| Title: | John McCormick, Larne to "Dear Brother", [America?]. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3796 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mccormick, john/152 |
| Year | 181 |
| Sender | McCormick, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | labourer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Larne, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | North America? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2305/19: Presented by South Carolina Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9404143 |
| Date | 05/07/1818 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:04:1994. |
| Word Count | 569 |
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| Transcript | Dear Brother I take this Opportunity of writing to you to let you know that we are all in good health at present thank God hoping this to find you in the same I am Very Glad to hear that you are all well as I have had no word since the year 1801 I have wrote several times but has recd [received?] No answer But I find my mistake not knowing properly how to Direct Before the Letter you [?] to Wm [William?] Man therefore I would Be very happy in having A Letter from you I am in A very hard way of Earning my Bread I am Labouring with one Mr. John Montgomery Casement which I have Been with him Since I was able to take A mans work upon me Labourers and tradesmens wages is [?] very Low and provisions of all kinds are very high. I would be very happy to be near you If [?] in ability to Come But times is so Bad and my wages so little that all that A man Can Doe [do?] in this [country?] will Doe [do?] Very Little for him therefore my Dear Brother If you will Let my Uncle Daved [David?] Reed know my Desire I think if it is in his power he will Doe [do?] something for me in this Case while my family is not Very Large and thank God I am in Ability to work If there is any thing [about?] and I understand [?]thing well I have wrote Several times to my uncle and has not Recd [received?] no Answer therefore you will Let my Uncle know that the Acct [Account?] that he transmitted over to James Walker to pay to my father when he [comes?] Over with him in the year 1801 that he [Denys?] payment and never paid one peny [penny?] of it therefore If there was any means of Recovery I would be happy in pushing him for the Same as me is in possession of all his Uncle Doctor Wilsons property my Mother is in A Very Good State of health thank God for his Mercies to us I have three Children two Sons One Daughter the oldest 10 the youngest 3 year of Age. Sister Ann is Married to A Man the Name of James Grey and lives in the Clougher [Clogher?] within 1/2 Miles of Ballymena Sister Jerry is married to A James Alen [Allen?] A Currier to trade. Nancys husbands Name is James Lock he is [Weighmaster?] in Larne and the [they?] have Both families of Children James Man and family is well Wm [William?] Man and family is well Let my Uncle David Reed know that my Mother Desires to be Remembered to him and his family and all her friends and especially Sister Margaret My Sisters kind Love to you and your family and Give my own Love to all our friends not knowing how to write to them Separately I Beg you will write to me the first Opportunity and Cause my Uncle to write and Give me proper Directions that I may know where he is and [?] [to?] [?] to him No more at present But Remains your Loving Brother and Sister to Death John & Ann MCormick [McCormick?] Larne July the 5th 1818 N B When your write Direct to the Care of John M [Montgomery?] Casement Inver Larne County Antrim Ireland |
