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Title: Greeves, James Richardson to O'Brien, William, c.1840
ID6083
CollectionThe Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson]
Filequaker/109
Yearc.1840
SenderGreeves, James Richardson
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationlumber merchant
Sender ReligionQuaker
OriginPhiladelphia, Penn., USA
DestinationLake Erie, NY, USA
RecipientO'Brien, William
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipcousins
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count100
Genreabstract of letter, news of family
Note
TranscriptMentions Cousin Maria—, from Liverpool to Belfast in 17 hours —Jacob Green's son-in-law Jos Burne —. "I received a genuine Irish welcome from thy dear Father, Aunt Molly and Cousin Jane (at Lisburn), Cousin Susanna
being at Cork ... with Cousin Mary".
He spent 10 days in Lisburn, a day with Cousin Daniel and the children at Carlow, 10 days in Cove with Mary and Susanna ere. Mentions himself as one of "those engaged in Teaching". His son Thomas still at school. A letter
received says Uncle John and Aunt Molly are well, also Cousins Thomas, Jane and Susanna.