| Title: | John P. Lindsay, U. S. A. to Hugh McCullough, County Derry |
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| ID | 3584 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lindsay, john p/6 |
| Year | 1846 |
| Sender | Lindsay, John P. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Port Clinton, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McCullough, Hugh |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-in-law - father-in-law |
| Source | D/3305/2/2: Deposited by Dr. K. A. Miller. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9805352 |
| Date | 01/06/1846 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:98. |
| Word Count | 135 |
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| Transcript | Port Clinton Dear Father June 1st 1846 This being the first letter you have received from me (with whom you are comparatively unacquainted) my addressing you by so endearing a name as that of Father may and no doubt will appear strange to you - for my own part my being enabled to use that term in writing to you is a source of much greater pleasure and happiness to me than you may be willing to suppose or to give me credit for and I trust that by my pursuing an honest upright, straightforward course, you will never have cause to regret that you are my Father or that I am your son. I must confess that I owe you an apology for not writing to you informing you of my attachment to Matilda and my hopes and intentions respecting her. Previous to her coming out to this country - If you consider my silence on the subject a fault or offence I can only assure you that the fault was not committed nor the offence given through any design on my part of wronging you, or taking any advantage and I suffered that I was doing so. I should never have urged or even requested Matilda to becoming my wife but would in preference have sacrificed my own peace however painful that sacrifice might be - The only reason I can assign for not writing is that I was apprised of your knowledge of the matter and aware tha you did not offer any objections to Matilda's choice otherwise I would certainly have written to you Matilda addressed a letter to sister Jane by the last mail - she and John arrived in New York from Liverpool on the 26th of April having been 31 days on the passge which was very rough and unpleasant. they stopped in New York till the 29th when they came on to Philadelphia - Port Clinton, where I reside being 80 miles from Philda [Philadelphia ?] I did not get there till the 2nd of May when I found Matilda as cheerful as could be expected under the peculiar circumstances in which she was placed - on the 7th of May we were married and on the same day came up to this place - we live here as comfortable as can be expected, having only one thing to regret, that we are so far separated from you and your family - However the day may come that we may be all togtether or near each other - if providence enables me to carry out my designs I hope to be able to accumulate as much as will enable us some years hence to go home and settle down permanently and comfortably - John has had several opportunites of engaging in his old business, but not liking it he has declined accepting them and is not yet engaged in anything there is no fear however but he will soon get into some profitable business he is a smart business man and has many friends - so that there is nothing to fear - Matilda joins me in her very kind love to you, sister Jane, and Brothers William and Hugh, and all enquiring friends - Please remember me to James when you next write to him - I should be very glad if you would write to me as often as you can make it convenient to do so. please also request Jane, William and Hugh to write to me. I would be very happy to hear from any and all of you often - I sent you a paper by the last mail containing an advertisment in the list of marriages which you have no doubt observed - Please when writing address for me at Port Clinton, [Sohnykill?] County. Pennysylvania- Hoping to hear from you by the next Steamship I remain Your afft [affectionate ?] Son John P. Lindsay |
