| Title: | Thomas Lawson, Lurgan, to Patrick Laverty, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| ID | 3568 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lawson, thomas/63 |
| Year | 1849 |
| Sender | Lawson, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | weaving business? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Mechanicsburg, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Laverty, Patrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | Copyright retained by E.Michael Laverty,630 Union St.,#2F Brooklyn,New York 11215,U.S.A. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9511094 |
| Date | 22/08/1849 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:11:95. |
| Word Count | 1184 |
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| Transcript | Pathrick Laverty Esq.Mechancsburg Cuberland County Pennsylvania America Dear Uncle, we received your kind letter in July last year and we are glad to know that you were on the land of the living we were sorry to hear of the death of your two daughters we were also glad to know that the rest of your famely [family?] was in good health it is a case of thankfulness to God that our Family and famely [family?] connexions [connections?] is still alive and in the enjoyment of health after so many of our Townspeople and aquaintances were taken away this Summer by Cholera there was upwards of 90 deaths in the town and Neighbourhood a great many of them was children and young persons thank God my Mother is still on the Land of the Living she is always very poorly in the morning with a severe Cough which she had nearly this 20 years I would have answered your letter sooner only for some little alterations that has taken place in our Famely [Family?] My sister Marys Daughter Elisa McLeerys [McCleery?] that was reared in our house since the Death of her Mother which happened in the year 1828 was married last friday the 17 of this month to a respectable young man of the name of James Henry a Saddler to trade he keeps three Journeymen constantly employed and has a Shop Opposite the Castle lane on the other side of the street in the House where Mr.Thomas Overend formerly lived her brother Alexander McLeery [McCleery?] always lives with us and weaves in the cellar I omitted mentioning that Eliza lived with my Sister Margret this two years past the wrought at the Dressmaking and had a great trade.Dear Friend you are aware that after the Death of my Sister Jane this month two years ago that my young Sister margret went in to her house to live and has carried on her business in the Groceryline together with her own an was doing well She still misses Elisa badly it is generally believed in the town that Elisa has made a Great match Dear Uncle My Mother is often talking about you she always keeps the lock of Hare [Hair?] that you sent as a keepsake she was very uneasy about you before she got the last letter when any of the Neighbours got letters from America She would say that every one got letters from there [their?] friends but her I hope in future that you will not neglect writing often and we are all Glad to hear from you and your Famely [Family?] My Sister Janes Son Thomas Caulfield that I mentioned in my last letter to you is still in Quebec he has got promotion he is now Bombadier we had a letter from him the 12 of July last about the time that we received your last letter there is several of your old acquaintances often enquiring after you Old George Matthews has been speaking to me twice lately about you and requested me the other day to remember him to you when I would write he is some years older than my Mother there is another man of the name John Fairy has been enquiring about you he is old and greatly Failed likewise old Mr Thomas Warren that is Clerk of the Church these 35 years past since old Mr Magouean Died he is often enquiring about you I was up with him the other night to get the old Registry searched for your Age her very kindly searched for it and got it I send you enclosed in this letter the certificate in his Sons handwriting a respectable yound [young?] man who is clerk for Mr Morriss Office the Attorney in Lurgan I may mention your Age in this letter for fear anything should happen the certificate you were Baptized the 10th of September 1775 you mentioned in your last letter to let you know what part of Philadelpia Sarah Develin [Devlin?] and her husband and Famely [Family?] lived I am sorry to inform you that that I cannot she promised faithfully when parting with my Mother at the door the day she left Lurgan that as soon as she would land and get settled that she would write and give us all the information that she could she likewise promised to write to you and got your address from me her Sister Mary and Husband three fine Children together with her youngest Sister Jane Reynolds all Sailed from Belfast for New York about the 23rd of June last we have got no account from them yet her Husband was a very respectable Master Tailor this some years in Belfast I have received also Newspapers From you this Morning one of them Dated the 30th of July and the other the 1st of August we feel grateful to you for them My Mother sent a paper to you some time ago she has been often talking about it I intend to send you some newspapers shortly Mr Thomas Bullock is often enquiring about you he wishes me to remember him to you he also requests you when you write to again let him know if you see or hear anything about his friends you request I would write to give you the Address of my Brother inlaw that lives in Belfast George Caulfield No9 McCroys Row Ballymaccarret Belfast, there is a great appearance of an abundant crop there is a fine Crop of Potatoes there is a few rotten ones But the Crop is so great that they will not be missed the Harvest has commenced Oatmeal Is 6D the Stone India white 11 1/2D Yellow 10D a Stone Flour from 1s 9D to 2S the Stone we have cheap provisions and plenty of Trade for everyone that is willing to work My Uncle Arthurs Famely [Family?] will. Aunt lives comfortably beside Moira her Daughters is all Married well but the oldest one that keeps House for her Uncle John in Rilwulin near Moira, we heard Awful accounts of the Ravages of Cholera in different parts of America there is a great deal has died in different parts of Ireland Especially up in the South and West where the Famine was My Brother Alex and my sister Ann still lives with My Mother and me Alex I still manufacture Camrick and has made money every member of our famely [family?] Joins in sending there [their?] love to you and every member of your famely [family?] So no more at present but remains yours Thomas Lawson Letter dated August 22 1849 Rec'd Spt [Sept?] 11th 1849 If you write (Address Mrs Jane Lawson) Lurgan County Armagh Ireland or if you address your cousin say (Thomas Lawson) For follow-up information, Patrick married Ann Barbra Ditto on May 11, 1815, at Lisburn, York County, Pennsylvania, and had 12 children. He passed away on October 2, 1853. His son, Theodore Cyrus, went to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, opened his pharmacy in Middleton, Pennsylvania,and attended the wounded at the battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. |
