| Title: | Hester Habersham, U.S.A. to Mrs. Helen Lawrence, Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1290 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Habersham, Hester/21 |
| Year | 1770 |
| Sender | Habersham, Hester |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | middle-class housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | USA |
| Destination | Coleraine, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Lawrence, Helen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | D 955/14: Deposited by Messrs. Martin, King, French, & Ingram, Solicitors, Limavady, Co. Londonderry. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9706205 |
| Date | 01/01/1770 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 25:06:97. |
| Word Count | 369 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [letter incomplete and undated. Found in bundle of letters dating from the 1770's?] Mrs. Hellen Lawrence In Colerain [Coleraine?] Ireland husband, and now want nothing to compleat [Complete?] my happiness but a sight of my Dear Sisters and friends in Ireland, which I am afraid will not be for some time, as Mr. Habersham intends going into Business, but I am sure when he can conveniently go he will his brother is coming out from London here, about the middle of September next he comes in Anderson who carrys this letter I beg you will write a long letter by him & it will come safe if you direct it to Mr. Joseph Habersham at Mr. John Clarks in Billaters Square London when you may depend on their coming safe to me, Let me know how all my acquaintants in Coleraine do and how Mr & Mrs Irwin does I have wrote her twice but have not had any answer [they?] [on?] imagine the [they?] did not get my Letters, Sally writes me shocking account of our friends in [Fingaul?] which I am sincerely sorry for but I was much affraid that would be the case, write me a full account of what has happened [torn][since?] I left Colerain who is dead or married [torn] [suppose?] by this [that?] you have another little if [torn] [----oy?] full it James and it will answer both for Lawrences Brother & Mr Habersham, I long to see my little namesake she must be a little entertaining creature as for my Dear John I hope he is well & will live to enjoy all the fortunes of the Mackys, I will tire your patience no longer tho to Beg you will give Mr Habersham's and my love to my Dear Brother Lawrence till I would write him but look upon it as the same thing which of you I write to, My Compt [compliments?] to Mrs Dunlop Mrs Haslet Mrs Gault Mrs Brummage and family tell Mrs Brummage Charles is well I have not seen him but he is at my uncle Campbells in Charlestown Compt [compliments?] to all that Inquire of & particularly to my Dear Jenny Cuppage Mr Habersham Joyns [joins?] me in Love to you and am me Dr [Dear?] Hellen your ever affectn [affectionate?] and loving Sister Hester |
