| Title: | Elizabeth Malcomson, Ireland to Joseph Malcomson, Bucks County |
|---|---|
| ID | 1651 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Malcolmson, Elizabeth/114 |
| Year | 1811 |
| Sender | Malcomson, Elizabeht |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Destination | Bucks Co., Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Malcomson, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D2794/1/2/1: Presented by HH Montgomery, 4 Kensington Grds, Belfast |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9509027 |
| Date | 29/03/1811 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 13:09:95. |
| Word Count | 539 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Mr Josephine Malcomson near Boartown Care of [?[ [--inhorn?] [Post?] Master, Bucks County and Buckingham township America March the ø29 1811 Dear Brother I received your kind Letter [------?] the 3 Which Was the Greatest matter of rejoicing I ever meet with We were all thinking you were Dead for we Could not Get Any Account of you Since the first letter you Roote [wrote?] After you stopt [stopped?] [---------?] that you root [wrote?] 3 letters to me but I received none but the last Which was Deated [Dated?] november the 4 We were All In great trobble [trouble?] Concernning you But rechal [Rachel?] was Worce [Worse?] than us All. She Is A fine Georrel [girl?] handy And smart. But Will not Except of Any Wman [Woman?] As A sweethart [sweetheart?] thinking one Day to see you our friends hear [here?] are All Well At present and Doing Weel [well?] only unkel [uncle?] Gorge [George?] Lockhart Is very ill And his Disorder Is [mortal?] your father's fammly [family?] are Doing very Well the Boys [is?] workiing Well All At hom [home?] rechal [Rachel?] Was With me 3 months last summer And I expect She will be the seam [same?] this summer Dear Josepeth [Joseph?] All you Sead [Said?] in your Letter Did not rejoice me As much As to hear that you Are ingeged [Engaged?] In the server [service?] of God I had a strange Dream Concerning you which give me Great plesure [pleasure?] I thought I seen you stand upright on A large horse And In your Right hand A candle [burning?] [And?] In your Left hand a omberell [umbrella?] spred. [spread?] I told my [Aunt?] the Dream And She Sead [Said?] the Lord Was Shruly [surely?] About bless you now my Dear Brother As the Lord has began at Work in your hart [heart?] you will never Draw back O my Dear but it is a Lovely thing to be religes [religious?] to havean [heaven?] hart [heart?] Renewed And our mind In light And our Sins pardoned then Life or Death It is will with is [Swoned/Swooned?] Rest It is your preveldge [Privilege?] Give your houle [whole?] hart [heart?] to Jesus for he is Worthy of it Indeed there is nothing In this houle [whole?] Worth a parting in comparrison to the Love of Christ Jesus I Could With I had Wings to [two lines obscured] your [Brethern?] And sister [--?] [--?] joins me I Renders Love your [Dear] And Aunt paar [Power?] Aunt [---?] All your inquiring [enquiring?] friends your peggy has fore [four?] Children And [Carter?] only two your Grandmother Is Living yet James Bests [-?] Son is Dead If you receive this letter let me know for my father Andrew Reachel [Rachel?] And John has Rote [Wrote?] has Rote [Wrote?] And has got no Word Right [Wright?] to me As soon as you [--?] Blessed Is the Dear unighted Love that will not Let us par our bodies [Mea?] farr of remove we still are one in hart [heart?] of Add nomar [no more?] but [mea?] the Lord Jesus Christ keep you But of hope let is all [be?] good [-----?] [----?] and trust him for What is to com [come?] I remain your most Affectionate [girl?] fear [fare?] Well Dear Brother from Elizabeth Malcolmson Ired [Ireland?] |
