| Title: | James A. Reford, New Jersey, to Frances Reford, Co Antrim |
|---|---|
| ID | 2258 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Reford, James A/15(2) |
| Year | 1856 |
| Sender | Reford, James A. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | store owner |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA |
| Destination | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Reford, Frances |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T3038/B/7: Permission to Copy Granted by W. Reford Esq., 81 Islandmagee Rd., Whitehead, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 800159 |
| Date | 28/06/1856 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 10:08:00. |
| Word Count | 801 |
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| Transcript | Bloomfield New Jersey, June 28th ['56?] Dearest Sister Frances I recd [received?] your letter dated [Templepatrick?] May 24 on the 14 of June and was sorry to hear of your bad health, and of the rest of my sisters. I would have rote [wrote?] before this but I must tell you the reason I suppose that you were not aware that I have been [receiving?] letters and word in other peoples letters from our Mother she got J J McConnell's Father to write that she was a complete cripple and in April I rec'd [received?] a letter by her urgent [request?] from Mr [Carley?] that she was [blind?] and wanted me to send money and deposit it in some one [ones?] hands that she could [draw?] and also in [her?] letter another thing these letters was [were?] shown to Mr [Floubet's?] family and the [result?] is that my children have been looked light on since and has been a cast up to them and me in publick [public?] meetings Dear sister this is hard but perhaps it is all for the best, you [wrote?] me that she is all the time in the [room?] I believe you and it would be [bad?] for you and for her that she was lame and her tongue stopped, James wrote me a letter some years ago which I intimated to you but did not give my author from the [date?] back and desired Mr [Crossier?] it to the [cause?] of Mr Beck which I did, the letter stated things which I believe is not true you wanted me to give my author but I declined at the time for fear that I would cause hard feelings when James came to America I used him [bad?] and in course of conservation he told me I was a cl- (sic) [complete?] fool for sending money as they were better off than I was I said that could not be he said you always had 3 or 4 apprentices but experience is a good school master and I have found him out that he has no regard for himself nor for you Dear Sister I do not wish to create any trouble in the family and I do write for this purpose and I hope that you will let it [Help?] as I write this letter to yourself I do not wish to cause you one uneasy thought or if I did 6 pages would not hold it therefore for your own sake and the sake of Mary and Sarah & Matilda and Susan & Frank and my sake and the Honour of God Let it pass with them Dearest Sister If I [it?] was in my power to send you relief at present nothing would give me more pleasure [Alas?] the reason why I cannot I had to give Elizabeth [an?] out fit of $20.0[0?] and I have bought another jot of land and paid for it also George has been home sick for some time and another I can only draw so much out of the [concern?], but I hope before long that I will be able to release you and the rest of the girls if I am spared Elizabeth has gon [gone?] to Harrsburg [Harrisburg?] the capital of Pennsylvania to her fatherinlaws she has a baby born on 1 Nov 1850 she calls it Francis Elizabeth, [Grace?] was very sick all winter with the inflammatory Fever she has not recovered from it yet George is sick at home Annie had to leave school and come home at the Christmas Holy days [holidays?] and has not been able to get to school yet to finish her education Joseph always is at school he studies Greek Latin & French he is a bright boy Fanny is at school Sarah stays at home being to [too?] small to go (sic) school you must excuse my [writing?] as the day is [hot?] 98 degrees in the shade almost [impossible?] to breathe, Dear Sister I beg it of you to write and let me know how you all are and as for James it is not for you to trouble your self about him as he had it in his power to do well here, if you can prevent my mother from [writing?] in other peoples letters and getting other people to write for her and having it an up cast here to my children without making her angry with you I wish that you would do it but do not incur her displeasure and have her going all round ranting about it I would [feel fine?] here with it Write soon and may God Deliver and Protect you in the midst of your afflic [afflictions?] Jas [James?] A Reford [P.S.] Sarah Jane McConnell [bides?] at Mr [Floubets?] and her sister at Mr [Baldwins?] |
