| Title: | Eleanor Robinson, Liverpool to Sarah Weir, Dungannon. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2322 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robinson, Eleanor/62 |
| Year | 1798 |
| Sender | Robinson, Eleanor |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | shop assistant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Weir, Sarah |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | daughter-mother |
| Source | D 1140/19: Presented by J.B. & R.H. Twigg, Solicitors, Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9011055 |
| Date | 05/12/1798 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 02:12:1993. |
| Word Count | 1128 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mrs Saragh [Sarah?] Wier [Weir?] Stewartstown Dungannon Ireland From: Liverpool Dec. 5th 1798 My Dear Mother Doubtless you will Charge me with Ingratitude for not writeing [writing?] to you before this. but you may be well as_ured [assured?] it did not proceed from any want of Affection for you, as James had Occasion to write so Often. and my Answering Mary Anns Letter, Knowing that a letter Sent to any of the Family. is Equally the Same as you. I therefore Defferes [Deferred?] it to the present opportunity. by Captain Montgomery of Bellfast [Belfast?]. who was a passenger with us. he paid Every Attenston [Attention?] in his power to me. and Called to See me the next day. he has been particularly friendly to James. such as Ordering Biscuit, and Recom_ending [Recommending?] him to Eminent Merchants in this Town - I am very uneasy at not Getting a Letter before his. but hopes you will not be all so long silent Again. as you may Know the Expense is trifeling [trifling?] in Comparison of hearing from you, you must Know a letter from Stewartstown Occasions great Joy in this family, Willey [Willy?] had a good deal of Anxiety about the Bills. but has Got them, accepted to his Satisfaction, he left this on Thursday last. for Manchester & Leeds. you never see him look so well. as he did that Morning he left this, he was very fine. with his new Coat. and new Boots - I hope you will not want him this Winter as he is tolerably fixed in Respect of a good Shop, James had a letter this day from Manchester from him. he has purchased 82£ worth of Goods. the[y?] are Rather higher than he Expected, he left that on Sunday for Leeds. we dont Expect him before Saturday Next, I have thought more long Since he went Away. than I have done since I Came here, Mr Dodgson gives him leave to sleep here so he Comes down Every Night at 9 Oclock, we sitt [sit?] from that to Eleven. our Convers_tion [Conversation?] is Chiefly about our freands [friends?] in Stewartstown, very Often Mr Frankling Comes up to Chatt [Chat?] with us. he is very fond of Willey [Willy?]. and is very friendly. if we had a room furnished he would Come here as a boarder, Willey [Willy?] and Tempelton Sleeps in a press Bed in the parlour. as it and our own Room is all we Got furniture for. we have the Drawing Room Let by the Month to a Captain Love. and his Wife. #PAGE 2 the[y?] had only one Child. which died this day in the Small pox. I am very much Alarmed for John. and What is far woarse [worse?] he is greatly Brokeout you never Seen a Child thriveing [thriving?] better. and is allways [always?] very quiet - Jenny takes great Care of him. and Appears to do very well. Peggey [Peggy?] has a great deall [deal?] to do. with washing and Keeping the House Clean. She behaves very Well. we wash Every Week. and has to by [buy?] the Watter [Water?]. so you may guess. it is very hard to keep us all Clean, James is very much Afronted [Affronted?] with Doctr [Doctor?] Alen [Allen?]. for not Calling before he left Town, as we had a Great many things to tell him. and the little matters I mentioned in my letter to Mary Ann had them Just Ready to Send with him, but when we Enquired for him he was gone, I now Send them by Captain Montgomery. allso [also?] a Small Cheese. which you may Divide it with Mary Ann. is a very Small present we had not a larger one in the Chop [Shop?] of that Sort. James wanted to Send one of the large Cheshire Cheeseses [Cheeses?]. but I would not Let him. as there will be other Oppettuntys [Opportunities?] there are directed to the Care of James Trail Kennedy, we have Got a Neat little As_ortment [Assortment?] of Crocireas [Crockeries?] in the Shop. and Appears to have great buisness [business?]. it keeps one of us Constantly buisey [busy?], James Spends the most of his time in the Bakehouse. he works Stoutly in it him Self. and keeps 2 men with Paddey [Paddy?] every day buisay [busy?]. if he had Money Enough to Carry on the Biscuit Baking Extensively. he would Soon make a fortune, the [there?] are so great profits from it, for it would allways [always?] take so great a quantity of it by him to have it Ready. When the Captain Calls for it. both our bakers is from Lisburn. they are Civil. and I bleive [believe?] Honest men, I mentioned to Mary Ann that I could Write to Mr Robinson but I thought it was Best for James to Write to him. and let him know on what terms he would get the fixtures. which he did. but has not Got Any Answer - I wish very much I had brought the Shop Draw_rs [Drawers?] with me for we had to pay 1/8 [1s.8d.?] for ones Not half the size. or near so good,. Every thing is very High hear [here?]. if one had Money the[y?] Could get Every thing the[y?] wanted we are Expecting John Alen [Allen?] here Every day from London. and is very uneasy he Stays So Long. as he will have Mary Anns Coat with him, Tempelton has sent you as a present Some peperment [peppermint?] Cake, I will suerly [surely?] Expect you Over Here Again Summer. as I think it would be a Means of [R--?] [that?] Complaint in your Stomach. I intend Going Over for you [m--?] if I be speared [spared?] Health. it will Save you #PAGE 3 the trouble of Going to [p-sh?] there is so fine a bathing place here, there wd [would?] be know [no?] Manner of Doubt of Hugh & Mary Anns doing well here. as they have a handsome Capital to begin with. and a Small family. there is plenty of business for Every one. and it as all they Study here. I am Afraid of flattering my Self to [too?] much with the thoughts of their Comeing [Coming?] here. a fear of being Disapointed [Disappointed?], I think Salley [Sally?] may Write to me often, as it will improve her in Writeing [Writing?]. if She wants Any Check, let her Write how much She wants. and I Can Send it to her, I have no more news to Write. Give my Kind love to my Grand Father. and to Hugh & Mary Ann and all the Rest of the family. James & the Children Joins me in love to you I Remain Dear Mother of our Ever Affectionate Daughter Eleanor Robinson Remember me to Mrs Campbell and Matey Veill |
