| Title: | Will. & Ann Forrest, Philadelphia To David McClorg, Templemoyle |
|---|---|
| ID | 1085 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Forrest, William & Ann/48 |
| Year | 1835 |
| Sender | Forrest, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Templemoyle, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McClorg, David |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | William and Ann write to her family |
| Source | T.1227/29: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mr A Mac Lurg. #TYPE EMG William and Ann Forrest, Philadelphia, To David McClorg, Templemoyle, Co. Londonderry. 17th September 1835. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8905204 |
| Date | 17/09/1835 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 28:06:1989 GC created 03:12:1990 CD input 05:12:19 |
| Word Count | 462 |
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| Transcript | To:- Mr David McClorge of Teample Moile [Templemoyle?] County Dearry [Derry?] Philadelphia september 17th 1835 Dear Father & Mother I am still yet alive hoping this will find you all in the same Enjoyin [enjoying?] good health I received no leatter [letter?] from you this season I thought you would not for got [forgot?] me so soon I wish you to rite [write?] as soon as posable [possible?] and leat [let?] me know how you get a long [along?] Brother William came here in the month of March he was well at that time he lives 80 miles up the river from New York his Brother John and Famley [family?] was well at that time he promised to rite [write?] to me in July I did not hear from him since I can give you no acount [account?] of him I do not know whether he is dead Robert I doe [do?] not know anything about him or alive I did get any acount [account?] of Brother Josep[h's?] famley [family?] this long time Brother David I do not incurage [encourage?] you to Come to this country it is a hard Country for men to come here for hard work as ever I did see and the heat is so great that you never Could standed it the people in ierland [Ireland?] thinks them self well that in america and the people in america thinks them Self well of that in ierland [Ireland?] in a healthy country but I would not dis courage [discourage?] any person my old man is not in good health at present some times he talks of gan [going?] home in spring I have nothing to write at present but perhaps I might see you wance [once?] more I have no more at present but remans [remains?] your afectionate [affectionate?] son and daughter Wm [William?] & Aann [Ann?] Forest till death Miss Ross is well Mr Wm [William?] Ross and familey [family?] is well Mr thomson and familey [family?] is well Mr John Adams and famley [family?] is well Miss Margaret Aann [Ann?] Care is well Mr Anderson and famley [family?] is well Mathew and james and famles [families?] is well George Forest is is well remember to sister Mearg and Brother and Muirs famlys [families?] famlys [families?] dear Moather I send you A small present of half a pound of tea it is what we call imperial likes two dollars A half of money I would send you more but I am A fraid [afraid?] of it being lost and the are nobody gaon [going?] that is willing to take any thing this leater [letter?] goes by the care of Robert Smith I hope the [they?] will have A safe passage home to ierland [Ireland?] when you write dereck [direct?] to the care of William Forest walnut streat [street?] s[cull?]kill Nov [November?] 8th |
