| Title: | William Drennan, Belfast, to "Will" [William Drennan?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 875 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Drennan, William/62 |
| Year | 1777 |
| Sender | Drennan, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | doctor |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Will |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T 765/1/10: Obtained From Mrs. Duffin, Summerhill, Mount Pleasant, Belfast. #TYPE LET The Drennan Letters, 1776 - 1819: Extract of Letter From Wm.[William?] Drennan, Belfast, 16 November, 1777, to "Will" [William Drennan?]. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9002025 |
| Date | 16/11/1777 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 22:02:1990 JM created 06:08:1991 SQ input 07:08:19 |
| Word Count | 88 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | ... While I am telling old, unpleasant truths, you are panting for news - of the publick [public?] kind there is much but so much uncertainty in it & your being in a place where you here [hear?] all & can judge better that I shall not repeat more of it than that there are a number if private letters in Town with accounts of Washingtons defeat & shocking slaughter in both sides, this Day there are packets but no accounts of it so that there is yet hope.... |
