| Title: | John Smith, Dungiven, Co. Londonderry, to Brother & Sister in America. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2829 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, John/32 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | Smyth, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Dungiven, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Destination | North America |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 2212/1: Presented by L. Simpson, Moyse, Limavady, Co. Londonderry. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9503250 |
| Date | 12/03/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 266 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | March 12th, 1861 Dear Brother and Sister I take this favourable oppertunity [opportunity?] of sending you these few lines to let you know we are all in good health at present I am sorry to let you know that your mother is dead she died the sixth of march we have wrote two letters but got no answer we thought the [they?] were something wrong with you if you would be pleased to let Colwell know that his mother is dead if you can find them out and as for Solomon's Children perhaps you do not know anything about them we would wish to know if you could find them out or where the [they?] are or how the [they?] are coming on or how the [they?] are or if you got any account from them we would wish to know what kind of crop you had this season you mentioned also building but it is most likely you have got it finished oats 13 per stone potatoes 2"3 per bushel meal 2"5" (or 8) per score butter 15" per pound eggs 8" per dozen Lord it belongs not to my [me?] whether I die or live to love and serve thee is my share and this thy grace must give if life be long I will be glad that I may long obey if short yet why should I be sad who shall have the same Christ leads me through no darker rooms than he went through himself he who into God's kingdom comes must enter by the door come Lord when grace hath made thee mine (my) I add no more at present Bro (John Smyth) |
