| Title: | H. Keenan, Ballyscullion to D. Keenan, Baltimore |
|---|---|
| ID | 1585 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Keenan, Henry/62 |
| Year | 1849 |
| Sender | Keenan, Henry |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | owns land |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballyscullion, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Recipient | Keenan, Daniel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 3397: Donated by Richard McMaster, Bridgewater, Virginia |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9406146 |
| Date | 15/07/1849 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:06:1994. |
| Word Count | 510 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Ballyscullion July 15th - 1849. Dear Daniel, I embrace this opportunity of writing these few lines hoping they will find you all well and in a state of prosperity. I am well thank God as also my wife and family - I was unwell from Nov. to May, but thank God I am recovered after my death being often despared [despaired?] of. I have seven sons at the fire side with me yet. Times [-----?] are becoming worse every day here; there is no appearance of the States recovering - I wish you to inform me in your next letter about trades I am to put my boys to in order to go on send them to that country. it is very difficult now to hold land at any price. If I could get anything for my land I would yet go myself - and take the family - Taxes are so weighty amounting in all to a fair rent that I do not consider that the people can stand up at all here. I was on my sick bed Brother Hugh's dear letter out of Scotland (Belfron) near Dumbarton where he was earning [---?] per well, and has left 4 little girls behind him. I went on the subject of the Will which you talked of and was in James McIlhatton's own house. Your son has just left œ25, Lt. [Lieutenant?] Murray is to be paid first. The place is set at œ7. profit and the executors told me they would pay me, for him, œ10 at a time till it would be paid off. By me getting authority from yourselves - James McIlhatton is in great poverty - I was with attorney Henry in Maghera in the subject and he told me that it could be auctioned by the legatees being both satisfied, but it is most likely that, that would be the most unsatisfactory manner of resolving it. With regard to putting a stone over our father I think well of it. It would just cost œ5. and if James would join us I would be my part of it. You need not be afraid of anyone interfering with the ground for that cannot be the case. I have deferred writing to Harry as he has not written me yet. I consider it will be out of sight out of mind with him - When you write let me know of sister Nancy, [--?] and if my Aunt Peggy Dobbin got over safe and of any of Henry Mulholland's sons are to the fore. We have a railroad from Belfast to Randalstown and Ballymena. There is a new bridge a building at Portglenone and the Bann's being made navigable from sea to sea, and a broad line of road coming from Ballymena to Portglenone. I wonder much of Harry not writing to me. Write me receipt of this and let me know all particulars as I wish to do all in my power for your son James being now his only uncle by our side of the house - I remain your affectionate Brother to death Henry Keenan prepaid per steamship )Mr Daniel Keenan, Via )Corner of Bart and Charles liverpool )Street, Baltimore )Maryland, America. |
