| Title: | William Hobson, New Richmond, U.S.A. to Greer, Dungannon. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1450 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hobson, William/17 |
| Year | 1845 |
| Sender | Hobson, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | justice of peace, clerk of |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Richmond, Ohio, USA |
| Destination | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Greer, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T 2642/1/88A: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mrs Spence. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007141 |
| Date | 21/09/1845 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 06:09:1993. |
| Word Count | 577 |
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| Transcript | To: Greer Rhone Hill Country Tyrone Ireland Dungannon 1845 Friend Greer Not knowing who lives on Rhone Hill at present I direct to Greer if it be Thomas Greer In this will remember Wm [William?] Hobson son of John Hobson then 4th mo [month?] 1819 living beside the meeting house at Grange - my object is to hear something of my Parents if living I have heard nothing for a long time. The last I heard was by Robt [Robert?] McMakens son at New Orleans with John Greeres [Greer?] I have sent thee 2 papers of and of useful & ornamental trees No 1 is Pseudo acadia or Black Locust No 2 called Catalpa cordifoli the timber is the most durable we have here we use them for shade trees plant No 1 in the winter that the seed may freeze a little No 2 in the spring I can send thee any qty [quantity?] of seed of any we have here - I have frequently wrote home but whatever is the reason I can get no answer there was one came to Cincinatti [Cincinnati?] & lost in the office - if this comes to Thomas Greer Senr [Senior?] or Jr [Junior?] or any of the family I should be much gratified to have a few lines or from any of my fathers family to know how or where they are & whether living or dead & where Elizabeth Ann & Joseph are & all the family of Thos [Thomas?] Greer & his family I heard John was dead & how his son Joseph is & Hannah & the rest also John Shaws family Dree Hill after many years rambling from N [North?] to S [South?] of the United States I am now living on the Bank of the Ohio 20 mile[s?] above the City of Cincinatti [Cincinnati?] in New Richmond Clermont County & State of Ohio I cannot say Fortune frown'd on me nor regret my changes I have been Honer'd [Honoured?] as far as I have desired being several years an acting Justice of the peace Clerk of the township & as post master the last I have resign'd, please shew [show?] this to Joseph Greer or my Bother Joseph I will expect about 3 sheets from either of them also to my dear parents if living - please to do me the above favor [favour?] I shall always remember Thos [Thomas?] Greer & still remain thy friend William Hobson New Richmond Clermont Co [County?] Ohio 9th Mo [Month?] 21st 1845 I send this by a person John G. Scott he is #PAGE 2 going to England tomorrow I expect thee has seen the papers that our expresident Andrew Jackson is dead we had a very strong political contest for his election I have seen & conversed with him often he was a stern man in his duty if I can get any answer to this I can give thee a long history of travel having been in nearly all the 26 States we have a hard political question on Slavery the most cruel & detestable principle that can exist in any Government I have seen the practical principles of it in all its disgusting forms in the Slave States I can see them in Kentucky from my door every day if I knew who to send to I can send a great many papers on all the topics of the day please to remember to any & all that knew me & enquire respectfully thine Wm [William?] Hobson |
