| Title: | Robert McElderry, Lynchburg Va. to brother Thomas, Ballymoney |
|---|---|
| ID | 3817 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcelderry, robert/4 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | McElderry, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman (dry goods) |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (joins The Presbyterian Church At Some Point) |
| Origin | Lynchburg, Virginia, USA |
| Destination | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McElderry, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2414/3: Copied by Permission of Dr Helen Megaw, c/o 66 Malone Road, Belfast 9. #TYPE EMG Robert McElderry, Lynchburg, [Virginia?], [America?], to his brother Thomas McElderry Jr [Junior?], Ballymoney, County Antrim, 10 February 1851. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007033 |
| Date | 10/02/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 19:07:1990 TSFS#CREATE created 21:11:1991 WJC inpu |
| Word Count | 748 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr Thomas McElderry Jr Ballymoney Co[unty?]. Antrim Ireland From: Lynchburg 10 Feby [February?] 1851 Dear Brother I have delayed answering your letter for a long time expecting to receive one from home again I received two news papers from you since I rec[eive?]d your letter I was thinking that you might have written to me some time ago and as one of the mail Steamers has been out since the 28th Dec[embe?]r and not been heard from they [the?] letter might have been in her mail if so that would account for my not receiving it The world fair to held in London next summer is creating quite a sensation here I expect that a great many folkes [folks?] will go from this and as I was telling you in my last letter I think Mr Peters will be among the number I should like very much if he would go to London that he would visit you in Ballymoney perhaps Father could give him a drive about the shore and show him as much of the country as would pay him for his trouble if he makes up his mind to go to London which I have no doubt he will do I shall certainly ask him to give you a call John Liggat talks of going along with him Mr Peters says all he wants is to get Mr Mathews to approve his plan and if he does so he shall be very apt to go I was very glad to hear that you were all well at home I hope you had a merry Christmas and a happy new year for my part I had a very dull time I was thinking if I had been at home about that time I might have enjoyed myself a good deal better but I got along as well as could expect to do at all other times When you write to me next time let me hear [How?] you spent your Christmas and if David Boyd shot any hares I was very glad to hear from Tommy Lyle that he was and that he promised to be a good boy I hope that he and Samuel will both be good boys and you must not let them forget that they have an Uncle Robert who is always glad to hear from them and who would be very happy to see them if it was at all convenient but there is rather a great space between us at present to talk of such things I was sorry that you had to leave school on account of my leaving home I should be glad if you would not neglect to pay some attention to your books if you have nothing more to do than I had when I was at home you might very well employ some of your time in that way and you may be certain it will benefit you very much Tell Tom Birns that he may have plenty of Tobacco if he either comes or sends for it if Lynchburg could not supply him in Tobacco no other place in the world could I could not do any thing for him in way of getting him a monkey but I suppose a little negro would suit his purpose as well and if so he could have a plenty of them I should like to know if Dan always expounds as much docterine [doctrine?] out of his Bible as he used to do and if he can weigh Pigs and cats as well as ever You can tell James Drain that there is a first rate country for Tailors they can get very good here as they can have more work and better wages in New York This winter has as yet been very mild with the exception of a few days in Jan[uar?]y which were very cold and made a good deal of Ice there has been a good deal of it put up in Ice houses and saved for the summer it improves the water and milk very much when there is not enough saved here there is a good deal of it shipped from Boston & other places north You can tell Mother that I go to Church every Sabbath in the day time to the Presbyterian Church and after night to the Methodist I have lately joined myself to the old Presbyterian church in this place Remember me to all old frends and tell David Boyd that I look for a letter from him every day I Remain your affectionate Brother Robert McElderry |
