| Title: | 13. From Michael Prendergast to his brothers Jeffrey and Thomas |
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| ID | 5658 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/13 |
| Year | 1843 |
| Sender | Prendergast, Michael |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | livestock farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast, Jeffrey & Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 601 |
| Genre | petition for assistance, news, politics |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan No 22 Atkinson Street Boston Mass America to be forwarded to Mr Jeffeory Prendergast prepaid Milltown November the 3rd 1843 Dear Brothers, I take this first opportunity of addressing you hoping to find you all in general in as good health as this leaves me and family with my affectionate Father and mother at present thanks be to providence. Dear Brothers I intend troubling you a little. As being my first request and I trust as faithful subjects and Brothers you will not fail sending same (ie) the sum of £3..os.od. By remitting me this to purchase a mule would be the greatest means of making me comfortable through life. At sending for this to you Dear and affectionate Brothers I did not acquaint my Father or mother of it. I would be capable of getting through life well enough but meeting with disappointments these two years past with regard of being unwell myself that left me deficient of money at present. Therefore if you remit me the above sum it will flourish me through life moreover as I got well in health thank God for his gracious gifts. (Turn over) And should you send me same if ever you should come to Ireland again if I had no other way of paying you but giving up same I will pay you. Therefore as being the first I expect you both will not fail to send me the sum of £1..10s each which will be the greatest means of sustenance for me and family. Therefore do not fail to write to me speedily as I would have to write again and again until I receive your answer as I thought at our last fairwell inside the ditch of the old Pike near Killarney that I would not be so long from seeing you. Dear Brothers Jeremiah Sheehan Kate White's son being with Sir Wm Godfrey Bart as servant he and one McDonnell this McDonnell and he made an attempt of robbing Sir Wms desk of money of which they were in Bridewell these days past until Sheehan being bailed by James Godfrey. McDonnell has gone to jail to stand his Trial at the coming assizes and also Sheehan. Transportation is sure to them. They had false keys and found on MDonnell’s person. Dear Brothers the times are very dul in this country Rates very low and no employment for labourers. Repeal carried on on the greatest terms. Danl OConnell was arrested in Dublin he and a great many of the nobility to stand their trial on the 6th Inst but we hope that the trial will be of no avail. Dear Brothers two of my children died last year as I may say one on to day and one on the following day. No more at present from your affectionate Brother wishing you Thomas and Jeffeory Prendergast not forgetting my loving Sister Judy and her loving husband Cors Riordan every happiness and Remain for ever until Death your loving Brother Michael Prendergast P.S Let Cors Riordan and Judy know that I have sent for this trifling sum. Direct the letter to my Father when you are remitting any to him who will give me the above sum if you send it for me to him. If you are sending it mention it for me in your letter and he will give it to me safely. MP My Fatherinlaw and I does not chime well. What he promised me I did not get which was one of the disappointments. |
