| Title: | Samuel Forman, New Jersey [U.S.A.?], to John Mussentine [Belfast?]. |
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| ID | 1078 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Forman, Samuel/10 |
| Year | 1768 |
| Sender | Forman, Samuel |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Jersey, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mussentine, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | not acquainted |
| Source | D 354/1063: Deposited By the Late H.K. Worsley, Downpatrick. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Belfast, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9412212 |
| Date | 27/02/1768 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 14:12:1994. |
| Word Count | 495 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr. John Mussentine [William Mussenden?] Mercht [Merchant?] in Belfast. From: Samuel Formam, New Jersey [U.S.A.?] New Jersey February 27th 1768 Nothing but a duty Incumbent on all mankind Induces me to write to a Stranger on a Subject thats not altogether agreable [agreeable?] tho' it may Perhaps give some Satisfaction if my Information be right, there is a young woman Came from Belfast Between three and five years ago as well as I Can remember Left there with one Samuel [Lord?] and Came over with Captn [Captain?] Caste[Casted?] to New York -- she is a person rather in the Tall order Droops a Trifle in the shoulders Fair hair something on the yellow -- fair skin, agreeable Bloom in her Cheeks & Brite [bright?] blue eyes and is something Near Sighted -- at first via Looks a Little Crop eyed, other features agreable [agreeable?] and is what we Call a Likely woman she Came over well appearaled [apparelled?] and appears to be genlly [genteelly?] brought up, Supposed to Come away privately and has Concealed her name and Family -- she was Introduced at my house by a relation of her Husband as a Country woman of my wifes and stay'd with us Two or three weeks in this Time we Discovered some Burthen opprests [oppressed?] her with much relenting her rashness in Leaving her friends to Come to America to Marry a poor man that ant [isn't?] able to afford her a Comfortable Support, we got so much from her that we dont know but she may be your Daughter she would be very glad to return if she thought she Could ever gain yr [your?] [pardon?] which I hope may be obtain'd, it would give me griate [great?] Satisfaction to hear you [------?] for her -- if she is yr [your?] Child if not -- her parents no Doubt would be glad to hear where she is and perhaps by making some Inquiry you May Do [---?] that favour, I forgot to Mention her age and Name she is about Twenty and her Christian Name is Sophia, she Talks of being well acquainted at [Sligo?]. She is Married to one [-----?] D [Debogh?] a Blacksmith by Trade and a person of but an ordinary Caruter [character?] which is the [s?] Sophia had not an Oppertunity [opportunity?] of acquainting herself with as he had moved from here in Morris County where no one knew him or his Caruter [character?] there he got acquainted with the said Sophia and Married her -- if her parents should send for her which I hope they may -- if they have any Corespondence [correspondence?] in New York There will be the most proper place to send to, she Lives an easy days ride from there in said Morris County in this Province she hasnt any Child as yet, I wish this may answer a Valuable end to the poor Lady -- and friends and it will then fully answer the end its wrote for Sir I am yr [your?] Obt [Obedient?] Humble Servt [Servant?] Samuel Forman |
