| Title: | John & Jane Chambers, East New Jersey to Mrs Thomas Chambers. |
|---|---|
| ID | 603 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Chambers, John/15 |
| Year | 1796 |
| Sender | Chambers, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | East New Jersey, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Thomas Chambers |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | T 2299/1a: Copy Purchased from the New York Hist. Soc., 170 Central Park West, New York 24, USA. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809195 |
| Date | 20/03/1796 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 27:09:1993. |
| Word Count | 864 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To Mr Thomas Chambers and Care of Mr James Yewart [Ewart?] Liveing [Living?] in Moneyglass Ireland Near Tandergee [Tandragee?] Honoured Mother Sunday March the 20th 1796 Freehold Towship [Township?] Monmoth County East New Jersey North America I take this opertunity [opportunity?] of letting you know know that I and My family are in good health at Prest [Present?] thanks be to God for all his Continued Mercies to us and I trust you all share the Same Blessing since I Came to this Country I had two children Both Daughters the oldest Name is Betty for My Brothers Wife the other is Now two weeks old and My wife is up and well her Name is Jane the [they?] were Both Born on friday I Now Live within thirty seven Miles of New York Near the shore and has [have?] rented A house and Place for one year and after that is expired I intend for to Go a little farther Back to albony [Albany?] where the land is Better and cheaper I would of [have?] gone Long before this but I still expected Letters from you as I wrote often to you and as I Like this Country very well and everything seems to Doe [do?] very well with Me. Dear Mother I want you to Come here very Much and live with Me and you Can Live better than in Best Mans house in Ireland and My Brother and Dear Mother you Must Come To Me without fail and if your is Low agree with the Captain for your Passage and he is to allow you twenty Days to send Me word after you Land in New York and I will Come there and Bring you home the steerage is the Best Part in the ship for you be sure Lay in plenty of seastore Bread Butter cheese eggs cafie [coffee?] and three gallons of Porter some spirits Potatoes Don't treat the sailors to you be sometime out at sea and be saveing [saving?] for fear of A Long Passage be sure Bring Me some Black potatoes for seed if it is ever so fue [few?] when you Land in New York enquire for Barnard Burns Storekeeper front street New York and enquire for Boats Comeing [coming?] to Midletown [Middletown?] point and I live within 9 Miles of it if you write Direct to John Chambers to the Care of Colonel [Conover?] Freehold Near Middletown point and I will soon get it then send me word how My Cousin John to be and all his Brothers is and all My relations tell My uncle Richard know that from my Cousin Billy two weeks ago and he and his family is well and my wife wishes to know how her sister [Nelly?] and two sons is John Johnston and family and Prudy I have 2 cows two hogs a #PAGE 2 fine horse of three years old worth thirty five Pounds and Can very well he has run two races and won both and is Now keeping for another and when he is five years old he will Bring one hundred pound last I and another Man jointly Bought a young hore [horse?] for fifty pounds Dear Brother Come here without fail as you Can work at your trad [trade?] and take Care of these horses as I work out sometimes from the [they?] are good prices her [here?] for weaveing [weaving?] you Can get a shilling a yard for weaving anything from a four hundred to Nine Bring Reeds from four to ten hundred [alyd?] wide Coarse shuttles sheers and temples this a good country to trad [trade?] in Cattle I bought 1 cow for six pounds and sold her the Next year for thirteen pounds I reased [raised?] two hogs since I Came here and sold them Both for twelve pounds each the People wondered to see them and I have one at Present that I epect [expect?] will do the same we heard of war being at home be sure send Me word how times is there here we have Peace and plenty. Prices of Grain are such Wheat sixteen shilling Per Bushel [?] ton Indian Corn eight Barley Nine Oats four and wages are according I had all winter six shillings per Day for threshing and eight shillings for Mowing wages high and work plenty. Dear Mother and Brother Come wait for Nobody be sure Come to New York and if you Can't Come this year be sure write to Me and My Wife and Me joins in Love to all friends and relations and Remains your Dutiful son and Daughter Whilest [Whilst?] John, and Jane Chambers Dear Brother if you have any spare Money Bring Me Good Rideing [Riding?] saddle as there Dear here and Bridle. A light saddle suits Best likwise [likewise?] Coper [Copper?] tea kettles is very dear hear [here?] buy two or three and use them once and you won't Pay any Duty for them feather [Beads?] Beds is very Dear here Bring Me one if in your power Don't sell any Sacks or Coarse Cloth for the [they?] will be very usefull [useful?] here Good check sells well here the Last I heard from my Sister she was well I hope to see her Next fall and I hope My Brother will be here to goe [go?] with. |
