| Title: | Matthew Brooks, Philadelphia, to "Dear Margaret". |
|---|---|
| ID | 305 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Brooks, Matthew/2 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | Brooks, Matthew |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co.Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Margaret |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | uncle-niece |
| Source | T 2700/3: Copied by Permission of Reverend Canon J.H. Gebbie B.A., Newtownstewart, County Tyrone. #TYPE EMG Matthew Brooks, Philadelphia, U.S.A., to "Dear Margaret", [Location?], 15 January 1861. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007176 |
| Date | 15/01/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 07:08:1990 JM created 30:10:1990 GC input 01:11:19 |
| Word Count | 750 |
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| Transcript | [transcript:] Philadelphia January the 15t 1861 Dear Margaret I now wish to inform you that I recieved [received?] your [?] letter in due time after date which I was glad to see and likewise to hear of the family being all well I always board in the same house that was No 333 but the numbers are all changed some time past and our number is now 835 and when you or any of the family writes again as I hope it will not be long Direct to 835 Market Street Dear Margaret you mentioned to me that the reverand [reverend?] Mr clark has resi[g?]ned preaching which i thought strange i suppose he is getting dellicate [delicate?] in health you mentioned to me that John O Neil cal[l?]ed to see you when he was in ireland i saw him shortly after he returned and he told me he stopped to see you he told me he took dinner with you and received a very warm reception which i was glad to hear he always stops in philadelphia Dear Margaret you mentioned to me of a great revival you had in your part of the country lately and likewise that hugh love Addressed the Audience which i was glad to hear on account of him being such a great favourite of mine At one time Dear Margaret the revival we had in Philadelphia and all through the united states is quite to the reverse there is every appearance of a sivil [civil?] War taking place here at the present time Since the last Presidential election which took place in november last although he dont take his chair to the fourth of march he has declared he will free all the slaves in the southern states which has caused all them trouble and in the southern states will not give up their property by no means without war the state of south carolina has secceded [seceded?] already from the union and the constitution and has declared herself an independant [independent?] state froom [from?] the united states and the state of alabama luisiana [Louisiana?] missis[s?]ippi tax is [Texas?] North carolina verginea [virginia?] and maryland All threatens to seceede [secede?] from the union and constitution and fight for their rights this trouble has caused a great pannick [panic?] on business [business?] it has injured manufacturing very much and almost every branch of busines [business?] in philadelphia I saw in the paper a few days ago that the [there?] were forty thousand working hands drove idle in the city of new york and nearly an equal number in philadelphia and the chief part of all the banks has suspended paying speicy [specie?] I saw in yesterday's paper the wire shipping of cannon and Am[m?]unition from the Arsenal in Pitsburg [Pittsburgh?] to blockade the forts in the South i saw i [?] in the paper about a week ago Concerning Three men from one of the northern states that had some busines [business?] in the south of mississippi And the[y?] were suspected for being Spies by the planters And going to excite the negros the vigilent [vigilant?] community ar[r?]ested them and started them a few questions and then took and hanged them all up on one tree and a number of other actions similar to this has took place in the south Lately Dear Sister rebecca i always enjoy pretty good health and i was thankfull [thankful?] to hear that James you And all the family was well i believe it is better than two years since i received a letter from urn[e?]y before i hope it will not be so long again I saw your friend Mrs Caldwell a few dayes [days?] ago she is well and was glad to hear from you i showed her margrets [Margaret's] letter and she was well pleased with it on account of such a revival in that part of the country our old neabour [neighbour?] John Cummins was in town at Christmas he is well it is better than three years since he was in before he sayes [says?] his sister nancy is well I had no account from William Brooks for better than a year he was then on a steam boat running from vixburg [Vicksburg?] to New orleans with cotton I had no letter from mary love for better than a year Dear Margaret i hope the next time i write i will have more encouraging news than i have at present No more at present but Always remains your Affectionate uncle Matthew Brooks |
