| Title: | Robert Smith Philadelphia, to James Smith, Moycraig, Antrim |
|---|---|
| ID | 2540 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, Robert W/135 |
| Year | 1839 |
| Sender | Smith, Robert W |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian Check Jonathan And Jon. W, Robert And Robert W Presbyterian |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Moycraig, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smith, James Sr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | D1828/13: Presented by James Steele, The Whins, Mosside, Ballymoney. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501337 |
| Date | 18/11/1839 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 462 |
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| Transcript | Philadelphia, November 18th 1839 Dear Parents I take up my pen to write to you to let you know that I am well hoping that these few lines will find you and all my friends and acquaintances enjoying the same blessing which is above all other earthly blessings. I now come to answer all the requests you have made of me this summer. I received your letter of the 18th March that you sent with L Anderson I received too [two?] pair books which was sent on from New York I saw Wm [William?] in this City on his way to Ohio and got too hear from him that we expected to have been lost I tender my sincere thanks to Wm [William?] Campbell for his present and wonder that you never mention him in you letters to me as I hold him in high esteem and will be a friend to him if ever it remain in my power the next letter that I find in the file of Irish news is that of the 11th May 1839 Dear Mother I do keep the most of your requests in you letter of the 11th May I do not intend to get first to the cares of this wourld [world?] until I see you once more and has all my wild seed planted for when a young man labouring under the passion of youth and follies gets married he often repents that ever he wrought that rule of arithmitick [arithmetic?] which adds one to one and yet it makes but one therefore I will take your advice and return home to see you before I enter into a married life it was not in my power to answer my brother James Request as it was in August I received the above requests of the 11th May I received the horse that my sister Mary Jane sent with Mary Brown and returns her my thanks. This country and [----?] more you will find making a better of their former situation I am thank god one of them that bettered his condition like James Gouth is also one of the latter number [----?] is into discussion with John Magennis about infants taken with disease and their life taken away from them this is his opinion so picture one honoured emigrant arriving in this country dear James never saw the main [----?] was a happier life in this country thank [-----?] [-----?] as they could give their Daughter when giving them in marriage it would also be the case I presume to uncover rich friends in Mr Cartney's estate I have nothing more to mention and conclude with hoping to see you all in 1841 I remain your affectionate Son with respect ROBERT SMITH Addressed JAMES SMITH MOYCRAIG COUNTY of Antrim Parish of Billey [Billy?] IRELAND |
