| Title: | Greeves, Thomas to O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne, 1818 |
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| ID | 5949 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/4 |
| Year | 1818 |
| Sender | Greeves, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 631 |
| Genre | correspondence, legal affairs, family news, friends, decease |
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| Transcript | Dungannon 10th mo 14th 1818 My Dear Sister I wrote thee last week when in Dublin by the Britannia & wrote thee before that By a Vessel from Belfast, and now writes these few lines by the Glenthorne via New York, to sail in a few days, & am still without any information from yourselves how you got on, but will be expecting a letter in about 3 or 4 weeks. I may just inform thee that Tho Nicholson wrote to my Father from Pittsburgh, a few days ago he recd it, saying that all Wm Heazelton's property he thought would begot, if he had a power of attorney to receive it. So Susy Douglas sends by the same Vessel this goes by, a power of attorney to Thos Nicholson to get the money; and in Susy's letter of advice to Thos she has desired him to pay thee the Fifty Pounds which Billy Heazelton left thee & which I have no doubt but thee will accept of if offered. Altho I have given thee an exact acct. of the transaction, yet Father thinks it still doubtful whether Thos will be able to get the money & would not have you fully expect it for fear of being disappointed; & if its a thing that it is got, it may be several months before it. I slept with Mary, Marg and Wm Sinton [the 'Sinton girls' and their brother] in their own House the three last nights I was in Dublin and helped them to purchase goods & settle out and mark them. They are glad to have a House they can call their own. Rheuban Harvey and Hanah Christy were married on last 7th day morning & drove off immediately after breakfast for his home. They were married in Tullylish church & Joseph & Mary Dawson [cousins to each other] were the only people present. Aunt was very bad with the Quinsey [tonsillitis] when I was on ... [br]oke of itself. She is now recovered of it, but is very weak. Mother can ... pretty well & Father bravely. I have taken the lot of ground [around] my tenements from Maxwell McAvoy for which I am to give Twenty Guineas, and intends beginning the week after next to throw the parlour into the Shop, as we find the want of room more if possible: beside, their is a prospect of a good winters trade. I had a letter today from J.G. Greeves from L’pool [Liverpool] in which he mentions the death of his partner Jno Murdoch Jnr. at Port Gibson; in consequence of which he is to set out immediately for New Orleans. I have but little news, having written so lately - Tho McCann dropped down dead opposite to our door a few mornings ago & I believe never spoke after. Wm McAvoy is to remove to Jack Gribbon's old House & believe that Wm & Ann Heather... [are] getting on as well as the times will afford. Did I mention before that Tho' Greer Jn' had sent in his resignation of membership - it has not been accepted yet. As this goes with other letters in a cover to Belfast, I must send but half a sheet to make it weigh light - & will conclude with Dear Love to Willm in which I am joined by Aunt 6c Susanna, jno & I am thy very affect brother Thomas There was also a letter from Carlow for Wm went in the Hibernia. Our cousin Jack Greer that asked for Arabella Pillar died on first day week. Second day was our fair & susanna & Jane were saying it was that day twelve months Wm O Brien was here & made the Mahogany yards: how soon time passes over. |
