| Title: | John Taylor, Pennsylvania to Robert Taylor, Co Down |
|---|---|
| ID | 3092 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Taylor, John/5 |
| Year | 1844 |
| Sender | Taylor, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Shanrod, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Taylor, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Copyright retained by Heather Taylor, 46, Coolshinney Rd., Magherafelt, BT45 5JF, rookvale@hotmail.co.uk |
| Archive | The Centre For Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 702008 |
| Date | 25/04/1844 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document Added by JM, 20/02/2007 |
| Word Count | 524 |
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| Transcript | [Three years later John writes from Pittsburgh.] [Front of Letter] Mr Robert Taylor (Shanrod) near Dromore County Down Ireland [Care?] by Mr Jno [John?] [Porter?] Scott [Page 1] United States of America Pittsburgh Penn [Pennsylvania?] April 25 1844 My Dear Brother, I embrace the occasion afforded by young Mr Scott who leaves here tomorrow on a visit to Dromore to drop you a few lines. I regretted much that I did not know of Mr Wilson going home last spring until after he had left, or I would have written to him instead of Mr McKee. He told me on his return however that he had seen you and that you had got my letter - altho [although?] not seen McKee. Since then I have heard nothing from you. I pray my mother may yet be alive to hear from me again. If she be still spared, as I trust to God she is, give her my most affectionate love. Almost a quarter of a centurys absence has nothing abated it, or the affection I bear you all. We are all well. My oldest daughter Anne Elizabeth was married in February last to a young man [Page 2] named Reilly of St Louis in the state of Missouri as you will see in one of the newspapers herewith sent. She done [sic] very well and is now at that place about twelve hundred miles distant from this. He was born near Killishandra in the county Cavan Ireland. The Steam Boat in which they went from this place was accidentally sunk in the night in the Mississippi River and a number of lives lost. They were fortunately saved with part of their effects. Her husband was the clerk and part owner of the Steam boat lost. Mr Scott has promised to go and see you and I hope you will write by his return, if not sooner. Let me know how your son John (my namesake) is coming on with his classics, whether you design giving him a profession and what? I wish if [possible?] you could make him a good mathematical scholar. If he has capacity for it, he will find it of infinite advantage in after life, let his pursuit be what it may. I wish you would say what his abilities to learn are and contrast with what mine were when of his age. [Page 3] I have little news to write about. The bearer whom you will doubtless see often can give you all the details. We have a very warm and forward spring, consequently the crops [promise?] well. The trial of OConnel and his colleagues excited much interest in this country - our newspapers contained full details of it - we have not yet heard his sentence. Enormous sums of money have been sent home from the United States in aid of Repeal and if a rebellion were to break out, which God forbid, any amount could be collected here to support the liberal cause. We have no doubt in this country but that England will be eventually obliged to restore Ireland to a Parliament and either totally abolish or greatly reform your Established Church. I have had no accounts from Philadelphia lately, but believe they are all well. Give my love to Susanna, Sister Nancy and the children and accept yourself of the assurances of the brotherly regard and esteem of Your affectionate John Taylor James and Samuel Gracy and their brotherinlaw [brother-in-law?] and families are all well I suppose some of them will also write by Mr Scott [The steamboat Buckeye sank in a collision with the De Soto on the Mississippi near Atchafalaya on Friday, 1st March, 1844, between three and four oclock in the morning.] |
