| Title: | Jonathan Smith, New York, to Jas [James?] Smith, Moycraig. |
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| ID | 2517 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, Jonathan W/1 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Smith, Jonathan W |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Moycraig, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smith, James and Jane |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | D 1829/59: Presented by James Steele, The Whins, Mosside,Ballymoney, County Antrim. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9808329 |
| Date | 12/01/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:08:98. |
| Word Count | 1064 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Mr Jas [James?] Smith Moycraig Co [County?] Antrim Ireland Via New York Mosside P.O [Moss-side Post Office?] From: Friends Asylum January 12th 1847 Dear parents once more I address you by way of letter praying the Lord to have mercey [mercy?] upon us all, it has pleased our Heavenley [Heavenly?] father to visit me with the rod of his Chastisement for the manney [many?] sins whitch [which?] I have committed upon the 27 of Nov [November?] I was seized with violent sickness and from that time until the 20 of December I was confined to my bed, without a single soul for to lift my head except the blackest of strangers however I had the best of attendance there was one Doctor with me every day and one from the City 3 times every week it is about 7 miles distant from this place, you may easier imagine than I can describe the sufering [suffering?] I had during that time, from cupping blistering & bleeding nevertheless through all my pains and sickness I was fulley [fully?] resigned to the will of that great being who orders all things according to his will he is the onley [only?] true life giving and life preserving God, Dear Parents I would say more onley [only?] those of my friends & acquaintances who has never seen nor nown anney [known any?] thing of the troubles of this world nor of sickness nor to be beraved [bereaved?] of the parental care of tender Parents to comfort them in the time of affliction, they will be ready to say as I have often heard, god damn him he is to [too?] full of religeon [religion?], but be assured that when sickness comes & Death is appearently [apparently?] drawing near then is the time they will call upon their god, but they should remember that it is then to [too?] late To my beloved Brothers and Sisters & all who may be or are connected with the family, espessialley [especially?] to my brother James who has the appearance of A rising family whitch [which?] ought to be guided by the precepts of [sic] A father, I as A youth whoes [whose?] lot it was to be cast upon A distant land will give you my advice perhaps you may not regard it as anney [any?] thing of consequence in the first place I would advise you to remember the Sabbath day to avoid the sinful way of whitch [which?] you have hitherto been in the habit of spending that day I would have you attend Gods worship in stead of the Devils, remember that some day or other you have to meet your God. next I would that you should honour and obey your parents for if you onley [only?] knew the want of them you would love them more than ever you have done, think upon your beloved Brother who was snatched from off the earth like A flower from its stem, his earthley [earthly?] partner I followed to the tomb two days ago she departed this life on the 8 Jany [January?] and was interred on the 10 after the manner of him who had lately gone before hir [her?], it was A Mahogeny [Mahogany?] Coffin covered with black cloth and Silver mounted, with a red pine coffin laid in the grave into whitch [which?] the other was put, the funeral was verrey [very?] largely attended both with Carriages and men on foot there was A lecture and prayer delivered at the grave, praying that their souls may be united in Heaven where they shall be for ever happey [happy?] I neglected to stat [state?] that during my sickness, that Archey Mckay [MacKay?] was confined to bed at the same time with something like the same disease he was not so bad as I was it was some kind of fever, you will please let his Brother Denl [Daniel?] St Mc [MacKay?] esq know that he is got able to attend to his buisness [business?] and is in good health, as for my self I am in as good health as ever I was since I came to this Country although my strength is not so great for I have lost all the irish flesh as the old saying is, as for the law suit if I should not gain in one way I gained in another I made them file $500.90 dollars more than what they were willing to do that is so mutch [much?] in your pocket, I post along with this the power of an Attorney for you to [stained] and send on to me to act as your ajent [agent?] be particular in sending it on in time for if you be as long of sending it as you are of answering my letters it will be of no use this is the 5th letter and never received A single scrape of A pen to know whether you were dead or living if you have got no paper or ink I will send you A sheet. I expect the next occassion [occasion?] I will have to write will be the death of my unkle [uncle?] Robert he is so near his last that he did know me he has been lingering for some time, I saw John Scott when I was in the City he had received A letter from his father whitch [which?] gave me all the news that I had heard since the death of my Brother him and brother Hugh and Wife is visited me during my sickness, the Mcfaddens is all well, Js [James?] & Wm [William?] Crawford is wel [well?] I have not sen [seen?] Thomas Lindsey [Lindsay?] for 6 or 7 months, James Fullerton is sending to me some money them & sisters and cousins is well, I must conclude hoping that the Lord will enable and support my beloved Mother through all the trials that comes Across her, hoping & praying that she an [and?] father brothers & sisters are enjoying the blessing of health whitch [which?] is the greatest blessing can be enjoyed upon the earth, may the Lord Almighty bless and guide you in the right path is the sincere prayer of your ever dutiful sun [son?] & brother Jonathan Smith give my love to my little nephew and his Mother and to all my friends and acquaintances espessially [especially?] to the Revd R Mconaghie [Reverend R MacConaghy?] and to D St Mcay [MacKay?] esq [Esquire?], your respectfulley [respectfully?] Jonathan W Smith |
