| Title: | Jane Doran, Ballintur, [Co Down?] to William [Doran?], [U.S.A.?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 854 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Doran, Jane/47 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Sender | Doran, Jane |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballintur, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | America? |
| Recipient | Doran, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Document Presented by & Copyright Retained by Sharon DoranTurnbow, 6321 Roosevelt St., Coloma M1 49038 616 849 0240.Sharon@parrett.net or info@sandcastlescottages.com |
| Archive | Centre for Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 107161 |
| Date | 30/03/1870 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, Td by Tony Flanagan, 26:07:0 |
| Word Count | 419 |
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| Transcript | Ballintur [Co Down?], March 30th 1870 Dear Brother i take the pleasure of writing these few lines to you trusting to find you in good health as we are all in at present. Thank god for it we are getting along pretty well we have the seaweed all cut father is getting along with the labour pretty well we will be [working?] in the pottatoes [potatoes?] this week we have to work very hard father is kept very busy with the labour and drawing stones (sic) the new church, i supose [suppose?] you herd [heard?] of it it is going to be built on caroelins hill Dear brother I supose [suppose?] you herd [heard?] of father O neil writing to George brennan he spoke this morning from the altar of having a letter from him he said he sent 5 pounds to him and that there was a few other irish men going to send some to [too?] it would delight one to listen to father O neil this morning to hear the praise he gave him My father gave £5 [pounds?] towards it that is as much as any of the rest of the big farmers are giving from that down to one father got the paper you sent him you are getting very carless [careless?] in riting [writing?] i must say you must rite [write?] often as it is the only pleasure we may expect for a while to [until?] we have the pleasure of seeing yourself as you say, you will be home in a few years we were glad to think that you would come in that time hope you won't forget there is a letter from Peter Sloan he is in Orlanes [New Orleans?] with my uncle henry he said he had a leter [letter?] from you a fortnight before he rote [wrote?] and that you said you would go to him the next fall dear brother i think you are doing pretty well where you are there is no account from barney or William magee this long time We don't know what to think of them there is no account from aunt marys [Mary's?] boys yet dear brother father and mother is well brother and sisters also Aunt bridget the [they?] all join in sending their kind love to you accept the same from me i have nothing more particular to say at this time from your loving sister to health Jane Doran Good evening Willy and God take care of you rite [write?] soon excuse my riting [writing?] (Transcribed by Tony Flanagan.) |
