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Title: 2. From James Prendergast to his children in Boston
ID5647
CollectionThe Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber]
Fileprendergast/2
Year1841
SenderPrendergast, James
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationfarmer
Sender Religionunknown
OriginMilltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland
DestinationBoston, Mass., USA
RecipientPrendergast children
Recipient Gendermale-female
Relationshipfather-children
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count413
Genreillness, family
Note
TranscriptMr Cornelius Reardon N° 10
No 10 Oliver Street, Boston
N. America

Milltown 25th February 1841

My dear Children
Your Letter of the 30th of December last arrived here
before the first of this month and I am sure I need not say
what pleasure it gave each of your family on hearing from it that ye were in good health. When your Letter arrived
I was lying very ill, in consequence of some ulcer or very
dangerous lump which I got on the Ribs. After some time
it came to a supuration and discharged a considerable
quantity of fetid matter. My recovery was much dreaded
but at present I am well thank God. This will account
for my delay in answering your letter, as I could not
attempt it sooner. Your Mother and friends are all well.
I have taken a good new Garden in addition to the
redigging which I had. If can seed and till what I
have I may say I would be happy against next
Season. Mrs Fleming will be going this season early.
She carry ye a good supply of socks. She desires to give
ye her best respects. John Ginna (Mrs Ginna's Brother
=inlaw) with his Wife and family are prepared to go over
with some other neighbours. Kitty Keting of Tralee begs
of you enquire for her Brother, Uncle and Sister. They are
somewhere about ye. Father OFlaherty knows them
well. If you can send us word how they are situated
and if they are worth anything. Michl desires to let
Jeffrey know that he spent 7 weeks ploughing at Curoglas
and never met with greater kindness. Let me know if
Mary Leahy is doing well and ifJude has any servant
maid. I think if I lived as long as my uncle John
Flahiv who died in December last aged 102 years, I never
will leave this life until I see you here. Tell me if
Con and Jude enjoy good health and how each of you
is at present. Your Brother John has a Daughter called
Jude. Every one of the Boys is in the state ye left them and they join me in sending ye our love and blessing
I am, dear children, your
affectionate father
James Prendergast

P.S. I desired Roger Sheehy Write to his
Daughter Mrs Ginna. He and family are all well
but they have no account of his son Michl.