| Title: | James Anderson, USA, to William Anderson, Lisnamuck, Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 48 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Anderson, James/17 |
| Year | 1857 |
| Sender | Anderson, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | USA |
| Destination | Lisnamuck, Co. Derry, N. Ireland |
| Recipient | Anderson, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D.1859/20: Presented by Dr. J.T. Anderson, Banbridge, Ireland. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9407017 |
| Date | 04/05/1857 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:07:1994. |
| Word Count | 1044 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | East Liberty May 4th 1857 Dear Cousin William I again take up my pen to address you to make a jeneral [general?] statement in regard to your relatives in this Country they Andersons are all married years gone by and are employed in Farming more or less William excepted he remaining Single he is yet unmarried he and mother lives in Allegheny City he is in the Coal Buisness [Business?] has acquired some money and has purchased no property; all they Andersons have purchased Farms & Owing [Owning?] them perpetual. Your Brothers John lives in Pennsylvania between West Greenville & James Town a good section of Country; Robert lives in Indiana State & Joseoh & David reside in Ohio in the Western Reserve a section of Country famed for its beauty it waz [was?] last sold to they states by the Indians the [they?] went on to sell all the other part of the state before the [they?] could think of disposing of the Western=reserve flattering themselves that they might be able to retain it but they whites drove them off I was out in Ohio last fall I had the pleasure of seeing the Andersons that reside there They were all well at that times Joseph & David informed me that Robert was some what delicate they also informed me of Roberts Sons arriveing [arriving?] in Indiana with their Father & that they were well I had a good passage My Brother John & your Brother David are intensively Aengaged in the Cheese Dairy which is Farming in a great measure its a profitable buisness [business?] Your Brothers are all married to Ladies of Ireland & all have handsome Children I am not able to state now many at the present time although I have seen them all except those Born to Robert in Indiana state my Brother John married an American her name was hide they have One Son & 2 Daughters Liveing [Living?] his Daughters are twins he had 2 Sons died about 2 years ago the [they?] died of Feaver [Fever?] or Epidemick [epidemic?] I married an American her name was Rowan her forefathers came from the County Tirone [Tyrone?] Ireland; we have One Son 10 years old his name is Edwin Oliver we have one Daughter named Hellon Deary 3 of our children has gone to the Land of forgetfullness all of them died in an infant state; Happy the babe who privileged by fate to shorter labour and a lighter weight Received but yesterday the gift of breath Ordered to morrow to return the gift to death. Having given you a brief scetch [sketch?] of my family afairs [affairs?] I will now give you some information in regard to my domestick [domestic?] afairs [affairs?] I own nearly 100 Acres of Land 6 miles from the Diamond of Pittsburg or 3 miles from the City Line and One Mile from the Village of Eastliberty [East Liberty?] for some few years past I kept a New Milk Dairy but I have rented out the farm & 18 cows for a consideration of (50$) fifty dollars per month which is 10£ of your money including one 1/2 of the Taxes I live convenient to the farm my employment at present is makeing [making?] improvements on the farm this farm I Purchased a part of when Land sold for the on [one?] sixth of what its worth at Present 7 the Other part fell to my Wife by heir [her?] kids which she liberally be stowest upon me; as to giveing [giving?] a jenneral [general?] detail as price of Land in this country I am not able to make a clear statement it varys [varies?] in price acording to Locallity [Locality?] & not according to quality thats when it lies near to a City but forming a circle around me thats to say a circle whose Semidiameter [diameter?] may be One Mile it ranges in Price from Fifteen Hundred Dollars to One Hundred Dollars per Acre the Land in East Liberty is flat & convenient further out is hilly but contains mines & minerals beneath its surface Coal limestone & Iron Oar [Ore?] which reners it valuable where your Brother John resides in Pennsylvania Land at a rough calculation ought to be worth (25$) Twenty five Dollars per Acre at pressant [present?] though John purchased at about the half of the money described in Ohio Land Owned by they Andersons would bring 25$ per acre though some of them would not take that for it on account of their improvements & buildings Congress Land in the united States is worth One Dollar & quarter although I have traveled [travelled?] over many an acre of Ground in Taxes worth only (10) Ten cents per Acre, I might have purchased at Eight cents Soldiers [sic] rights and a good title Thomas Anderson are well his family consists of Lady & 5 Children 2 Daughters & 3 Sons his occupation is Teaching School Mother & William are reasonably well although old age is wearing in on mother she is in a great measure smart & active enjoys her reason & faculties but is just a little Deaf William is not quite as robust as usual but is always able to follow his daily avocation from day to day James Best & Brothers are well They young men of the Riddles are well their Father is dead drop down to His end of polio Wherein I have omited [omitted?] any thi ng of the jeneral [general?] information of the country Prefer you to Dr. Ranolds [Reynolds?] Bollymoney [Ballymoney?] he now Owns James Thompsons farm [?] at the spinning Machine near Banside he will telegram more than I can write he is a Gentleman of jinneral [general?] information he was acquainted with me in Pittsburg When he Practised there Show him this Letter so as he may recogise me & God in his kind Providence has blessed our family with reasonable share of Blessings of this life & tolerable health although my health & that of my wifes is not altogether ruggid [rugged?] I am a little troubled with dispepsie [dyspepsia?] my Wife has Nerejie [Neuralgia?] throughout her System it has impaired her eye sight I remain your most affectionate cousin truly James Anderson Adress [Address?] James Anderson Wilkins PO [sic?] Allegheny CO [County?] Perma [sic] Mr William Anderson Lisnamuck Parish Aughadowey [Aghadowey?] CO [County?] Londonderry Ireland |
