| Title: | Alexander Brennan, Belfast to his sister Jane, Pennsylvania. |
|---|---|
| ID | 292 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brennan, Alexander/36 |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Brennan, Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Jane |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 2140/1: Copied by Permission of Miss E. Winsor, 3345. E. 2nd Street, Zucroa, Arizona, USA. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9404151 |
| Date | 01/04/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:04:1994. |
| Word Count | 1156 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Belfast April 1st 1852 Dear Sister I received yours and Williams kind letter of the 18th february and Sarahs of the 16th dated at pitsburgh [Pittsburgh?] by both of which I am happy to learn you and all the Family are in good health and doing well it was a happy day you went to that Country for here you would have been going from bad to worse indeed from the Change in price in Farm produce Farmers is going to the bad every year and I must queston [question?] if you would have got half the amount you did for the Tennant [Tenant?] right of your Farm you will see by the Newspaper which I [?] sent you directed to Mount Jackson post office [Lawnone?] County that the Tennant [Tenant?] League is holding Meetings all over the County down one is Saintfield in which I see your late Clergey [Clergy?] man as well as many others has made speeches in [favour?] of it and which I think they will [now?] get at least all that the [they?] want all this should make you thankful that you are out of this country and so well off in the country of your adoption that I was always so anxious you should go many years before you [could muster courage?] to leave this as to myself I have little to say being here with [Doctor?] Stewart No 51 [York?] St Eliza has 2 a Boy and girl aged 3 1/2 the Boy called for me the little girl is called Eliza and is 2 1/2 years he is still proffesur [professor?] of Medicine in the Queens college Robert Patterson [her?] son [by?] William is nearly 17 years old and is going to a Merchants Office at November not having a wish to go on with his learning at the College to become a learned proffesion [profession?] he is a quit [quite?] good Boy and as yet being steady to his business and has 5 years to serve. Mr Armstrongs health is no better or likly [likely?] ever to be Lititia [Letitia?] is quite well and seems content with her lott [lot?] which was of her own [choosing?] her only son now 14 years old is in the Belfast Bank at a salery [salary?] of £20 a year which will nearly pay for his [meat?] and clothing he is a very sharp Boy and is much liked by the directors and those Clerks who is above him the [they?] live stil [still?] in Holywood their Rent is £18 pr [per?] year it is 3 stories and she hopes to get lodgings let in seamen which will pay or help to pay the Rent I have not seen Lititia [Letitia?] Newben since shortly after the Death of my Dear and much lamented wife [by?] myself and all her friends and acquintance [acquaintance?] James Newben and Mary I have seen once or twice but they are seldom in Town but in good health and is very [worldly?] in looking after the affairs of this [world?] the last time James was in town it was to get a [nine?] lease and to try and purchase it out for ever [forever?] [free?] of Rent but he did not call to say if he got it [Doris?] I shall send your letter to Lititia [Letitia?] and she may answer it if they can afford to pay 1/ of postage Mary seems a very good little girll [girl?] and very different Wm [William?] I know very little about but seems to follow his Fathers footsteps in being careful Poor Lititia [Letitia?] Agnew is in a very desoilate [desolate?] way since her GrandMother died about 9 Month ago She stil [still?] lives in the House and has a lodger that has been long with them but pays very little she is threatned [threatened?] to be turned out and it put in [Chancey?] the money left by her Uncle Alexander Agnew is Lost her Grandfather [Connell?] put it in their business and it is all lost to her she was left by her grandFather £50 but it is feard [feared?] she will not get any of it as they failed and will pay very little if anything what will become of her I cannot say as none of her Uncles can do anything for her and I have to help Lititia [Letitia?] Armstrong all I can afford the [greenfield?] Family went all to America [?] is in Camden New Jersy [Jersey?] nearly oppist [opposite?] Philadelphia and wrote for his Father Mother and [Jean?] they [went?] to him and the old man died [3 month?] [after arrived?] his Mother and [Ir-s?] [lives?] with him and [James?] is in a Home in Philadelphia John and [Tommy?] is at Sea I know nothing of the Island Magee folks Susan Hull is Dead a few Months ago I shall send your letters to the Newbens as I have nothing to Do but walk about not having my buissnes [business?] to attend to and my health is thank god very good considing [considering?] my age now [Entering?] my 79th year I attend the geneal [general?] Hospital [?] [and?] [our?] [Bak-y?] and other Meetings which help to pass the time and sometimes go to Holywood but don't like it last summer was at [this home a?] Month with the Dathes Family you will remember me most kindly to Sarah who was always a favorite with me and indeed with her Aunt but say I will not reply to her letter at present as Lititia [Letitia?] Agnew is coresponding [corresponding?] with her and I [need?] not trouble her with mine and I know you will as I wish you to show her this and to say I cannot find out in Dublin the [friend?] of Mrs Leash she wrote me about to Marget [Margaret?] and Sushana [Susanna?] also their Husbands give them all my Kindest wishes for their Health and [prosperity?] in passing through this [wearisome?] and troubled world to the [P-a?] family [unduly?] Mrs Colman (if living) they all have my best wishes for their prosperity which [from?] all [accounts?] they [richly deserve?] both by their good conduct when they had to begin the [world?] when very young and their kind attention to their Father and Sister in bringing her to them and no Doubt was the principal cause of her getting so good a Husband as it appears Mr Coleman has made wishing you my dear Sister your good Husband and all your worthy Daughters and their Husband with all other Enquiring Friends I Remain Dear Jane your [affectionate?] Brother Alexander Brennan P.S. at your request I send you by James Horner as this goes by to New York and Direct'd [directed?] to Mount Jackson post office a Belfast Almanac which I hope you will receive [safe?] along with this and could occasionly [occassionally?] send you a News paper [Newspaper?] if this goes [safe?] to you. |
