| Title: | J. Jennings, Saintfield, to Robert McKee, Ship Bolivar Quebec |
|---|---|
| ID | 1550 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Jennings, John/148 |
| Year | 1827 |
| Sender | Jennings, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Saintfield, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Shio Bolivar, Quebec, Canada |
| Recipient | McKee, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T.1686: Presented by Mrs. G.J. Jackson, Ardoyne, Belfast |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9409339 |
| Date | 25/04/1827 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:09:1994. |
| Word Count | 531 |
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| Transcript | [cover of letter addressed to] Robert McKee Surgeon on board the Ship Bolivar at Quebec N.[North?] America [page 1] Saintfield 25th. April. 27 Seven My Dear Sir I received your letter of the ninth, and have since done all you have desired me to do. I told Mr Moorhead that you wished him to cause the [ashed?] to be put on the field, I believe he has done so since; I was going out to your brother in law I saw Mrs Anderson on the road at McMullins, I told her what you wanted Mr Anderson to do: I was down street the other evening I saw Andrew Coulter, I was enquiring after the Mrs health, he says, she is very well, and was once in Saintfield since she got out of Downpatrick, is now in Killinchy, and to reside there. I neaver [never?] heard it (what I was telling you about) once named since you went away. Doctor Rxxxx was at the sessions in Downpatrick as a witness, owing to a quarrel that took place at Crossgar between the Re---s and Clelland, but he was told that his testimony would not be taken in that Court. The Grocer Publican of Sfield [Saintfield?] has won the suit at the sessions. There was an unfortunate exident [accident?] took place in Tonoughmore Mr Hugh Minnis, and some others, were drinking spirits in Oswalds, on the Ballynahinch road, a man of the name of Copland [Copeland?] was there; Minnis gave him what spirits he would drink, and put some in porridge and milk, which caused the mans death; he was interred the day after in the Church yard; Mr Price sent a letter to Doctor Gordin desiring him to examine the body of the deceased, it was disinterred and examined in the church, I heard nothing more about it since. [page 2] I had a letter from your brother Alex they are all well, the man that he was to hire for me can not come to Saintfield. --- Jas. Warnock is still in being but no life expected for him his brother Richard is in a very bad state of health: your old acquaintance are all well, I was down street on last evening in Mr Bradleys [Junior?] Mrs B. told me she had a letter written to send to you, and also that her father had one, I was to call down to find the directions on it for him, I did so; but she was not there. It is the opinion of some people down street that you will not come back, but I told them that I thought otherwise, I will not trouble you with any more nonsense as Mrs B. is writing she will give you a full detail of every thing as she has a better opportunity of hearing things down Street I have told you all I have heard, and now,[know?] and would have expected the same from you, but if you neaver [never?] return, I will expect a continuation of your friendship, and a few lines from you occasionally, to now [know?] how you are doing and what kind of Girls you have in that country, as I do not intend to be here seven years no more at present but remains your affectionate and Sincere friend till death John Jennings. |
