| Title: | Robert Love, Liverpool, to Robert Love, Virginia |
|---|---|
| ID | 3642 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | love, robert (uncle)/173 |
| Year | 1820 |
| Sender | Love, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | works for a merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | Petersburg, Virginia, USA |
| Recipient | Love, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | uncle-nephew |
| Source | T2393/2/12: Presented by Messrs Heron & Dobson, Banbridge, Co.Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503187 |
| Date | 18/04/1820 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 21:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 507 |
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| Transcript | My Dr [Dear?] Robert 10A Liverpool April 18th 1820 I wright [write?] these few lines to let you know of my wellfair [welfare?], and also that I have rec [received?] a letter from your dr [dear?] dated the 20th of the last month in which He lets me know that he and your dr [dear?] mother and brother and sisters are all Well, and requests me to wright [write?] to you as ships leaves this port oftner [more often?] than Belfast for America and that you would be so kind as to wright [write?] to me as often as you can as i can forward letters to him every month that may come from you with my own, I hope you get the two letters I sent in Winter to you. Let me know in yours if the [they?] went safe, he tells me that your Grandmother has taken in Sloan and Prudence your Aunt to live with her and that the [they?] are going to law, to get the old will that John Lavery meade [made?] to stand good, Which your father says the [they?] never can if the [they?] were to sell all the [they?] have. This man whom your Aunt Prudence has taken I am afraid will turn out a very bad Barictor [barrister?] may your father have paiteons [patience?] to [live?] with his insults. I will let you know more about it when I get a letter from Ireland your Aunt Jane and family are All Well your unckle [uncle?] Henry and family are still in Manchester, I have also to inform you that I have chainged [changed?] my life and has marid [married?] a Woman from Chishire [Cheshire?] that has lived in this town for some years and has a most unblemished caracter [character?] I was maried [married?] on the 9th of Febr [February?] and my two children are very fond of her and her of them John is coming on very well at larning [learning?] and Jane is living With the merchants family that I am dear for your grandfather is well only a sore foot he has got that has confined him for some time you have hand of the death of our good old King and his son the Duke of Kent it has carried a greater stir in this kingdom there is very hard accounts from Scotland and the last week of the people rising for reform and some are kiled [killed?] and wounded. - direct your letter to me care of Mr John Goodwin Merchant Strand [Itm?] no. [number?] 58 Liverpool I beg you may wright [write?] soon and tell me all you can as there will be vessels leaving your ports now very fast for this I am very glad to find you have got such a good place may the Lord give you Wisdom and a thankfull hand to be steady in every station that you may be an honour to your name prays your loving unckle [uncle?] till death R. Love John & Jane sends there love to you |
