| Title: | John Hilton, New York, to William Hilton, Garvagh, Londonderry |
|---|---|
| ID | 1440 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hilton, John/42 |
| Year | 1814 |
| Sender | Hilton, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Garvagh, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Hilton, William and wife |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | D 1226/5: Presented by Mr Benson, Garvagh, Co Londonderry. #TYPE EMG John Hilton, New York, to William Hilton Snr, Dullaghy, Garvagh, Co. Londonderry: 19 December 1814. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8911046 |
| Date | 19/12/1814 (?) |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 13:11:1989 LT created 20:06:1991 CD input 21:06:19 |
| Word Count | 398 |
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| Transcript | To William Hilton Senr [Senior?] Dullaghy Care of Mr John Wallace Garvagh Ireland New york Decr [December?] 15th 1814 Honoured father and mother I take this oppertunity [opportunity?] of writing to you to Let you know that I am in Good health at present thanks be to the almighty for all his Mercies, and I Earnestly hope that these few Lines will find you and all the family in the same; I have not had any Letters only one By the hand of John Rafferty and one from Brother Robert Dated Oct [October?] 23rd 1812 the latter I Received Apr [April?] 1813 Which Gave me great Satisfaction to hear that all who remain are well I have had good health since I Came to this Country, I have saved about nine hundred Dollars since I Came to these parts My Expences I Calculate at from two hundred and fifty to three hundred Dollars per year I Could have had some things stole from me Since [I?] came here I Could wish to see a Number of my relations here if there was an oppertunity [opportunity?], and if I was Situtiated [Situated?] as I was at home I would like this Country verry [very?] well; but from the situation of the times it is not quite so agreable [agreeable?] as perhaps it might be, and as to what I am Determined to do as Brother Robert mentioned I Cannot say as yet, I will wish to have a Letter from you and Let me know if there is any alteration in your Land or what is a Coming to me if any thing; and then I Shall be able to say what I would wish to do we have a plentifull [plentiful?] Country although provitions [provisions?] are verry [very?] high I have Seen John McIntosh in this town and was well but he is Gone from here I have not Seen Thos [Thomas?] hutchinson Since Shortly after I Came here but I have heard several say they have seen him in phil[adel?]phia that he was well and Doing w[ell?] Please to let me know if there is any alteration amongst any of my Relations and Give my Love to Brothers and Couzens [Cousins?] and all my Uncles and aunts and all Enquiring friends and Neighbours I add no more at present but Remain your Ever Loving Son t[ill?] death John Hilton Wen [When?] you write Direct to the Care of J & W Sterling & Co. New york |
