| Title: | Francis Short, [Corcreeghagh?], to George Morant, Carrickmacross. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2464 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Short, Francis/59 |
| Year | 1848 |
| Sender | Short, Francis |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | unknown |
| Destination | Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland |
| Recipient | Morant, George |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | Mr Francis is probably Mr Morant's tenant. |
| Source | D 3531/P/Box 2: Deposited by Major J.E. Shirley. #TYPE LET Shirley Papers: Francis Short, [Corcreeghagh?], to George Morant, Carrickmacross, Shirley House, [Fe?], 18[?]8, [Shirley Estate?], [Farney?], [County Monaghan?]. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9005023 |
| Date | 01/02/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 08:05:1990 GMcE#CREATE created 15:11:1990 SB input |
| Word Count | 334 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To George Morant Esqr [Esquire?] Carickmaross [Carrickmacross?] Shirly [Shirley?] house to George Morant Esqr [Esquire?] I am told that you have giving [given?] my land to Thomas Nelson for the Ariars [arrears?] of rent, I wonderd [wondered?] very much your honour Don [done?] so witout [without?] giving Me justice in sail [sale?] of it and if your honour would Alow [allow?] John Melneary to action [auction?] it would Give twelve or fourteen pounds per Acre and Sponseable [responsible?] good tenant and phape [perhaps?] your honour will Not refuse me in Justifying me in the purching [purchasing?] of my land I had the [?]are to Enland [England?] for twenty two years and I never met more honester Men in my life and I Expect that I will fiend [find?] you Also- there is Not a small farm on the Shirly [Shirley?] Eastate [Estate?] that would have so Many Byers [buyers?] that I would have for My farm on the good leabour [labour?] I have Don [done?] in it it Cost me one hundred and fifty pounds the leabour [labor?] I have give it in my lifetime it is well know[n?] that the land Marching it would Not give five pounds per Acre it is But Aleven [eleven?] months since I [?] sixteen pounds ten shillings Purchases for it I stand this present Day in the State of Starvation and my helpless orphans I hope your honour will see I and them Justified it is About six weeks since Thomas Nelson Mathew Nelson of Caravally [Corvally?] tol [told?] me that the [they?] would Bring Samuel Dakins Along with them that the [they?] would get 30 for me in the office to help me to America and made several Atempts [attempts?] to spake [speak?] to you in your own office and I would Not let in By your officers as I am sinor [sinner?] Before God I cannot pay one penny for this [pitian?] [petition?] I beg of your honour in Name of God to see I and my orphans Justified I will be in Duty Bown [Bound?] to pray for you. Yours [Fr?]ancis Short Corcreeagh [Corcreeghagh?] Fran [Francis?] Shorts adress [address?] to Mr Morant concerning America |
