| Title: | J. Smith, Moycraig, Antrim, to Brother W. Smith, Philadelphia. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2682 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James/163 |
| Year | 1832 |
| Sender | Smyth, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Moycraig, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Smith, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 1828/3: Presented by J. Steele, The Whins, Mosside, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9412220 |
| Date | 04/12/1832 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:12:1994. |
| Word Count | 542 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr William Smyth Lumbard [Lombard?] Street and 12 Philadelphia America From: Moycraig December 4 1832 Dr [Dear?] Brother I Received your Letter By Robt Mc Kiney [Robert McKinney?] which gave Mee [Me?] and the family satisfaction to hear that you and your family Were in good health and It found us all in the same thanks bee [be?] to the giver of all good for his Mersies [Mercies?] Robert Expresses a strong Desire to go to America in the spring and indeed I am sory [sorry?] to say that I am Not fit to send him At that time but James Paterson [Patterson?] of the Livery and his family Are going Out in the spring Direct to Philledelpha [Philadelphia?] and Wee [We?] were thinking of speaking to them to take him to you and that you would Be so far a friend to him as Answer his pasage [passage?] to them until such time as hee [he?] would Earn it and Repay you and if you Would have Employment for him your self hee [he?] would Repay you with greatest Cheerfulness or if there is any other plan that you would think of you Will Comunicate [Communicate?] it in your Answar [Answer?] to this which I hope will Bee [be?] as Soon As this Comes to hand Dr [Dear?] William I Met with a great Losses since I Came to this place Which Renders Me Uneable [Unable?] to Do Anything at presant [present?] for My family first My friend C Montgumery [Montgomery?] took 6 pounds of Me at My Coming to this pleace [place?] and 2 by (Sic). [???] In summer My horse Died and I have Not yet got Another this has Been the severest season Ever I experienced in My Life our sumer [summer?] Was Almost like Winter and our harvest in November and this 4 day of December a Great Deal of Grain in the fields and Like wise a poor Crop of Potateos [Potatoes?] Which has the Apearance [Appearance?] of a hard summer in Ireland D [Dear?] William if you should Bee [Be?] so kind as send An answer to this Before James parerson [Patterson?] and family Would Leave this Steating [Stating?] in your Letter that you Would Answer Roberts pasage [passage?] When he would Come to you they Would perhaps take him or if there is Any other way that you Would think more proper I will Leave it to you to Chose [Choose?] If it so hapens [happens?] that he goes to you I hope you Will Instrict [Instruct?] and guide him as if hee [he?] Was your own son and I Come Now to Return you you [sic] My Sincere thank for your Brotherly Affection and friendly Offer I am sory [sorry?] to think that Brother Robert has lost his Brotherly Afection [Affection?] Bee [Be?] so kind as Let Me know in your Next if he bee [be?] Alive Jean sends her Love in the kindest Manner to you And your family With all the Rest of My family Which is in Number ten I Ad [Add?] Not But Remains your Affectionate Brother James Smyth PS My father is yet Alive and in good health Although in the 85 year of his Age hee [he?] Recived [Received?] your present from Robt McKiney [Robert McKinney?] And Returns you his sincere thanks |
