| Title: | Andrew Greenlees, Dayton, Ohio, to his Brother. |
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| ID | 1250 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Greenlees, Andrew/19(2) |
| Year | 1863 |
| Sender | Greenlees, Andrew |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Dayton, Ohio, USA |
| Destination | Magheramore, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| Recipient | Greenlees, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2046/13: Copied by Permission of Aiken McClelland Esq. 3 Beechill Pk. Ave. Saintfield Rd. Belfast 8. #TYPE EMG Andrew [Greenlees?], Dayton [Ohio?] to his Brother, September 7 1863. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8911036 |
| Date | 07/09/1863 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 13:11:1989 LT created 17:01:1990 CMCN input 18:01: |
| Word Count | 928 |
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| Transcript | Dayton Sept [September?] 7th 1863 Dear Brother we have had an unnatural early frost coming on the last days of august killing mostly all the growing crops more especially corn, potatoes and vines generally consequently crops will be rather light to gather this fall corn not being near matured when killed will make perhaps half a crop other cereals about the same proportion so this years crops wont make farmers in this vicinity very [?] [rich?] I dont know that I have any news to write this time every thing at present seems barren of interest of; I have some news which I had almost forgot [forgotten?] to tell you since my last we have had an addition to our family another son Charles Andrew born July 19 ult a fine little fellow indeed the world moves and so have I need scarcely tell you of our recent victories against the rebels for you are always informed through the papers (that is if they can do so without coloring [colouring?] it in favour of the south) suffice to say the father of [writers?] at Mississipi [Mississippi?] is again per the gardian [guardian?] at vicsburgh has been untied or rather cut by the gallant Grant, Port Hudson also [by?] banks, cutting rebel [dom?] in two by the middle leaving the two ends of the [snake?] to write out its agony as [b?]est it may, not counting the [dirty?] skirmishing betwixt the opposing forces; in regards battles in the month of July alone we took from the enemy in killed wounded and prisoners, the sum total of one hundred thousand 100 000 chosem [chosen?] men this was scarcely a good months work since then the [dogs?] of [war?] has been let loose against Charleston, the mother of rebels at the present writing every prospect indicates that that nest of traitors will be burned with fire Gilmore has already battered the famous Fort Sunpter [Sumpter?] to a heap of ruins, and at last accounts was shelling the city in your last you ask to be excused for not entering into the spirit of the war as enthusactic [enthusiastically?] as I do I would not expect you to be quite so much interested in the success of our arms as if you were a citizen of our country but suerly [surely?] no good citizen can feel indiferent [indifferent?] as to the result had Smith O Brien and his confederates succeeded in their designs of rebelling against the British government and been so far successful as to raise a great and [force?]ful army or five or six armies if you please with the [?] purpose of putting down the British protestant government and establishing in its room a papal tyrannical despotism how would you have felt on the subject would you not have been ready and willing at a moments notice & shouldered your knapsack and musket and marched to the defense [defence?] of your countrys dearest rights it is so with me I am a citizen of this country all my interests are here I look upon this as my country which I love with a true patriots heart and although it would be very hard for me to leave my family (for I love them dearly) yet should the draft name me (as it has not yet) I will s[eek?] no substitute nor no creep hole but march at once to fight and if need be die for my country it may so please God to [?] our army with continued success that the war will soon be over and once again be established within our borders and the supremacy of law order and government established with the fond spot of slavery erased from our fair escutcheon and the bright star of liberty and freedom established with room our friends here are about as usual I saw Aunt Greenleeses folks [at?] meeting yesterday they are well we had an epispocalian [espiscopalian?] preach for us yesterday and for one I liked him very much he preached a fine discourse on the education of and training of children, from the words train up a child in the way when he is young and when he is old he will not depart from it the house was crowded more perhaps with an itching curiosity, to hear and see the novelty of the epispocal [episcopal?] service than to be benefited [benefitted?] by the ministration of the gospel let us hope and pray that the seed sown may yet yield an abundant harvest for indeed family government in this west country is rather l[ax?] a great deal more so than in the eastern states I had a letter from cousin Helen [?]ken (Johns oldest daughter) they are well Roberts only child Theresa Jane is dead I sympathize with Robet [Robert?] & Jane deeply, she was a sweet child she used when I lived east to be a great pet of mine but she has been transplanted to the world beyond, at the early age of twelve years Cousin Elizabeth Moore or [Mrs?] [Skil?]len by her Husbands name is also dead some three months ago, also Elizabeth moore Roberts only surviving girl has also been called from time to eternity all these providences admonishing us to be also ready for the great change when it shall come and may God bless you and prosper you in the work of the ministry and crown your [hopes?] with abundant sucess [success?] is the prayer of your loving Brother Andrew P.S. I owe Father a letter I will write when convenient good bye [goodbye?] Andrew |
