| Title: | John Anderson, Cincinnati to Joseph Anderson, [Ballymaguire?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 62 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Anderson, John/28 |
| Year | 1848 |
| Sender | Anderson, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Cincinnati, USA |
| Destination | N. Ireland |
| Recipient | Anderson, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 1664/1/6: Copied by Permission of J. G. T. Anderson, Lurgan, Co. Armagh. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903067 |
| Date | 02/05/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 15:11:1993. |
| Word Count | 542 |
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| Transcript | Mr. Joseph Anderson Coagh Post Office County Tyrone Ireland Cincinnatti [Cincinnati?] May 2nd 1848 Dear Brother I received your kind epistle of February 10th upon April 10th it gave me pleasure to hear you were all in the enjoyment of good heath [health?], although it brought the sad tidings of Brothers death which i had previously heard, this will inform you that the Lord has been pleased to take my Dear wife from my side, to that land of pure delight at his right hand, January 18th she was confused, She was very sick & the babe was still born [stillborn?], she got along well for a few weeks and the Doctor thought she would be as well as before but when she got about she was very weak and did not gain strength & i called in the Doctor again and he said that she was in Consumption and he done every thing [everything?] in his power to stop the disease but he was unable and she sunk very fast, & upon sunday the 30th of April she departed this life at 11 o'clock All I hope that my loss was her gain, for the scriptures tell us that blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, for the [they?] doe [do?] rest from their labour & their works doe [do?] follow them, it is a severe los [loss?] but the Lord gave & the Lord taketh away blessed be the name of the Lord, Brother George & family is well at present they were in to the funeral which was upon the 1st of May Wm [William?] John Watters was hear [here?] about the 1st of April they were all well they had an increase to their family of another boy, he says John Tkells is got very fleshy this country agres [agrees?] with him, their [there?] is not mutch [much?] difference on Wm [William?] John onily [only?] his hair is very gray [grey?] I had a letter from him since his return the [they?] enjoy good health the [they?] received Ellens letter, all our friends at Pitsburg [Pittsburgh?] is well, Their [there?] is great accounts in the Newspapers of a revolution in Ireland let me know if their [there?] is mitch [much?] stir or excitement in your neigh bour hood [neighbourhood?] also let me know how the times has affected you i think you may be glad you did not get John McReynolds place as i understand Land is a great deal cheaper as their [there?] is so many leaveing [leaving?] the [they?] say it is hardly half as high in value, let me know how the #PAGE 2 Thenerys of Brigh is also John of Thilson also what sort of a minister you have in the Brigh and how the poorer clas [class?] gets along, times is very good in this city and it is improving very fast I have nothing of importence [importance?] to communicate Write as soon as possible and let me know how Mother enjoys her health as also Elleden and your self [yourself?] & also sixmilecross friends remember me to all my friends & acquaintances and beleive [believe?] me your affectionate Brother John Anderson P.S. Wm [William?] Miller Robt [Robert?] McCullough John --eck [Fleck?] & John McMurrey is well Alex Johnston is very low in Consumption of A |
