to my writing I now take up my Pen to inform you that they are very well and send their compliments to you all the Laird himself is [never?] better than he was last winter but surely you have forgot the peculiarities of his temper when you neglected writing him a few lines this season he has been so uniformly kind to Jane that his feelings which are of the tenderest kind ought not to be hurt by the neglect of any of us we have also received since my writing before the letters and Flaxseed by the ship [Aocushnet?] all in good order it is at present selling at six guineas per Hogshead we have it all home and nearly two of them [sold?] the people in the Neighbourhood were quite in[?] when they thought there was none to come as they do [?] think there is any to be got equal to it indeed I am myself inclined to believe that there is something in the soil that it comes off that particularly suits this an instance of this occured [occurred?] with Jas [James?] Rodger last year he got his seed here and his sons got what was called york seed in N & [?]rds and the quality was so different that it could be discerned as far as it could be seen when growing and it produced near one third less in quantity we are scarcely ever able to get our own numbers but this we dare not tell Mr Martin declares that it is impossible that there can be any difference and it is only giving trouble for no purpose last year we got one of them and the seed was in appearance much superior whether this was chance or design I should be glad you would inform us it also stood the Measure better than the rest how those will do in that respect I cannot tell as none of them yet run out Adieu and beleve [believe?] me to be your Affectonate [Affectionate?] Daughter N Robb then sickly but a sickness in his head made him unable to rise who on contemplating such an object as him would think old age a Blessing to any one but themselves but the love of life I Believe is not to be given up but wish life itself an awful lesson this and ought to teach us to detach ourselves from a world we cannot long anyway the Mistress to do her justice seems to be carefull [careful?] enough of him - our compliments to David I will if possible write Andw [Andrew?] and Eliza by this vessel I have just heard that my Grandfather who has been confined to bed all winter is considerably worse Jenny and I went to see him about ten days ago none of us had been there since my Mother left the cotton he knew us imediately [immediately?] on our going in and was very glad to see but also he is scarcely the shadow of what he was even in my remembrance he has a little bed erected by the fire on which he lies night and day he says he is much happyer [happier?] there than alone in the room he was not |
