| Title: | John McClorg, New York to David McClorg, Templemoyle. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3777 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcclorg, john/78 |
| Year | 1827 |
| Sender | McClorg, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | runs errands for his employer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Templemoyle, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | David McClorg and Mrs McClorg |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | T 1227/17: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mr A MacLurg. #TYPE EMG John McClorg, New York to David McClorg, Templemoyle, Co. Londonderry 16 Feb 1827 |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8909050 |
| Date | 16/02/1827 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 03:10:1989 LT created 20:09:1990 MC input 20:09:19 |
| Word Count | 671 |
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| Transcript | TO Mr David McClorg Temple Moyle Parish of Bovevagh County Londonderry Care of Ann Wilson NewtonLimavady [Newtownlimavady?] Ireland Recd [Received?] this Letter 4th April 1827 New York February 16th 1827 Dear Father & Mother I take this opportunity to inform you that I am in good health at present sincerely hoping these few lines will find you all enjoying he same blessing--Inclosed [Enclosed?] you will find a bill of Landing for one cask of Long Island Flax Seed for your own use (Mark David McClorg Temple Moyle County Derry) which you will please to present to the Consignee of the Ship Fame in London Derry all charges is paid with the exception of port charges in Derry which I am told will be about [?] Will you please to write to me as soon as you get this letter and let me know if you get the seed safe and let me know where my brother Robert is as I cannot find out where he is Dear brothers and sisters i [I?] am happy to inform you i [I?] am well hoping these few Lines will find you and all our friends enjoy the same blessing but sorry to hear the Losses our friends met with in [Leek?] a few days after i[I?] was Left alone it pleased provedence [providence?] to Lay out a place for me where i [I?] have been ever since on the Corner of [h?] ester and Mullberry streets with Mr samuel Dunshee a man of unblemished Character and has acted more Like a father than a strange man to me he was born in the county Monaughin [Monaghan?] but Came hear[here?] a Child he keeps a Large wholesale and retail store sometimes i [I?] Drive Cart and sometimes assist in the store I had Matters nearly arranged to go home this fall but was advised to stop in the same another year when you write Let me know if you have Got the Lases [Leases?] of the farms or not you may think strange i [I?] do not write ofner [more often?] i [I?] hear from you almost every Month as i [I?] am almost every Day round the Docks Markets here is pretty high and work very scarce i [I?] must be Done as Mr Dunshee is every Day on the Grand jury for two weeks on that account i [I?] have more to do than Common our friends are all well Mr Kennedy and family is well the two Mr hunters are well Mr William Morrison and family are well Mr Scoot from Largy and family is well and has Got a young son the two Mr robertsons from Largy and familys [families?] is well Let Mr Devlin know the Last account i [I?]had from hugh he was in baltemore [Baltimore?] when you write Direct to the Care of Mr samuel Dunshee Corner of hester and Mullberry new york Dear father and Mother i[I?] feel happy since i[I?] Came to this store i[I?] board myself and pays six shillings per week for washing Cooking and bed iget [I get?] what i [I?] want out of the store for verry [very?] Little i [I?] intend going over next fall God willing to see you i [I?] seen that unfortunate being twice since we parted but did not speak she has taken aroom [a room?] in brooklyn and Lives a Common prostitute no more but remains your Loving son to death John Mc Lorg dear brother i [I?] would be Glad to see you but not here there is agreat number of first rate Clarks [Clerks?] here wo[rse?] [of?]f than Common Labours [Labourers?] to Dig the [they?] Cannot and to beg the [they?]are ashamed and Mr Dunshee thinks you would do as well to home no more but remains your Loving brother to Death John Mc Clorg i [I?] had almost forgot remember Me to uncles and aunts to our friends in Leek to Cousins John and robert and all our friends and niebours [neighbours?] no more Dear parents if you Could send me one Linen shirt marked s.d i [I?] will send you the price in full no frills but well made no more |
