| Title: | John Moore, Georgia to Eleanor Wallace, Newtownards. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1867 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moore, John/5 |
| Year | 1843 |
| Sender | Moore, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination | Newtownards, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Wallace, Eleanor |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | D 1195/3/2: Presented by J. W. Russell & Co Solicitors, 4 High Street, Newtownards, County Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9403052 |
| Date | 08/04/1843 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 09:03:1994. |
| Word Count | 422 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mrs. Eleanor Wallace Newtownards [County Down?] Ireland From: John Moore Augusta Georgia U.S.A. April 8th 1843 Augusta April 8th 1843 Dear Sister, I have a letter of yours a long time on hand unanswered, owing to my natural indolence and a particular dislike I have to writing I am now a very indifferent correspondent the opportunity now presented however is so favourable that I cannot let it pass. My Brotherinlaw [Brother-in-law?] and his family (Mr. & Mrs John Bones and their Niece Miss Longstreet) intending to visit their friends in the north of Ireland have prevailed on Mrs Moore and Myself to permit our eldest Daughter Elizabeth to accompany them Mr. & Mrs. Bones intend spending about two months with their friends near Randlestown [Randalstown?] aportion [a portion?] at least of which time I wish Elizabeth to spend with Brother James's family in Newton Ards [Newtownards?] Mr. & Mrs. B [Bones?] intend visiting Glascow [Glasgow?], Edinboro [Edinburgh?] and London and from thence to cross over to the continent the [they?] will therefore not return by the way of Dublin. I have written Brother James to arrange this matter with Mr. Bones and to give Elizabeth some time to spend with you before they finally [quit?] Ireland. Elizabeth is about sixteen years of Age. She has grown up very rapidly within the last two or three years and that together with her close attention to her studies has I think in some degree impaired her health. The voyage across the Atalantic [Atlantic?] will I hope improve it, Make her more familiar with the forms of Society and give her an oppertunity [opportunity?] of becoming acquainted with her relations in Ireland, She only left school about ten days ago to prepare for this Journey. Henry is still at Princeton College, he expects to Graduate next fall and will I expect take a very fair if not high grade he spent the Vacation with us last summer, I wrote for him to come home as the confinement or the Northern climate had made him assume the aspect of a student __ he looked pale, he however gained ten pounds in weight during his five weeks soujourn [sojourn?] at home, and left in good spirits__ but why should I enter into details with regard to family matters, I refer you to Elizabeth for every information you require with regard to your friends here. Mr. & Mrs. Clarke & Mrs Moore are in the enjoyment of their usual health. Mrs M [Moore?] and all our little family join in kind and affectionate regards to yourself Sister Fanny Mr Wallace and your Daughter Eleanor with Dr [Dear?] Sister Your Affectionate Brother John Moore |
