| Title: | C. Martin [U.S.A.?] to E. Martin, Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3695 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martin, charles/23 |
| Year | 1812 |
| Sender | Martin, Charles |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | North America |
| Destination | near Banbridge, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Martin, Ebenezer |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D2772/2/5: Deposited by Mr P Radcliffe |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9604038 |
| Date | 13/12/1812 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:04:96. |
| Word Count | 539 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To Ebenezer Martin Ballully [Ballooly?] Near Banbrige [Banbridge?] Co. Down Ireland [..............Torn] [--winock?] December 13th 1812 [..............Torn] Ebenezer I have An Appurtunity [opportunity] [Torn] these few lines to Ballully [Ballooly?]...[Torn] an that We are all in Retable [?] [..............Torn] [health?] at Presant [present?] thanks be to God [Torn] [--lifsings?] Hooping [hoping?] these few lines Will find you and yours in the [Torn] Recieved [received?] yours letter (sic) of July 4th 1812 [Whis--?] [Torn] me great satisfaction to hear that you and your family are in good health the above mantioned [mentioned?] that my honored Father, is, now more [?] Which has troubled my mind a great deal but I have that to cumfort [comfort?] my mind that he has [---?] [-?] [---?] [Torn] [---?] change [?] you requested me to let you know our [?] ministers name Rev. John Scrimger [?] Reformed Presbyterian our meetinghouse is a bout [about?] three mls. [miles?] and a half distant from Where I live and I now live on my Father in laws farm my Mother in law is old and faild [failed?] all her childer [children?] is gone from her Except my wife my sun [son?] in law John Arnot [Arnott?] his wife Egness [Agnes?] and two childer [children?] Samuel and Mary is well the [they?] live two miles from me [--?] [Torn] is to [--?] house carpenter My own James and Ruth and Elsey the [they?] live with me yet I think it very hard that none of my sisters niver [never?] sends me scrape of a pen my Afectians [affections?] is as warm to them as when I left them you gave me an Account of my father Will hearing date January the first 1808 and your letter informs me that My father in his last [-----------Torn] me although I am at a [----------------------------------Torn] Did not forget me with [---------------------------------Torn] my brothers and the Encesters [Ancestors?] [-------------Torn] and a good appertunity [opportunity?] you [--------------Torn] [--Torn] Francis Crawford in [--?] so doing Now you [----Torn] you will obliedge [oblige?] your friend Charles Martin Don't expect ever to see you for I am getting old and faild [failed?] and O [Oh?] that we may prepaired [prepared?] to each other at the [-----?] of grace this is [----?] way that we have to [----?] with each other I have nothing perticular [particular?] more to [--ting?] now but I would be [----?] [---Torn] [----?] [----?] here [---?] is very good Which is per Basket Rye 9 d. [?] Corn and Barley 8 d. [?] Buckwheat 4 d. [?] per Bushel Beff [Beef?] 4 d. [?] to 5 d. [?] per pound Pork 6 pence per pound Mutton 6 d. [?] Pittates [potatoes?] 9 shillings per lb flaxceed [flaxseed?] 9 d per bushel the [these?] are very trouble som [troublesome?] times Here the [they?] are busy fighting on the lines betwixt the Unighted [United?] States and the Canidy [canada?] I hope it will soon be over Dear Brother I have no more at presant [present?] but remains your affactionet [affectionate?] Brother till death I hope you will write the first appertunity [opportunity?] and let me know how things are with you a [----?] your Brother Charles Martin |
