Home

CORVIZ

Main content

Title: Alexander Wylly, Savannah, to Hester Wylly, Coleraine.
ID3430
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileWylly, Alexander/11
Year1768
SenderWylly, Alexander
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginSavannah, Georgia, USA
DestinationColeraine, Co. Derry, N.Ireland
RecipientWylly, Hester
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipsiblings
SourceD.955/10: Deposited by Messrs Martin, King, French and Ingram, Solicitors, Limavady, Co. Londonderry.
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.
Doc. No.9705301
Date17/06/1768
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 23:05:97.
Word Count242
Genre
Note
TranscriptSavannah 17th June 1768

My Dear Hetty

I wrote you sometime Since & then -
Expressd [Expressed?] my Earnest desire of Having you
with me in Georgia, I Proposed your first coming
to London if any Reputable & safe [Companion?]
Offerd [Offered?] from Ireland; & from London to this
place in Company with one Miss Isabell
Mossman Sister to Gent.n [Gentleman?] here who is
married to my Wife's Sister. Hopeing [Hoping?] that you
will Accept my Invitation. I think it necessary
now to Acquaint you where to find
Miss Mossman in London. Viz.t [Viz.?] at Mr
Ralph young merch.t [merchant?] in White Friers [Friars?] to
whom I have remitted œ25 Stl [Sterling?] for your use.
I propose Makeing [Making?] my Unkle [Uncle?] Macartan
a Visit in afew days I will Request Him to
Joyn [Join?] Me in Recommending you to the Civillidy
[Civility?] of Our Friends Messrs Greenwood & Higginson
during your stay in London.
Our Brother Richard Returned from the
West Indies a few days Since, He would
Gladly go Home to Accompany you Cross
the Atlantick [Atlantic?] was it in His power to do it
without Great Inconvenience. I hope
Trust my Dear Hetty's own prudence
& the Good Company she may have, will
prove a sufficient Shield to Guard Her
dear Innocence from Insult or Injury -
All friends Joyn [Join?] me in Love to Brothers
& Sisters with you & I am My Dear Hetty

Your Very Affect.e [Affectionate?] Brother
Alex Wylly


To

Miss Hester Wylly

In Colrain [Coleraine?]

IRELAND