| Title: | Edmd W Alister, Dunecalter, to "Dear Uncle" |
|---|---|
| ID | 32 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Alister, Edmund W/9 |
| Year | 1858 |
| Sender | Alister, Edmund W. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Dunecalter, Ireland? |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | D3561/A/26: The Papers of Prof E R R Green, Deposited by Dr P R Green |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9903005 |
| Date | 05/06/1858 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 05:03:99. |
| Word Count | 216 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dunecalter June the 5th 1858 dear uncle I hope to god that you have recovered your health as I was told yesterday by Pat O Neills son inlaw that he was at your office some time back and could not see you your health was so bad I do not expect my dear mother to put past many days now she is worn to the last state. I am now fifteen weeks that I never was one Night from her bedside and has to lift her like a child. I am sorry to tell you that my son Patrick is at last left me and off to the sea with the Murrays which has broke my heart I would been happy to have seen him dead rather than to see him with them An old running strumpet named Nancy Quin [Quinn?] and Edwd [Edward?] Blacks Wife and Catherine Black the [they?] never seen him but the [they?] were advising him to go to his uncles to sea to the [they?] made him be of no good to me and I loved him dearly And now he is lost on me for ever I am intend to try to commit him to jaol for disobedience may the almighty god restore you to your health is the Wishes of Edmd [Edmund?] W Alister [attached family tree, seemingly added later:] Hugh Logan= James Logan = Jane Thompson Betty Logan = John Calhoun William = Ella James = Jean Johnston Rankin Hugh Calhoun: James Logan,William William, Rasharkin Alex Born in 1793 - Went to Nathl N. America in 1799 Died in 1825 John Keeshan[?] = Betty Logan o----[?] Calhoun of Portman Parish of Finvoy Hugh Calhoon Born about 1763 Sailed to N. America in 1799 died in 1825 aged 62 years leaving an Extensive property in Real Estate [-----?] Bank Stock James McCafferty L. Lancester [Lancaster?] City. PA [Pennsylvania?] North America |
