| Title: | Mary Hunter, Ardmore, to Mrs. Nettleton, [America?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1499 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hunter, Mary/41 |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Hunter, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ardmore, Co. Waterford, Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Recipient | Nettleton, Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | niece-aunt |
| Source | T3081: Purchased from Metropolitan Toronto Library Board. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9406175 |
| Date | 24/09/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 644 |
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| Transcript | Ardmore, September 24th, 1852. Dear Aunt Nettleton; I now take up my pen to let you know that the Almighty has spared us to see the end of another harvest and we are all in good health and hope you are in the same, thank God for his mercies to us. Grandfather and Family is all in good health, Uncles and Aunts and their families are all in good health. there has a great many changes taken place in this country within these few months. Uncle Robert McConnell is dead. he died in March on account of gravel after a very short sickness he was in with Doctor Hall on Friday and he came home and continued on worse until Monday morning when he left this earthly abode. we were all down and grandfather went to the funeral the boys are all at home and there is no settlement made yet. Alexander Johnson's wife and his mother is dead she died in Belfast with some friend Old Robert Harper is dead. Uncle Langford has got a young son and they call him Benjamin Crawford. he is flitted into your old house and is buying corn and Aunt Betty has went in to keep shop. Uncle William has got McClurestown farm and if [is?] going to live there again May he has at present about 160 acres of land. Miss Thompson has got married in June to a young man of the name of Creavy (His father was married to Mrs. Thompson's sister) he is first mate of a vessel and they sailed to New York one forhnight after. There is a letter from them since and they had seven weeks of a passage. Also Henery [Henry?] Thompson has got married to a Miss Johnson of Gleneavy the bride and groom went to the giants causeway immediately after marriage John Mackfarlin [McFarland?] and family is expected home in the fall Mr. Orr's house of worship is building, now it is beside William Reads. Jane Gibson is a very fine child she was taken from the nurse at May and is with her Granddida [Grand dada?] Miss Gibson was living there then and Jane seemed to be very fond of her After a short time Miss Gibson went a week to her fathers and during that time she was taken to the Asylum but there is no cause known how that came She is there yet and is a little better well then Jane came out and was greatly taken up here when at the end of five weeks they came out and took her in and she is now at the infant school Dear Aunt the crops looks middling and well this year flax is becoming to be greatly sown. Dida [Dada?] had above one acre and it paid very well but Uncle William had thirteen acres the price is from 10s per st down. Meal is 10s per hundred down Oats from 5s 6d down potatoes is keeping better so far this year they are from 4s down Pork is from 4s 4d down, Beef is 3 1/2d to 4d per lb. Eggs 6d to 7d per doz. Now I suppose that Alexander and Mary is going to school and little Sarah Eleanor is walking Jane and James wishes to be remembered to you their Uncles their Aunts and all their cousins. Now I hope that you are contented and happy and my prayer is that you are so. Remember me to my Uncles and Aunts and all my cousins and I hope that they are all doing well is my sincere wish. Now I shall conclude with these few lines. Should we on earth no more unite Nor join in converse as before To heaven may we take our flight Where friends shall meet to part no more No more at present but remain your affectionate niece Mary Hunter. |
