| Title: | William Johnson, Pennslyvania, to Johnson Family, L'derry |
|---|---|
| ID | 1565 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Johnson, Job/7 |
| Year | 1766 |
| Sender | Johnson, Job and William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen traders? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Oxford, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | they write to their family |
| Source | T3700/1A: Deposited by Prof. Curtis Wood & Dr Charlotte Arnold |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 1200266 |
| Date | 02/03/1766 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:12:00. |
| Word Count | 872 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Copy of the original and typescript transcript of a letter from William and Job Johnson, Oxford, Pennsylvania, to their brothers John, Robert and James Johnson, Slatabogy [Slaghtybogy?] Co. Londonderry. [Addressed to?] John Johnson in Slatabogy [Slaghtybogy?], To the care of Mr. James Barclay, Merchant in Maghera, County of Londonderry. Oxford Township, March the 2th [2nd?], 1766. Dear and Loving Brethren, We trouble you again with a few lines to let you know that we are both well in Health, since our last unto you Thanks Be to the Almighty God who has so Abundantly Been Favourable to us in this our Pilgrimage, with that Precious Jewel Health, and we Hope that These Lines will find one and all of you in perfect Health Both in Body and Mind for which we are Both very sollicitous [solicitous?] Concerning and would be Glad that one and all of you [-----?] Not Neglect any Convenient opportunity of letting [-------?]. The same from time to time During our Pilgrimage in [---------?] Land Dear Brethren we have Nothing Further to write to [--------?] of good (sic) but what we have already wrote This Being the Ninth [---------?] that we Have Sent Home This Year, Eight by Hugh McCagen [---------?] is Gone Home and although he was in this Town had no [------------?] opportunity of speaking with him before the Departure [-----------?] to let Cousin Robert Johnson Know that I have got to under [----------?] his Son Isaac had put Himself Apprentice to a Chair [--------?] Short Time Before His Death But the Term he was Bound [--------?]. Master's Name I have not as yet Justly come to know [------?]. He died in the said Man's House of an Intermiting [Intermitting?] fever [------?] was took care of During his Illness very much by a Girl [-------?] I supose [suppose?] some one of the Wilsons Which Stayed at the said Man's House; And Be also Pleased to Let George Given know that I [sic] having [---sion?] about Forty also to go [----------?] [-----?] forty Called in the Coming Back to see the Widow [-----------?] William Hay, at Trenton when I had the opportunity of [------------?] From him Directed to William Hay and His Love to us. Therein [----?] Desiring Us to see about His Son David who Has Left the [-----?] Here, therefore as soon as I Got Back I went to Philedel [Philadelphia?] [------ng?] to Buy Him Back from the said Captain and to Put the [------?] Matter if it Lay in My Power as I could Get No other [-------?] Him off. But the said Ship went to New York that the [-----?] So that it was utterly out of Our Power to do anything for him. But let them not be in any concern About Him For I Have Reason to Think that it was the Best Step That He Could Take Both for Soul and Body, and He May Come to that which None of the Brethren ever will Come by staying at Home a Roasting of Potatoes. Dear Brethren we Must Let You (sic) that we charge you very Much with Not Letting us Know in any of your letters you wrot [wrote?] [------?] know all our Good Old Neighbours are, Especially George Givan [-----?] Though He May Think We have Forgotten him Being At Such a Distance from Each other yet when Brother William and I mate [meet?] [we?] seldom part without Have [having?] His Name in Some of our Discourse. If He was Here He would make well out at Making of Brooms. [to?] Sweep Houses with, there being a Great Call for Such Tredsmen [tradesmen?]. For sixpence per Broom, so that if he is not failed since we [went?] away He Might Make Easily Six of them Each Day. Besides [---?] Meat and Drink as Slatabogie [Slaghtybogy?] Never Can Afford Him. Having no more at present to Acquaint any of you with [----------?] before that you would give our Kindest Compliments to our Uncles, Aunts, Friends, and former Acquaintances and we would Take it as a feavour [favour?] if any of them that would [----?] us with a letter. Hereafter So We conclude With our Real [-----?] to Sister Martha and Sister Elizabeth While We Remain [------?] and Loving Brethren Your Most Affectionate and Ever Loving Brothers William & Job Johnson P.S. [Post Script?] Dear Uncle John. If you could Get Me Sent with some Safe Hand In the Spring About Ten yards of Linen Well Bleached and of yard width Thirteen Hundred on Fourteen Hundred Cloth. It would very much oblige your Most Loving Nephew and humble Servant Job Johnson. We have had Little or no Winter here this year; and of Snow not any but what lay on the Ground for four or five days only. The Stamp Act has Not Taken place here as yet. The people Stand so Much Against it, but it is forced upon some of our Islands Especially Jamaica, Nova Scotia, Where at present they make Legal prizes of a [-----?] going in there. But we Expect Now Every Day to Hear of it being Repeated, or Forced Upon us By Men of War [---------?]. Here to be Sent to Block up our Trade untill [until?] we be obliged to take [The?] Cursed Commodity Called the Stamp Act which is all the name for it here. |
