| Title: | R. Mills for Aunt Moore, Baltimore, to D. McDowell, Georgetown. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1774 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Mills, R/150 |
| Year | 1827 |
| Sender | Mills, R. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Destination | Geortown, Washington, D.C., USA |
| Recipient | McDowell, D. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | distant relatives? |
| Source | T 2305/33: Presented by South Caroliniana Library, University of S. Carolina, Columbia, S. Carolina. #TYPE LET Fragment of Letter From [R. Mills for Aunt Moore ?], [Baltimore ?], to Davison McDowell, Georgetown, [16 December?], [1827?]. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9006017 |
| Date | 16/12/1827 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | 12:06:1990 GMcE#CREATE created 22:10:1991 PKS inpu |
| Word Count | 546 |
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| Transcript | Mr McDowell Dear sir, [-?-] [-?-] [-?-] [-?-] [-?-] you came to had, and we regret to [-?-] [-?-] of God to remove your mother from this world of sorrows and affliction. We [?] [?] for that great event, the [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] must pay sooner or later, which we [now?] [give?] [the?] [?] of those who were me[?] and [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] who were the followers of the weak and lowly [fellow?], and [?] unable to penetrate beyond d[?] are s[?] they grow [?] [?] [?] is th[?] assurance that o[?]ss is th[?] et [?] 2 gain "Be You" of [?] [?ready?] for in such are his [?] [?] [?] [?] the [fear?] of man cometh We would have answered your letter sooner, but [?] Moore was anxious to attend to some business first, which she regrets she did not mention to you when you [?] here but your visit being so unexpected it always [?] her memory. The business to try [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] from G[ood?] p[resent?] for [?] [w?] [?] of [?] [?] [?] [?] the re [?]ary was [?] [?] [?] is to the write is the p[?] with [?] and [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] to [?] P?]ther, an eminent Las[?] [?] very [?] [?] [?] many who offerd to do all in his [power?] gi[?] [Harvard?] to Wash ington [Washington?] to hear the [ ? ] [ ? ] [ ? ] [ torn & ] [ faded ] [ ? ] [ ? ] [ ? ] which would come in a very acceptable time, as it would enable the two families to separate, and we take a house in town, Aunt owing to the Rheumatism which she has suffered with for a long time, her limbs have become so weakened, that it is seldom she gets to Town, even to Church, for some days past she has been more afflicted with it than usual, so much so indeed, that it is with pain she moves about the house, we have had a long spell of damp unpleasant weather probably increase of pain is in consequence of that I expect about the time, or it may be, before you receive this you will receive a letter from Lawyer Winchester, the Gentleman spoken of above who will give you every inform ation [information?] necessary how to pro[?]. Aunt neglected mentioning to Lawyer Winchester the names of those Gentlemen that would be able to give information concerning Major John Moore her husband, and would now go in to see him about [ ? ]The names of the gentlemen [ ? ] acquaintance of Uncle Moore's Mr Henry Hampton, Mr John Hampton, and Mr Asa Delosier whom she thinks lives in Charlston [Charleston?] or [?] not farther of [off] than the Congaress [Congaree?] Aunt Moore would take it a great favour for you to attend to this business as soon as possible. Brigadier General McDonald an old acquaintance of ours was very kind in offering to render her all the assist [ ? ] and mentioned that if it was attened to immediately then [?] office in time to have it settled during this session [ ? ] how long Uncle Moore |
