| Title: | Benjamin Neely Co. Derry To his Brother, Yorkville South Carolina |
|---|---|
| ID | 1939 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Neely, Benjamin/66 |
| Year | 1816 |
| Sender | Neely, Benjamin |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | teacher? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Destination | S. Carolina, USA |
| Recipient | Neely, Samuel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T3508: Deposited by Winthrop College, South Carolina |
| Archive | The Public Record Office Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501080 |
| Date | 15/09/1816 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 06:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 620 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dear Brother and family Sept. 15th. 1816 I am well at present and hope this will find you and the whole of your famly [family?] in the same. I have nothing particular to comunicat [communicate?] to you at present there has no particulars hapened [happened?] Either of your famlys [families?] since I wrote you last Unly [only?] young Johnnie Nealy of which is no Great Grief in the famly [Family?] - I have wrote you to send the tools that I sent from Charliston [Charleston?] to your House I hope you will send them as soon as Receive this if not sent before this comes to hand - I wish you to send them Mr. John Crows Book Binder, Broad Street Charliston [Charleston?] - Mr. Robert Jackson, carpenter Informs me he is coming home this ensuing Spring he is a verry [very?] proper hand to fetch them he likewise will be a proper hand to writ [write?] or anny [any?] thing else you have to send - Dear Beatty your friend is all well at present Nattin and your sister is doeing [doing?] as well as can be expected on 4 or 5 acres of Lament the both live very temprit [temperate?] you my Easily Griefs the reason - your Brother Johns second Daughter is maried [married?] to William Ferguson of Keanaught [Connaught?] Brother in law to your Brother Robert I have nothing els [else?] to inform you of your famlys [families?] Either of you - I received a letter from Wm. [William?] Neely [Nearly?] 3 months a goe [go?] Informing me of you all and likewise of Nancy being maried [married?] I wish hur [her?] a Great Dall [Deal?] of Joy please remember me to Jean and John Nancy and Joseph and wishing them, all prosperity and hapiness [happiness?] Remember me to James and Ben pleas [please?] let me know how far the are on in larning [learning?] - I [-----?] verry [very?] mutch [much?] you have not wrot [wrote?] me oftner [oftener?] - Believe me To be your Cinceir [sincere?] Brother to Dath [Death?] Benj.n [Benjamin?] Neely I wish you to be as Expeditious as possible as Robert Jackson may be left before it arives [arrives?] ... I just write this in haste to know as mullen said you received a letter from some person who had the colt near into our Gerrys be sure to answer it on receipt - and who wrote you - the which on receipt of this I hope you will not delay - I am now at Mr. Hoppers six miles from Nelsons Ferry where probable I may again teach. but will wait an answer to this (for I have great calls) so as to know who might have the colt when you write direct to me to Jamesville post office Sumter District to the care of Mr David Hopper you may expect to hear from me more fully hear after but I am with good heart & [-----?] I would hear observe that Robert Lowry is going home in march he is a gentleman and it would be a great chance to send letters - but for this time I shall conclude deserving to be remembered to both the Bettys James & Benj.n [Benjamin?] Akin and Nancy - John & Joe Miller & family - I wish them all well - should I neglect to remember them it would not be from wish but forget - the next I shall send Jain [Jane?] a good draft but the post is waiting neglect not to write on receipt of this epistle if you can read it - I am dear sam yours and Bettys Sincere friends - God Bless you Adieu Sep.r 15th 1816 William Neely (Henery [Henry?] Pitbey) From Post Wil Neely and Jamesville Post Office Sumter DistricK [District?] to the hand of Mr. David Hopper To Mr William Neely and to the hand of Mr. David Hopper Jamesville post office Sumter Districk [District?] |
