| Title: | [ Mary Adams?], USA to "Dear Jane". |
|---|---|
| ID | 5 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Adams, Mary/79 |
| Year | 1818 |
| Sender | Adams, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Monticello (Virginia?), USA |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins? |
| Source | D1835/27/2/4. Presented by Greer Hamilton and Gailey, Solicitors, High Street , Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310598 |
| Date | 18/05/1818 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C McK., 20:10:199 |
| Word Count | 492 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Montecello 18th May 1818 My Dear Jane Your letter of the 21st August now lies before me. I should have acknowledged it sooner, only that I had written you in November I also wrote Mr. Stavely and cousin Ann in February, I thought you would prefer your letter of a later date. I would like to hear from you every week, and should feel happy in writing much oftener, but I know in the old country postage is a heavy tax, and my time is also so occupied, that I find difficulty in writing the little I do. I hope my dear Jane will not consider me unkind, or ungrateful, when I inform her that I have never seen M. A. Cathcart. The distance betwixt her father's and this place is considerable, but I designed writing with a request that she would come to see us. This Mr. Bones positively forbid. She said I had been to [too?] much injured to have any intercourse with the family. She said she had determined never to enter their door, but she would so far conquer her resentment, as to go to see M. A. for the purpose of inquiring about her family. This melancholy affair has given me many a heartache, yet I harbor [harbour?] no resentment against them, and was I to obey the dictates of my heart, I could extend my hand in token of forgiveness. The articles your mother sent by James, he faithfully delivered to your Sister. My situation is still the same, as when I last wrote. Though my prospect is not so good. This is owing to two near establishments which have taken a great number of my scholars. I think I shall leave this place at November, so that you may direct your letters care of Jas [James?] Bones, who will forward them wherever my lot will be cast. John Bones was married in the 8th Ult. to Maria Eve, and on the 30th Eliza Bones was united to Mr. Moore of Augusta. He is the merchant with whom Thomas lived, and is very affluent. He is about 35 years of age, rather ordinary in his appearance, but he has a sensible mind, genteel manners and an excellent character. He keeps his carriage and lives in Stoga [?]. Eliza, Ann and your humble servant were at the marriage. There were about 40 persons at tea and supper. Tea, coffee, rich cakes ornamented with leaf gold and artificial flowers, wreaths and spangles, costly viands [?], sparkling wines and a variety of delicious fruit, composed the entertainment. Busy memory presented to my mind that the last solemnity of the kind I witnessed was yours. The same active #PAGE 2 faculty presented all the scenes of sorrow I have since been engaged in, and in the midst of festivity, I could have retired to unburthen [unburden?] my heart. But let me not occupy my paper by a recital of feelings [-----?] my own weakness [sic] |
