| Title: | Henry Johnston, Loughbrickland to Moses Johnston, America |
|---|---|
| ID | 1571 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Johnston, Henry/120 |
| Year | 1790 |
| Sender | Johnston, Henry |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader |
| Sender Religion | Prob. Protestant |
| Origin | Loughbrickland, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Johnston, Moses |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3578/S: Deposited by Mrs Henrietta Gerwity |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 800169 |
| Date | 16/04/1790 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 10:08:00. |
| Word Count | 414 |
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| Transcript | LBLand [Loughbrickland?] 16th April 1790 Dear Brother Your very pleasing Letter dated in Novr. [November?] 1789 and also [one?] [from?] John I recd [received?] by Mr. Thos [Thomas?] Hawthorn he returns by the same Ship & by [him I?] send this he is taking a son of Davd. [David?] Tullys an aprentice [apprentice?] with him my self and Family (thank God) enjoy a tolarable [tolerable?] good state of health [as?] does Brother John and Family. We have had a good deal of Disturbance in this Neighbourhood of Lates for Two Years past a set of idle ill disposed Fellows assembled in the night and went under the name of Bakaday [Break o' day?] [Boys?] they said their design was to take the Arms from the Roman Catholick[s?] [some?] of which they did take and some mischief both to the People and property the Catholick[s?] endeavoured to defend themselves and goes under the name of Defenders these two parties have been snarling at each other [for?] months but on the [1st?] of July last a party of the Protestants or Brak[aday?] [Break o' day?] Boys assembled to Celebrate the memory of the Battle of the Boyne with arms in their hands and Coulours [Colours?] Flying marchd [marched?] thro' [through?] this Town [and?] took the road to Gilford but about a mile from hence at a place calld [called?] [Legananny?] where is a [fork?] there was a great number of the Defenders assembled and [as?] others passd [passed?] by they fird [fired?] on them the Protestants returnd [returned?] the fire and [an?] Ingagement [engagement?] began which lasted about 5 hours there was many wounded [and?] some few Catholicks killd [killed?] and ever since they are snarling at each [other?] and I doubt if things does not take a speedy turn that there will [be?] troublesome times in Ireland before long. We have had very [bad?] weather these twelve months the summer was exceeding wet, from Ju[ne or ly to?] Jany. [January?] some wet moderite [moderate?] no Frost, Jany moderate, Feby, March, and what [so far?] of April very dry, no rain these 2 months smart frosts now in [March?] and what spring we had is faild [failed?] and very sore Labour to get [Produce?] coverd [covered?]. as to the Books you mention I have [two?] English [Dictionaries?] and am making search for them and Confession of Faith will be bought in Belfast & Mr Tho [Thomas Hawthorn?] promis [promises?] to forward it to you. I am your Loving Brother. Henry Johnston [Addressed to:-] Mr Moses Johnston in the care of David Watson Esq. Leacock Township County of Lancaster America & Favour of Mr Thos. [Thomas?] Hawthorn [recd?] [received?] August 9 |
