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Title: GilbraIth Young, [?], to "Dear Johnston"
ID3439
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileYoung, Galbraith/169
Year1828
SenderYoung, Galbraith
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationfarmer
Sender Religionunknown
OriginCo. Tyrone, N.Ireland
DestinationMontgomery, New York, USA?
RecipientYoung, Johnston
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipbrothers
SourceCopyright Retained by Bernon Young, 6760 Pelican Bay Blvd., #334 Naples, Fl 34108. Phone or Fax 941-598-1785. byoung5540@aol.com
ArchiveOriginals held by Donor
Doc. No.111059
Date09/05/1828
Partial Date
Doc. TypeLTE
LogDocument added by LT, Td by Gerald McCarragher 25:
Word Count221
Genre
Note
TranscriptDear Johnston, I take opportunity of witing [writing?]
to you to let know (sic) that we are all well at present
thank god, hoping these few lines find you in the same.
I received letter dated 1826, I have
wrote twice last year and received no answer
you wished to know where John Johnston was
he lives in lower Canada quebeck [Quebec?] in a town they
calld [called?] Shipton and Samuel his Brother, and uncle
William Johnston is dead this twelve months.
Dear Johnston nothing to write to you when
I wrote to you before sent you all occurrences
also I told you the delicate state of Marthas [Martha's?]
health my oldest son Charles has always
some thought seeing (sic) you in that country if you
encourage, we have been very uneasy on
[account?] of you talking leaving (sic) that place,
having received no letter since we had that account
there is a great number of peopel [people?] leaving
this country more than ever has in four seasons.
[Brother?] Thomas and family are well.
Dear Johnston when you write again
let me know if there is apost [a post?] runs betwen [between?]
philadelphia and new york having wrote
twice that way and received no answer
No more at present but remains your
loving Brothers till death.
Gilbreath [Galbraith?] and Thomas young

(Transcribed by Gerald McCarragher.)