| Title: | Robert Givin, Alabama, to his Father John Givin. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1206 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Givin, Robert/2 |
| Year | 1821 |
| Sender | Givin, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | manual labourer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Mobile, Alabama, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Givin, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | D 1141/1/2: Presented by Greer, Hamilton and Gailey, Solicitors, High Street, Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9011016 |
| Date | 22/01/1821 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 02:12:1993. |
| Word Count | 414 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | FROM: Robert Givin, Saint Stephens, Alabama, U.S.A. TO: His Father, John, [Lisconnan, County Antrim, Ireland?] Saint Stephens, State of Alabama April 8th 1821. Dr [Dear?] Father I take this Opportunity of writing to you by a Gentleman that is going to Scotland to let you know that I am well & Now living with a gentleman of the name of Sossman at the above place who is married to a Daughter of Bob Miller of Tenesee [Tennessee?] I was a fourthnight [fortnight?] in the House before I knew it She tells me her father Broke James's [James'?] will they appear to be Verry [very?] descent [decent?] people to me & of course her & I is relations (sic) I have wrote you Different times but Never got any letters from you I had the ague but has perfectly Recovered & is well this long time I Expect to pass the most of this Summer here it is a high town on the Tomdigby [Tombigbee?] River about 80 Miles North of Mobile & allowed to be a healthy place, times Verry [very?] ---- [----?] here at present & no appearance of better & I hear worse in Ireland I intend to write to my Uncle in Carlisle to See how they are but I would Expect a letter as soon from Ireland as from him, its likely I shall go home in the fall if I am well I would be glad of a letter from you & when you write direct to the Care of John Stuart, Mobile, Alabama State, West Florida - give my love to Ballymony [Ballymoney?] people & All my Relations & Friends & Neighbours tell Mr. Hugh Glenn that I suppose I might Wish him a great deal of Happiness I wish my Uncle Moore was here to have a months Shooting With me the men here thinks Nothing of Cutting Out the Centres 100 or two yards Distance & there is no Doughertys here - I dont Reccomend [recommend?] Any person to Come here unless he has a good trade I Can Earn as much money as I want but a good taylor [tailor?] Outstrips me you may tell R. McGown the Weather is getting tollerable [tolerable?] Hot now - there is no sickness here Yet I heard by Wm [William?] Stuart that my Uncle John Was unwell but I trust in Providence he is Recovered I ---- --thing [have nothing?] to add but that Wm [William?] Stuart is Well & living Within 8 miles of me John of Mobile is well also & Remains Your Dutiful Son Robert Givin |
