| Title: | Devlin, Mary to Hammond, Joseph, 1852 |
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| ID | 4324 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/86 |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Devlin, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Killicomane, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Destination | Belfast, Victoria, Australia |
| Recipient | Hammond, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | mother-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 635 |
| Genre | news |
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| Transcript | Cillicomain August Sth. 1852 Dear Joseph I Received your Kind and Very welcom Letter of the 10th of March— and was no little comforted thereby on the 31 of July 1852 and may tell you that we wear as you wished all in good Helth. We wear all glad to here that youar Family wear all in good helth and I may also Express my gratitude to your Wife who Spake so very friendly to and ove[r] us all here. Dear Joseph you inquire about your Brother Johns children if there are anny of them alive to which I have to say there is none and as for William Craig and wife they would not go a[t] all—for the have 3 children. Edward Boyde and wife have 6 Daughters and are all will and Sends their Kind love to you. There is some word from your Brother in law William Thompson out of America. He has Sent for a young women of the name of Russell. Dear Brother I wish to Send my Kindes respects and warmest love to your Misses and ame very glade of your wellfair—and My Husband Joinse in the above Sentiments Expressed. We have as yet but one child which is 4 years old June last. We col hir Sophia and she sends hir love to Uncle and Ant and all hir cousens. Now Dear Joseph I May tell you something that perhaps your would like to here. My Son in law William is a Very Kind Husband and also very good to me, but as I am now comming down the hill of lif and I can make little at winding of warp, I have bing thinking that perhaps you might think of Sending me a Present as that is a Gold Contry, and in deed gold is very hard to be got here. Joseph if you wear in circomstances Similar to mine I Know what I would dow if I wear in yours. Dear Joseph we would be very glade that you would send us an account of your holding and how you and Family are employed or whether you are holding the Farm that you did hold that you Spoke of in the Letter previous to this. Joyce Irwins Mother wishes you to let him Know that she is still alive and enjoys but bad helth and lives with hir two daughters. Mrs. Harrison was greatly rejoyced by hearing from hir Son in your letter & would be glade that you woul[d] let him Know that his Father and Mother is Still alive and would feel thankfull to you if you would take the trouble of letting them Know some thing more about him in your next Letter. William Magee formaly of Breagh is now in that contry and if you could find him out or anny thing about him, and let us Know, we would be glade or army other young Men from this contry we would also be glade for thir is grate enquiring when the here of anny letter from that contry. Dear Joseph there is one thing to Mention and that is the loss of our Potatoe crop in Ireland. I blieve this is the 7th year that the have been taking from us. Isaac Hall & Family are all well and none of them are Maried yet. John Walker the clerks Son is in Melborn and if you can make him off and send us word we will be glad. Joseph I could say a great deal if I was with you but I must conclude at present By Saying nomore at present but Remains your Affectionate Mother Sister & Brother to death Mary Devlin & Mary Ann &—Wm MCormick— To Mr Joseph Hammond Belfast port fary Australia Pr. Ship |
