| Title: | Mrs E. Robinson, Liverpool to Mrs S. Weir, Stewartstown. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2323 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robinson, Eleanor/74 |
| Year | 1800 |
| 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 1140/17: Presented by J. B. & R. H. Twigg, Solicitors, Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9011045 |
| Date | 18/02/1800 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by B.W. 20:12:1993 |
| Word Count | 883 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mrs Sarah Wire [Weir?] care of Jno Wire [John Weir?] Mercht [Merchant?] Stewartstown Dungannon Ireland From: Febry [February?] 18 1800 LiPool [Liverpool?] My Dear Mother I Recd [Received?] your Kind letter this Morning and am happy to hear you are well as I was very uneasy from hearing your Stomack [Stomach?] Complaint had Return'd and from Drames [Dreams?] that I had of you, but my Drames [Dreams?] is not much worth as I am Constantly draming [dreaming?] of some of the family. I am glad to hear Peggey [Peggy?] is fixed on Coming Over as you were So Kind as to propose Sending any Little Necessary that I Stood in need of in Case She is not left Home before this letter Reaches you I would be glad you would Send my Cradle with a little [Meal?] & Grotts if a Crock of good butter Could Conveniently be purchased we wish to get it as we do not use fresh butter being from 18d to 20d [per pound] this is all I Stand in need of at present, the Bank Notes that Willy sent Came Safe to hand. Johns letter from Dublin Respecting the 2 Boxes of Linens has not made its Appearance yet Jas [James?] is very Anxious to hear from him, as there is a good Maney [Many?] Vessells [Vessels?] now loading for Philadelphia... we had a long and friendly letter from Mr Smith Allso [Also?] one from Jemey Gibson and one fron Silas, in Consequence of the Swanwick being put into Belfast, the Captn [Captain?] was So uncival [uncivil?] as to put the package of letters from Silas in the post office, the postage of which Cost 16 Shilings [shillings?], James had a letter from his Uncle on Sunday last, he mentioned the Rect [Receipt?] of a letter from his Father on the 3rd Inst: #PAGE 2 I shall give you his words, he must pay by degrees he Says to Mrs Darkness. the Debt he pledged the Leace [Lease?] of his Fathers House for, as he Says he never bestowed it to him, and the Cursed politiks [politics?] of the United Irish with whom you Connected your Self with, has Drove you out of the Country, that you were one one of that fretarnity [fraternity?], I have been Asured [Assured?] lately by a person who acknowledged himself one allso [also?] we think this business was Seteled [Settled?] in Stewartstown, before H. McR and J McG left it, as there was none Others we Can suspect for it, not with Standing all this he Still writes freindly [friendly?]... John was only 3 Weeks at the Country. he is Still ill and no Sign of his getting better. He Cant put a foot under him - the Rest of the Children are all well. I have had but poor Health this Winter. My Stomach is far from being right as there is nothing I Can take but works me with heart Sickness untill [until?] I get it thrown of [off?] tho [though?] Seldom ever Confined, if there is Any thing you Could advise me to take would be glad you would write me by Peggy, I think About the Middle of May I will Expect Mary Ann. I am Afraid Hugh will not Consent to her Coming as for Saley [Sally?] to I see her I will never believe She will venter [venture?] on Sea. James has let his Bake House for £15 per Year to a Mr Woods, he Can have it on Giving a Months notice at any time you heard by My letter to Mary Ann of the great fine James had to pay for other Raskels [Rascals?] He had to pay Another Since of £4..18 which has Come very hard on us, it will be Some time before he [w--?] all this be Stoped [Stopped?] £1..9.. out of Robert Wiley Accompt [Account?] which is all he would be Alowed [Allowed?] to Do he is Run of in upwards of £200 this in one Year was pretty well. ther was 2 other Men that Suplied [Supplied?] us with Bread at Same Time, but one of them is in Goal [Gaol?] for near double the Sun and the other #PAGE 3 is Gone to Sea so that we will Leoss [Lose?] all the Rest... Our Old Lodgers is still with us, but James Says he will Notice 2 familiys [families?] out this night, as we suspect them not to be what the [they?] ought that is Mr & Mrs Pool Mrs Owan & Miss Lancelet the [they?] Dont bear good Carickter [Character?] this we have heard of late I told Betty the Servant this day of Peggey [Peggy?] Coming and that She might be on the look out for a place. She Seemed to be greatly disappointed tho [though?] she never was Hired but Still on triall [trial?] Im Sure She will not be So good I have Rued telling her very much but James Insisted on my doing it for there was no Ocation [Occasion?] for my doing So. Mrs Carson is but poorly She is Still friendly Nancy Peters Denied Ever Writing or Receiving a letter from Peggy but was all Afronted [Affronted?] the like Should be Said [send?] My Best Love to Grand Hugh & Mary Ann with all the Rest of the family & believe me to be Ever Dear Mother Ever affectionately Whilst E. Robinson |
