| Title: | W.Smith, Philadelphia, to J.Smith, Co.Antrim |
|---|---|
| ID | 2547 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, William/50 |
| Year | 1835 |
| Sender | Smith, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | runs a distillery |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smith, James Sr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D1828/2: Presented by J.Steele, The Whins, Mosside, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501011 |
| Date | 18/10/1835 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 21:12:1994. |
| Word Count | 677 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr James Smith Moycraig near Mosside [Moss-side?] [County Antrim?] Ireland per Robert Mcinney [MacKinney?] From: Philada [Philadelphia?] Octr [October?] 18 1835 Dear Brother I teake [take?] up my pen answ[er?] yours of 12 April I receive By John Mcurdy [McCurdy?] and was verry [very?] Glad to hear that you were all well But Sorry to hear of poor Jonathans Death although it was what I expected. the Day that he went with me to Balymena [Ballymena?] I shedd [shed?] a great many tears I knew that I nere [never?] would see him again I Live in the Corner of Lombard Street & 12 and am doing a verry [very?] good buisness [business?] in th[e?] Distilley [Distillery?] & holsale [wholesale?] Liquer [Liquor?] Buisness [Business?] & I took John Mcurdy [McCurdy?] when he came here to my house and he has made it his home ever since and I have emploid [employed?] him to Live with me and he is a very Good young man and if your Son Bober [Robert?] or any of your famely [family?] comes to this country the[y?] will find a home at my house which is as well furnished as your Landlords and a little bethe [better?] I think I Bought the hous- [house?] & Lot for $2500 two tho-sand [thousand?] five hundred Dollars & I am offered 3000 for it Dr [dear?] Brother I have met with a great many losses since I was in Ireland I have Lost upwards of one thousand pounds that is 5000 Dollars but the[y?] Could not make me fail as yet my standing in society is as Good as it was and I am able to keep a hansom horses & carrige [carriage?] for my family to ride in w-ich [which?] is 2 as hansom Childres [Childres?] [Children?] & wife as in the City of Philade [Philadelphia?] our oldest, Little william Died when he was 14 months old he was a very smart Child we have one daughter mary Ann 2 years & 9 months old and although I Say it ther[e?] is not 2 Smarter or handomeer [handsomer?] Cildern [Children?] in the world I think Little mary ann every evening w-en [when?] saying her prayers promes [sic] for Granfather [Grandfather?] in Irland [Ireland?] She Loves hor [her?] pappy & says God bless her pappys pap in Ireland, I have one sovern [sovereign?] in my draure [drawer?] there arn [are?] not verry [very?] plenty that is english Coin I Send it with Robert McKinney to my poor old father for pocket money give my love to him in the kindes[t?] manner and if hee [he?] is alive tell him to pray for m[e?] and I hope he will be mindfull [mindful?] of his own Latter end and pray for himself as he cannot be Long on the world as I Shall never see him I hope wee [we?] will all meet in heaven is the Sincer- [sincere?] prayer of his Son Wm [William?] Campbell McGomery [Campbell Montgomery?] & family did not Come to Philada [Philadelphia?] th[ey?] ar[r?]ived in Baltimor [Baltimore?] John came her[e?] with John Mc [McCurdy?] & Stayed only one night and James Came her[e?] 4 Dayes [Days?] after he Bought a farm for his father at a place Called vevic on the ohiah [Ohio?] river near Luisvill [Louisville?] for 1200 Dollars & if you would think of Coming out her- [here?] and Doing the same it would be the best thing that you could Do But I do not advis- [advise?] as you would think Long in the woods I wont neither advis- [advise?] any of your Children to come as the [there?] are so maney [many?] that does bad here all that I Can do for you or any of Your Children I will Do it if the- [they?] Come to me & if an [torn] to [inked out] write to me & I will [torn] and my house Shall be there [torn] my Love in the Kindes[t?] [torn] Jane & all the Children [torn] in Ireland who may enquire [torn] I ad- [add?] not Mary Ann goins [joins?] me in Love to you all I remain you- [your?] affect------ [affectionate?] Brother Wm [William?] Smith |
