| Title: | Miss Eliza McCracken, Belfast to Adam Duffin, Broughshane. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3802 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mccracken, eliza/149 |
| Year | 1827 |
| Sender | McCracken, Eliza |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | houswife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Broughshane, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Duffin, Adam |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | Mrs McCracken's brother is Mr Duffin's |
| Source | T 1252/10: Presented by Miss Duffin, Mount Pleasant, Stranmillis, Belfast. #TYPE LET Miss Eliza Mc Cracken, Belfast to Adam Duffin, Oaklands, Broughshane, 7 December 1827. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9001045 |
| Date | 07/12/1827 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 16:01:1990 LT created 31:05:1990 JF input 01:06:19 |
| Word Count | 225 |
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| Transcript | This letter refers to the death of her sister in-law Elizabeth, daughter of Adam Duffin, & wife of her brother Henry Joy. Mary, the child referred to, married Bishop Reichel. Elizabeth only married in 1826. From Eliza McCracken Adam Duffin Esq Oakland Broughshane Belfast 7th Decb [December?] 1827 My dear Mr Duffin I really cannot tell you how very much I feel gratified and affected by your most kind and valuable present, and by the friendly letter which accompanied it, such a mark of esteem, from the father of one whom I considered not only as a beloved sister but as my dearest friend, as indeed truly gratifying and the expression of your approbation of my conduct is truly flattering coming as it does, from one whose good opinion I so highly value. The remembrance of the happy intercourse which subsisted between our dearest Elizabeth and any member of our family is now a source of happiness to ourselves but her loss has left a blank which can never be supplied, and of which we are becoming every day more and more sensible. Poor Henry is, I am sorry to say in miserable spirits & his cough is very troublesome I fear his constitution has recieved [received?] a shock, which it will never recover. Our little darling Mary, is doing extremely well she is I think the finest and sweetest child I ever saw, and becomes more and more engaging every day. My father & all the family unite in kindest & most friendly regards, to you & Mrs Duffin & believe me my dear sir Yours most gratefully & affectionately Eliza McCracken |
