| Title: | James Robb, Co. Londonderry to [William Creighton?] New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2310 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robb, James/23 |
| Year | 1846 |
| Sender | Robb, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Coleraine, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | [Creighton?]William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | uncle-nephew |
| Source | T3452/1/10: Deposited by Mrs J Creighton |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 201125 |
| Date | 29/04/1846 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, Td by Maxine Green, 07:01:02 |
| Word Count | 242 |
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| Transcript | Coleraine 29th April 1846 Dear Nephew I received your letter of the 9th of March I am glad to hear you are well your Aunts and I are well. When we received it we sent it over to your Fathers we have no influence on him or his Family but I always heard it said that your Father intends to give you just the same as the rest of his Children, your Aunt Sarah has sent two Newspapers to Athens [New York?] you may send for some of them but you need not put yourself to any trouble in sending her one. I think Coleraine is twice as large since you left it we have [got a?] splendid Bridge over the Bann which (stain) about [?] Pounds we have got Lamps in all the Streets in the Town lit with Gass [Gas?] any one in the Town may have their shops lit with it. we have two Churches of the Church of England four Presbyterian Churches one Methodist Church one Baptist Do [Church?] one Independant [Independent?] Do [Church?] and two Papist Chapels. I think the Dublin, Belfast, Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush Railway will cross my Farm the most of my Neighbours have got their seed in the Ground and are now begun to sel [sell?] their Potatoes your Freinds [Friends?] in Coleraine are all well I hope you and all my Friends in Athens [New York?] are well, and all the Creightons and am Dear William yours truly James Robb (Transcribed by Maxine Green.) |
