| Title: | Jonathan Smyth [Smith?], Liverpool, [England?], to James Smyth [Smith?], Moycraig, Mosside, Country Antrim, Ireland, 11 August 1845 |
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| ID | 2524 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, Jonathan W/15 |
| Year | 1845 |
| Sender | Smith, Jonathan W |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | about to sail for America |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | Moycraig, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smith, James and Jane |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | D 1828/30: Presented by James Steele, The Whins, Mosside, Ballymoney, County Antrim |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 708002 |
| Date | 11/08/1845 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document Added by JM |
| Word Count | 375 |
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| Transcript | To: Mr James Smyth [Smith?] Moycraig Mosside [Moss-side?] PO Country Antrim Ireland From: Liverpool August 11th 1845 Dear Parents I now write you A fiew [few?] more lines to let you know that I am well and as merrey [merry?] as ever I was I never was in better health now happier except when I think on the griefe [grief?] that my mother will be in but I advise her not to grieve for if God spears [spares?] me I will not grieve and I hope that the Lord has heard the prauer [prayer?] that Mr McConaghie offered up for me I do assure you that it touched my feelings more than anney [any?] thing ever was said to me give my love to him in the kindest manner as I wil [will?] ever respect him I thought we would have sailed upon the 9 but we were detailed by the weather just as we were ready to sail the wind began to blow and we were put back into the dock again this morning the wind ceased and and at 2 oclock we moved off we are through all the gates but one and we are to move off into the river at 4oc [o'clock?] this eaveneing [evening?] I have fell in with the best of company 4 girls and 3 boys from [-----?]ey the [they?] are bound for Philadelphey [Philadelphia?] they are Verrey [very?] kind to me and I intend to spark one of them as she is yerry [very?] handsome A Mc [Mc Fadden?] and I sleeps together the [there?] are but 2 in every birth [berth?], we had A verrey [very?] fine passage we came in 26 hours we got all on board that night and slept there ever since we are All quite happey [happy?] there was no inspection on on [sic] anney [any?] thing that we had I am full of curiosity I saw more than ever I saw in my life give my love to all my Brothers and sisters and I will remember them for their kindness remember me to sister Esther and my little favourite Robt [Robert?] J Smyth [Smith?] and to all my friends who think worth their while to enquire after me I had short time write before as the mail was now no more but remains your son Jonathan Smyth [Smith?] |
