| Title: | Mary Hunter to Jane Nettleton, U.S. Former Wife of Henry Johnson. |
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| ID | 1498 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hunter, Mary/37 |
| Year | 1851 |
| Sender | Hunter, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | Nettleton, Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | T3081: Purchased from Metropolitan Toronto Library Board |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9406170 |
| Date | 30/03/1851 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 1069 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | March 30th 1851 Dear Jane -- My father was in Antrim on the 25th March and received your letter Ann brought it up to me and I never received a letter in all my life was more welcome to me for we were all afraid that something was the matter on account of no letters coming from some of you we are so happy in hearing you are all well as these few lines leaves us at present thanks be to God for all his mercies to us Father and mother brothers and sisters and their families is all well our sister Margaret has a fine son and they call him Samuel likewise William a son it is not baptised yet and Langfords mistress has twins they call them Anne and Arthur. dear Jane we are all so happy in hearing that Isabella has been with you all winter and I hope that you all will be a confort [comfort?] one to the other Dear Jane we want to know what your daily work is or if you have any help and what Isabella is doing likewise Sarah and her family their employment. Thomas is off the notion of going out for sometime as we hope and trust that Mr. Knox will turn out better than we expect. Uncle Samuel Manderson died in December last and they are all in black and likewise Mr. Hunter of the Hillhind is dead. Dear Jane we are all thankful now to God for removing our Dear sister Eleanor for she had no prospect of happiness here unless Robert had reformed and I am sorry to say their [there?] is no amendment as yet Dear Jane they have no female inside their house so you may guess the way they live Dear Jane Anne and Betty went in and took all her good clothes likewise her brooches and forefinger ring with enough to do I got a woolen [woollen?] scarf and a dark blue silk velvet bonnet Robert sent me four of her wearing coats that they had left and I sent them to Margaret. Jane Gibson is a fine child and is beginning to walk she is red haired she is with the nurse as yet Langford is doing well in Antrim and I can assure you if they do not it is not her fault William has got James Gibs place and our old farm so he has above one hundred acres of land Dear Jane their [there?] are a great many changes since you left this Young William McFarland has got William Molyneaux's farm called forcer Hugh McClure (is out of his place and his cousin McClure has got it) has got Mrs.Allens farm and they have got rough William Wilson's farm Henery [Henry?] Gillespie is home Mr. Morrison's trial never was published they have ordained a Mr.Orr last week in the Courthouse Anne, Betty Thomas Mary and Jane were present at it my father has not give up his seat yet Ann and Betty attends Mr.Orr with Langford as he is a hearer they are going to build a new meeting house but where it is not known Dear Jane what have I to tell you my Aunt Mary has got in five teeth that cost her 5œ [œ5?] May Ann has had no more children since you left this but the old complaint has broke in her jaw Aunt Palmer continues with Mr.McFarland and she is now on a visit at Mr.McCervel and we expect she will visit us all Mr. and Mrs. Crawford never was at my fathers the year that Langford was away untill [until?] a few days after they came home then Mr. and Mrs.Crawford and Mrs.McFarland and Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cevil came with a present of ten pounds to Ann she was not willing to take it but my father urged her to take it well then you see that money makes the mare go for she has got two fine offers since the one is John Connor the other is James Hunter my Aunt Sally's brother but if Ann knew I wrote this nonsense she would ------ as for Betty and James they are still -- not [knot?] might be tied soon and it --- --- --- Dear sister I must tell you this ---- week before last all night my father --- paying his rent and my mother sent for me --- her will then I need not tell you that you were all our ---------- about none of you writing to some of us you may let Sarah and Bella know that we roasted a we [wee?] bit of beff [beef?] that night our markets is as follows wheat 9s, potatoes from 3 to 5s. per hundred, butter 10d per pound pork is as high as 44s per hundred beef from 3d to 6d per pound, mail [meal?] from 10s to 10s 6d per hundred Dear Jane I want you to let us know if you have a place of worship near you or what kind it is or if ever a clergyman visits you for above all things in this world we should all worship God with all our hearts and minds and then our trials will be light to us Dear Jane if you write me once a year itself and I will answer it if health permits My father and mother sends their kindest love and blessing to you all and likewise brothers and sisters Thomas and the children joins me in love to you and husband two little children and likewise to William McKeen and Sarah and family and in particular to Bella I must conclude with praying the Almighty to bless and be with you all is the sincere wish of your brother and sister to death Thomas and Mary Hunter. P.S. My mother says she does not know any particular way of making her cheese sharp but she wishes to know your dayly [daily?] employment all in the first letter that any of you sends and let us know how you make you [your?] suger [sugar?] and your sape and bakes your bread and she desires me to let you no [know?] that she prays for you all night and morning and hopes that you all do the same and may God bless you all to meet here or hereafter is the sincere wish of Mary Hunter |
