| Title: | James Black, [County Antrim?], to Brice Black, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| ID | 189 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Black, James Jr/136 |
| Year | 1823 |
| Sender | Black, James Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Black, Brice |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T.3633/1/3: Deposited by Mrs J. Comparelli |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9407056 |
| Date | 10 ?/08/1823 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 04:07:1994. |
| Word Count | 455 |
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| Transcript | Racavan, Augt. [August?] 6th - 1823 Dear Brother I send this line to inform you that I am in good health, as also all the rest of our family; only our mother who for some time past has been afflicted with a severe headache, we recd. [received?] your letter dated the 3rd of April last, and at the time we recd. [received?] your letter we had sent away one by a Mr. Taggart who had come home from America, but he was not lift [left?] Ireland for some time after yours came to hands your Father thinks you might have come home to see us before you had changed your life, but since it has happened otherwise we are all quite happy and contented that you have made such a prudent choice, and James yourself into a Respectable family whom we all know so well - Dear Brother, I had some thoughts of coming to you, but now:- an account of mothers want of health I am advised by her and Father to stop at home till we see what will be the end, and perhaps in process of time we may all by the blessing of God meet you in America, Aunt Jane is in a poor state of health, Brother william is something Better than formerly, uncle John and all our other Relations are well we have to inform you that uncle Robt. [Robert?] white has sold Tullog [sic], and is in Craigamoy, and Aunt is in a very poor state of health - Brother Andrew [Watt?] and sister Jenny and family are well and send their love to you both, and sister Jenny in particular is very well pleased at you prudent choice of a wife - please to send an answer & let us know more fully what you paid for your purchase of woodland and how its to be paid, whether in sales by installment [instalment?], or all together, and also all the Circumstances both of the place and also of the Bargain - - - Give our Joint Loves to uncle John Dick and aunt, also to Wm [William?] and Thomas Dick, uncle Patricks family are all well also William Brown and family uncle William Owen and family his son William went to South Carolina to his Cousin Gladney [sic], with whom he Continues to their, we are so hurried for him as the Beaver is just going off that we cant get Cousin Owens letter or we would inform you all about it. All you wish to know about our Country let us understand it in your next letter & I shall inform you of all, I conclude with the joint prayers & Good wishes of the whole family, your Loving Brother James Black Mr. Brice Black, Care of Mr. John Dick, Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, State of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania?] America By the Northern Route. This letter was written to Margaret Black peases [sic] father (Brice Black) by his brother James Black from Racavan, Ireland. |
