| Title: | Nelly Bryson Robb, Ballysallagh, to David Bryson, New York |
|---|---|
| ID | 2315 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Robb, Nelly/79 |
| Year | 1805 |
| Sender | Robb (n.Bryson), Nelly |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballysalagh, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Bryson, David |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 1373/6: Copied by Permission of Dr.J.C.Robb, M.B.E., M.D., M.CH., 21 Cambourne Park, Belfast 9. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office,N.Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9510169 |
| Date | 03/11/1800 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:10:95. |
| Word Count | 656 |
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| Transcript | Letter from Glasgow 1799-via Donaghadee! from Samuel Bryson a medical student son of D.... James Bryson 1730-1796 Nov 3rd (1800) Letter from Nelly Robb(nee Bryson) Born 1772 to her brother David in New York (Born 26.x.1776) (David & his father Andrew (born 1749) had escaped to U.S.A. before being apprehended in 1798 Rebellion. Then Davids brother Andrew was transported to Barbadoes Letter from Nelly Robb born 1772 to her brother David Bryson 26/1/1776 New York 1805 Ballysallagh Nov 3rd 1805 My Dear Brother I [would?] [desire?] to thankyou for your [so?] [readily?] granting my request with respects to Mr McFerran But was very sorry to inform you that [it?] [is?] out of his power at present to profit by your generosity unless he was to go [----?] without a Decent suit of clothes while he lived with his Father he took care that he should not have an over stock of necessaries and to my own knowledge while on the [cutter?] he was obliged to give a part of his small earning to his mother to provide the common necessaries of life while away one knows that his Father was squandering away larger sums to the worst of [purposes?] on his leaving the cutter however [-----? was about three weeks ago he had four [guineas?] to lift but this they could not pay till their return from Dublin when they were then going and [stained] it is uncertain how long their stay may be and the character of the capt [captain?] is such that he is certain that in order that he could leave would [----?] it [when?] he was gone [----?] by going now thro the [letter?] his all would be lost whilst he could not make his appearance in a place when he must [unavoidably?] meet [so?] [many?] [aquaintances?] and as every one [assures?] us that [I?] [can?] make no Difference to you as you will not think of [advancing?] the money till [his?] [arrival?] he is [determined?] to want the returns of the [vessels?] which Mr Martin says will if possible be with flaxseed and at any rate he says that there is another to come from the same owners which will answer the same purpose I asked him if the order he had received would admit him in any other vessel he said it would not even in the grace on her return unless received of this you will be kind enough to take notice Three weeks he has been with us three weeks and I think the character improves so again [stained] he suggested to me to be [aware?] that [making?] [it?] [into?] the means of selling and in life he makes his way through it with [credit?] to himself and acknowledge to [society?] I am sorry his learning the Business with you would not suit you And I am sure while you had him you would have had always had one trusty hand think however his [-----tration?] could it have its bent is rather [--------?] [thinking?] thing else he must however conform to [circumstances?] [torn] I believe I mentioned in a former letter regd [regarding?] some one of you that he was to [a--ot?] Was he working the Flax mill this season or this? Business he is thoroughly Master and of [beast?] with 2 little for [business?] [advances?] [Don?] [Marido?] for the other hand himself and seems contrary to my expectations to [stained] agree very well [worth?] it we intend moving next week if [possible?] [Cost?] in my letter [--------?] Ireland mentioning some particulars of our situation which you will hear from him I have divided my [------?] into small pieces to enable me to write a few lines to each of you [-----?] Nelly R God grant that these letters may find you as they leave us all well my Grandfathers continues still in the same state as formerly I intend going to see him if possible before we move I have not [----?] [torn] so any remarks on the understanding [torn] of your letters which are highly [torn] I have [not?] [room?] on the [entertaining?] [--?] highly so [-------?] [--?] ask of your letters which are We have the most alarming accounts of the wealth of your city but as there is no particulars there is reason to hope they are much [------?] Mr David Bryson Corner No 48 frankfort street NewYork |
