| Title: | Dunne, Michael Jr to Dunne, Christopher, 1870 |
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| ID | 4305 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/67 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Sender | Dunne, Michael Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland |
| Destination | Brisbane, Queensland, Ireland |
| Recipient | Dunne, Christopher |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 628 |
| Genre | news, economy |
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| Transcript | [part of sheet torn off] 1870 Norbinstown Augst 17th My Dear Brother I received your Kind letter on the 21st July last which gave us great satesfaction to hear that you and your children are all well and that you find your self so comfortably situated. I sent you some [blotted: ?papers but you did not] mention that you got them. As regards my mother she is quite well and in very good spirits. My Brothers & Sisters also My self is in the enjoyment of good health and all friends you enquired for all unite with me in sending you there kindest regards. Sister mary wrote to you 2 months past and sent you some papers with news . . . [parts of lines missing] very disturbed this year past. Old Mr Radc[liffs] life was attempted at by two men from Kells Edward Geraty the Swab Bucher and a boy named brady. The fired at him on his way home from Kells and [?pas]sed the whole charge through his hat. [? Brady] held his horse and Geraty fired [?when] fortunatly the horse broke away. [?Gera]ty intended to mangle him . . . Knife according to bradys . . . it was found with the . . . after Mr Radcliff... and there was . . . call to Trim to try . . . Brady 10 years . . . During the . . . life . . . It caused great excitement in the Country and the peopl all went to congratulate him on his happy escape. Cleargy of all persewasions visited him. This country is very much changed since you left. The seasons are very much altered. We had no rain since last May that I might mention. The green la[nd| is quite burened and the streams all went dry though the crops looke very well. The harvest is all cut by this time and mens hire here is greatly raised. The have 6 to 7 shillings a day in harvest in some destricts where people are scarse. It is expected f[?or] to get very dear on account of this war between the French, and Prussia. Flower rise 5£ per ton in one day here and horses became very dear. I will send you some Newspapers to [?let] you Know how the wars is g[?oing] on. (d) All old people that you [k]new . . . at home are nearly all d[?ead and] Buryed. Poor Michael. . . Saturday may the [?Lord have mercy] on his soul. Sist[ter] . . . write to you in . . . deathe may the [?Lord have mercy on his] Sowl. Made no change in the family. We all live together and are very united thanks be to god for his blessings to us. My mother sends her blesings to you and your little children and requests of you to spare no trouble to bring them up in the fear and love of god. John Smyth of Balreask Expects to visit you in a short time. He was priested in all Hollows Collage [All Hallows College] for America and he will visit Australia. You would wish to get pat Brines adress. My mother would not wish that . . . [half-page missing] My Mother requests of you to write every 2 months even but a few lines that she dose be very down-harted when she dose be a while from hearing from you as it is one of the greatis means of chearing her to hear from you. In my next letter I will send you a good deal more news and I will write to you soon again and let you Know all the occorances of of home. Good by until you hear from me again. Michl. Dunne |
