| Title: | John Seawright, Tandragree, to Joseph Malcolmson, [Pennsylvania?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2411 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Seawright, John/144 |
| Year | 1817 |
| Sender | Seawright, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Tandragee, Co. Armagh, USA |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Malcolmson, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D2794/1/2/3: Presented by HH Montgomery, 4 Kensington Grds, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9509028 |
| Date | 03/05/1817 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:09:95. |
| Word Count | 922 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To Joseph Malcolmson german town state of Pen [Pennsylvania?] County Philadelphia 2« [2« cents?] Tandragee 3rd May 1817 Dear Brother We reced [received?] your welcomed Letter dated the 22nd of Octr. [October?] which Informed us that you are well as we are at presant [present?] thank God for it and all his Mercies to us we cannot express to your home thankful we are to hear of your Welfare in the World but particularly when we hope that you are Advancing in the Divine Life and in the favour of God dayly [Daily?], we are Glad to hear that you are a member of the Methodist Church but we hope Dear Brother that you are not content with being a member of the Church only but that you know of a truth that God is reconciled with you and that your sins are pardoned and not only so but that you are growing in grace and in the favour of God that is seeking for that purity of heart without which you nor I can never see God to our comfort. When Betty and I was Maried [Married?] I lived in Warringstown [Waringstown?] and we stoped [stopped?] there one year after, when Aunts House Being idle we thought best to remove to Tandragee & we have good trade in our way at presant [present?] that is in the Grocer trade for it is a shop of that kind we keep we have 2 children boath [both?] of them sons their Names are Joseph and William one is 15 Months and the other is 6 Weeks old Aunt Dobson lives with us and we are to pay her 12 a year for her House and out house and garden and 14 for 5 Acres of Land so that our yearly rent is 26 [It Jos?] turn over Previous to our Marriage Aunt and Betty as the had made some money give 100 to Robt Nicklison [Nicholson?] on Interest and Shortly after he got it he failed and all they got of it was 25 at the same time there was a [young?] man stoped [stopped?] with them Market days & Aunt thought that he was an honest man and Lent him 60 of money Besides other goods and Shortly after he failed and was put in prison & he [--------?] that the call an act of grace and came out and paid his creditors with 1s1d and that was what they got for their 60 of thes loses Nearly brook [broke?] Bettys heart yet notwithstanding these things we all doing well at presant [present?] We would like to go to America but we could not go for some time for my part I always wished to go to that Country But never yet got it Accomplished I was talking to Brother Hugh yesteday concerning going to you and he said that he would be ready to lave [leave?] this in the latter end of July and that he hoped to be with you in the Month of Octr. [October?] next we are all glad that he is going for we think that he would never be worth anything in this country for though he has a good trade & can make a great deal of money he spends it all on fine clothes and [------?] had he been careful he might have been worth 60 or on 100 of Money whereas he will [ill?] Enough Abstained to pay his way to [you?] he wishes you to look out for a sittuation [situation?] for him and if he needs any money from you he hopes that in a little he [will?] be able to pay your Hannah is not thinking of going at this time But she hopes to be with you yet, I seen [Rachel?] yesterday and She Said that as soon as she had an opportunity she would send you Sikness [Sickness?] She is well and wishes to be remembered to you She has one Child a fine sprightly daughter what you herd [heard?] concerning Wms [William's?] ill treatment to her was partly true however he has been better these 2 years past and they are doing well and living in peace at present Provisions in this country are very high this year Oat Meal sells from 30 to 36 Shillings per Cwt of 120 lb Potatoes from 2/- to 3/- per Bushel or from [-----?] of 4 the crops in General Missed this year and our Wheat will make no flavour that is not [mottioned?] on this account the Poor are ill of this year in Ireland We are sorry to hear of Johns foolishness and of your trouble with him But hopes that he will learn wit some time from the things that he suffers After I was Married I Wrote a Letter and [---?] to you But the man who had it [-----?] [--?] did not go the length After we got your Last I rote [wrote?] Intending to Send the Letter By the man that you mentioned but they did not go & yesterday I herd [heard?] of Doctor Saundersons sons going and I take the opportunity of sending you to Lines if time and paper would alow [allow?] James mention and your Dear Wife Betty wishes to you to remember give her love to your partner and She and I hopes to you and her in [America?] yet Aunt Dobson Sends her love to you and is glad to hear of your wellfare [welfare?] no more at present But remains your loving Brother and sister John & Eliza Seawright |
