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Title: David Pollock, Greensburg, to Ann McClorg, Co Londonderry
ID2132
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FilePollock, David/109
Year1790
SenderPollock, David
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginGreensburg, Penn., USA
DestinationTemplemoyle, Co. Derry, N.Ireland
RecipientMcClorg, Anne
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipsiblings
SourceT 1227/2: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mr A MacLurg. #TYPE EMG David Pollock, 8 Dec 1790, Greensburg, to his Sister Ann McClorg, [Templemoyle, Co. Londonderry?]
ArchivePublic Record Office, N. Ireland
Doc. No.8909185
Date08/12/1790
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
Log06:10:1989 LT created 24:09:1990 MC input 24:09:19
Word Count261
Genre
Note
TranscriptGreensburgh 8th December 1790
Loving sister from a Rev[?] of your past tenderness
and affection which I formerly Experiencied [experienced?] I
imbrace [embrace?] This oppertunity [opportunity?] of writing to you
I am happy To inform you that I have all along Enjoyed
A Good state of health for which I Desire to be
Thankfull [Thankful?] to the athur [author?] of our Beings and
although in a Distant Country from my Relations have
Not Been without good friends as to my
Business I have had some Defecltys [Difficulties?] and some
sucksess [success?] in it however it seems favourable at
preasent [present?] and I am Making a tolerable
progress in it I Continew [Continue?] in the same state of life
I was in yet I have No Vieaws [Views?] of goeing [going?] home
at preasent [present?] as I keep Boys and must stick by
Them I understand there are letters Came in for
Me But are Not Come to hand yit [yet?] otherwise I Could
Have wrote more fully I long much to hear from
you all and to know something of your affairs
I supose [suppose?] a long absence has Nearly buried
The Relation betwnne [between?] us I have got No letters
from any of you this two years I Expect a line from
your self the first oppertunity [opportunity?] Let these
Recomend [Recommend?] me to your husbant ]husband?] Remmemberme
To Brothers and sisters and to all Enquiring
friends your afectionate [affectionate?] Brother to Death
David Pollock
William McClorg
N B have heard some of my friends are Dead
I expect it is my aged Mother