| Title: | Abraham Moody, Cloney, Magilligan, Ireland, to John Moody |
|---|---|
| ID | 1847 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moody, Abraham/25 |
| Year | 1868 |
| Sender | Moody, Abraham |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Magilligan, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Australia? |
| Recipient | Moody, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T2901/3/15: Copied by Permission of Mrs M. Mayne-Reid, 30 Ballymullan Road, Crawfordsburn, County Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503078 |
| Date | 05/05/1868 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 463 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Cloney 5 May 1868 Dear John I never sent a letter to [Austida?] but one to Henry and one to David I am buzy [busy?] and I thought Abraham was weighting [waiting?] enough I think you all mourn poor William too much he was an inocent [innocent?] kind of a man and the Almighty was pleased to take him out of too much trouble John I want you to [look?] all your affairs [fairly?] in the face and then you will have reason to be very contented you have a fine family and of all my Brothers that is Married you liked the choiscest [choicest?] and they truest partner think much of what God has given you and he will give you more if he gives not more he will give you peace and contentment with what he has given that is better than all they vanity and pride that riches can give I received a Letter dated the 10th of January from David I am glad he is getting on so pleasantly if he does not be Rich if he gets as much as will serve him that will be enough my Uncle Solomon is thankfull [thankful?] for the œ10 Bill that he enclosed in the letter he sent me I hope he will make a good use of it he has been severall [several?] times at meeting since he received it there is not much change in Magilligan there is something of they revival here but not so much as in other places it has been a severe Winter one storm after another I feel a little lonely sometimes and then again I [----?] [better?] than if I had company then I would not have confidence in [their?] was a Tea party in the Meeting house in Winter a Large asembley [assembley?] but not very select it was directed by revival young men and revival young famely [family?] they wore all the badges of distinguish but they did not deserve it their was cold watter [water?] for tea and little bread there was too many clerghmen [clergymen?] to have all time to speak Mr. Simpson came by Accident and gave the best [discourse?] ever I heard on they word Eternity never being mentioned in Bible but once and that is in Isaiah John [Ross?] has been the second time at Belfast Colague [college?] Abraham Mrs. and Family are well and getting on with their [business?] finely [finally?] I am getting on with Cloney better than you would think They have got Gortmore House taken by a man the name of Stewart he has some [h-----?] with the Salmon he put a caretaker in it [M--------?] his Father lives as you go to the mountains They Mr [Bullir?] and Mrs [Bullir?] is well |
