| Title: | [John Smith?], [Ballymoney?], to [Family Member?], [Moycraig?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2514 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, John/151 |
| Year | 1828 |
| Sender | Smith, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | inn keeper and distiller |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Smith family member |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | unknown |
| Source | D.1828/60: Presented by James Steele, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9512026 |
| Date | 01/01/1828 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 07:12:95. |
| Word Count | 209 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | I have just received A letter to Attend the funeral of one that not more than twelve months was in the prime of life and looking forward to living A life of love with his partner of life, And it should teach us All to bee [be?] thinking more of Eternity than the things of time but Alass [Alas?] Mary howe joined hands in matrimony before the [they?] have joined their hearts to fullfill [fulfill?] the last Dying words of An All sufficient Saviour R Smith of islandamor [Islandmore?] is no more his remains is to bee [be?] interred to morrow At 11 O clock it is likely that you have received one for your self, I feel mutch [much?] oblidged [obliged?] to All that would not like to see me out At the fair I know that I must excuse them As I have often Affronted them I hope that Isabella will comply with the recuest [request?] And perhaps I will Doo [Do?] As mutch [much?] for her yet, I hope that you will bee [be?] All in early on thursday morning to get [------?] And tea yours tell R.J. to have 6 pence when I go home And I will give him A ticket for it |
