| Title: | R. & J. Anderson, West Salem to W. Anderson, Lisnamuck |
|---|---|
| ID | 68 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Anderson, Joseph/150 |
| Year | 1840 |
| Sender | Anderson, Joseph & Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | West Salem, Mass., USA |
| Destination | Lisnamuck, Ireland |
| Recipient | Anderson Family |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son and sibling |
| Source | D. 1859/3: Presented by Dr. J. T. Anderson, 16 Ashely Gardens, Banbridge, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9012076 |
| Date | 14/09/1840 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by B.W. 06:12:1993 |
| Word Count | 846 |
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| Transcript | West Greenville Pa [Pennsylvania?] Sept 16 To: Mr William Anderson Lisnamuck To Care of John Hunter Esq Greenfield Near Coleraine Co [County?] Londonderry Ireland [Postmarks'] MONTREAL OCT 6 1840 COLERAINE NO [NOVEMBER?] 2 1840 From: West Salem September 14th 1840 Dear Father & Mother Brother and Sister I Take time to write you a few lines Stating that I am arived [arrived?] safe with my relations I found them all well I Rested two weeks with John and David at their place I then set Out to work about 30 Miles distance from Johns Brother Robert and I works [work?] for the one Man Our pay is 16 Dollars per Month and found John and David is Liveing [Living?] on their farms Brother John Recd [received?] a Letter 8 days previous to this date John Robert Recd [received?] a letter a few days after we were verry [very?] happy to hear from you all and to hear that you were all well through mercies of god you State to us that suposing [supposing?] the Money had went to hand you did not know how to divide it when it all comes to your hand theris [there is?] £10 for Aunt Nimix sent from John Roberts the Ballance [Balance?] is For Father and Mother when the Money goes to hand David wishes you to write to him amediately [immediately?] after you state to us to write to you the particulars Respecting this Country a Young man can do Better here than in Ireland a Maicannick [Mechanic?] can have from One Dollar to two Dollars per day or a well handed woman can earn Money rapidly But a Man that has got a large Family is [?] [?] situated unless he has got £100 sterling keep [?] when he comes here a man once he gets a start in this country in the Farming way can get along pritty [pretty?] well a gret [great?] deal Better than in Ireland when once the [they?] get #PAGE 2 the deed of their place the [they?] are seafe [safe?] no rents atall [at all?] and every man here is Lord of his own Soil I would not advise you to come out here whilst the Situation you are in Sticks to you and you to it I believe you could Better here once your sons would be Father [Futher?] grown I wish to mention to you that I stoped [stopped?] [2?] days in New York with Mr William Boyd Ruth Wallaces husband and one day with John Boyd Formey [formerly?] of Ballinree [Ballinrees?] they were all verry [very?] kind to me [?] stoped [stopped?] one Knight [night?] with James Cochrane [in?] Philladelphia [Philadelphia?] I stoped [stopped?] one Knight [night?] with Charles Ridles [Riddles?] of pitsburg [Pittsburgh?] one Knight [night?] with John Armstrong the one was more friendly to me than another I saw James Reed in Pitsburg [Pittsburgh?] he was in good health I took my Tea with him one Knight [night?] you mention that William Caldwell wants to hear Respecting his Brother James and Family Likewise George McCoys Family wants to hear how James Boyces Family is they are all well and their Familes [Families?] John Roberts calculates to answer his letter in a few day from now [add?] no more at present but Remain your affectionate Son to Death Josep [Joseph?] Anderson Dear Father and Mother I feel a great deal respecting your Situation being encumbered with my Childern but I hope the lord will Feavour [Favour?] me with good health so as I will be eable [able?] to make a restitution for your trouble I wish you to keep them at School and give them a good education I am makeing [making?] my calculations to Remit money to you as soon as I can get an Oppertunity [Opportunity?] to send it seaf [safe?] I think a deal of long about the Children were it not for the Children and thinking about my Relations in Ireland I could make my self in this county [country?] it is a good country for a Single man to make money in you want to know how we are situated in respect to a house of worship there is one metteing [meeting?] house 3 miles from Champion #PAGE 3 there is a number of Metteing [Meeting?] Houses 2 miles distance from where we work in Pensalvenia [Pennsylvania?] Aunt Esecelea [Cecelia?] and her Family is well and getting along well Aunt and William is liveing [living?] Kneighbour [neighbour?] to Brother John and David in Champion William superintends the Farm that his Brother John had purchased when they landed John works For the same man that we [?] his pay is 24 Dollars per month and found Jan for some Time back has averaged 7d British per day and found They all wish to be Remembered to you all in the kindest man_er [manner?] My Brothers all joins me in giveing [giving?] their love to all our relations takeing [taking?] them in generall [general?] I ad_ [add?] no more at Present but Remain your Loveing [Loving?] Son whilst here below Robert Anderson John McFetrick and Family is well Andrew Patterson is well Mr Donnelson of Coleraine Formerly of Pitsburgh [Pittsburgh?] wishes to be remembered to James McIntyre [?] to be Remembered to all our old [--------------------?] [names?] [?] |
