| Title: | T. Lawson, Lurgan, to P. Laverty, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| ID | 3567 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lawson, thomas/16 |
| Year | 1846 |
| Sender | Lawson, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | weaving business? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Mechanicsburg, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Laverty, Patrick |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | Copyright retained by E. Michael Laverty, 630 Union Street, #2f Brooklyn, New York 11215, U.S.A. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9511127 |
| Date | 11/04/1846 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:11:95. |
| Word Count | 593 |
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| Transcript | Patrick Laverty Esq. Mechanicsburg Cumberland County Pennsylvania America Lurgan April the 11th 1846 Dear Uncle I take this oppertunity [opportunity?] of writing to you to let you know that we are all well at present with the exception of my Mother who is very poorly from the shortness of breath especially in the morning still she is moving about thank God for his goodness towards us hoping that these lines will find you and your family in good health. dear Uncle, we have written two letters to your [you?] these two seasons past and has [have?] not received an answere [answer?] to either of them. my mother is very uneasy to hear from you. Dear cousin I hope that if your Father be dead you will have the goodness to write to let my Mother know as he is the only one of the Famely [family?] that she has living we have made every enquiry about my Aunt Mary in Dublin and can get us account of her Patrick Reynolds has been there sometime ago and made enquiry where She formerly lived and could get us no account of her nor of any of her Children. Pat is in a situation up the country in County Wexford. Dear friend I have to inform you of the death of my Uncle Michael Reynolds which took place in September 1844 after a tedious ilness in the town of Belfast in the house of his married daughter. I have also to announce to you the death of the Eldest son Frances in Newry last September where he was working as Journeyman Tailor and also the Death of one of his daughters who lived in Belfast. she has left three sons behind her, there is three of my Uncle Arthurs Daughters Married. two of them has large Famelys [families?] and the other is lately married. My Aunt Betty Still lives outside Moira and enjoys good health as to our Famely [family?] there is no alteration in it since you last heard from us. Trade at present is very bad partly on account of the threatened war with America and from other causes, we have had great Destruction of the potatoes in this Country from a rot that took place in September which has been felt all over Europe. provisions would have been very Dear only that Government opened the Ports and let in provisions at large quantity (sic) has landed from America and other Countries there is a bill now in progress in Parliament if once pased [passed?] would greatly benefit this Country there is a great many going to America this Season from this Country one vessel is to sail on Tuesday first the 14 of this month. My Brother Alex is still Manufacturing Cambrick and has a deal of cloth on his hands. the Bearer of this letter to you is one of his weavers a young man with his wife who are lately married. her father has been there for these 9 years past and has sent for them he is of the name William Obrien [O Brien?]. he says if possible he will deliver this letter personally to your hand as he is bound for the state of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania?] since I began to write I have received an account from the young man above alluded to where his Fatherinlaw lives and where he is destined for the name is Fairview Eric County State of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania?]. Dear Uncle you have the goodness to write immeadetly [immediately?] when you receive this letter as my Mother is anxious to hear from you So no more at Present but remain yours affectionaely [affectionately?] Thomas Lawson If any on [of?] my children write Direct to Thomas Lawson Lurgan and pay the postage to New York County Armagh Ireland |
