| Title: | Robert McElderry, Lynchburg Va., to Relatives, Ballymoney. |
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| ID | 3825 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcelderry, robert/29 |
| Year | 1850 |
| Sender | McElderry, Robert |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | businessman (dry goods) |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (joins The Presbyterian Church At Some Point) |
| Origin | Lynchburg, Virginia, USA |
| Destination | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McElderry, Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | T 2414/2: Copied by Permission of Dr Helen Megaw, c/o 66 Malone Road, Belfast 9. #TYPE EMG Robert McElderry, Lynchburg, [Virginia?], [America?], to Relatives in Ballymoney, County Antrim, [Ireland?], 22 October 1850. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9007032 |
| Date | 22/10/1850 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 19:07:1990 TSFS#CREATE created 20:11:1991 WJC inpu |
| Word Count | 833 |
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| Transcript | To: Miss Anne McElderry Ballymoney Co[unty?]. Antrim Ireland From: Lynchburg 22nd Oct[obe?]r 1850 Dear Sister I received yours in due time and I was very glad to hear from you that you were all well I intended to have written to you before this time but was prevented from doing so by want of time I hardly know at present what to write to you about only that I am well and doing well as the folks in this country are all said to do We have a very bussy [busy?] time of it at present the fall bussiness [business?] has commenced and it keeps all hands pretty well engaged to attend to all that has to be done You said in your last letter that Betty Wilson had got married to Mr Henderson but you did not tell me who he was where he lived or any thing about I should like very much that you would say in your next something on that subject as my curiosity is a good deal excited on that point I received in your letter a card of invitation to a soiree to be given by the juvenile Temperance Association I should like you would let me know how it came off and all about it does Tom or any of the boys take part in the matter does Thomas do any thing at his [his?] books now or has he given that all up I think if he has he ought not to do so I think the chances are much better for any young man as a scholar than as a bussiness [business?] man I think Thomas is too quiet to ever make a first rate counter hopper or otherwise he is much altered of late I would like you should tell what kind of market you are likely to have to have (sic) this winter and if you are doing any more bussiness [business?] than you did when I was at home If I was at home I would not sell goods as I did I would rather stand idle than work idle It would come very hard on me to sell goods at the price you sell them at after selling here we never pretend to make a smaller profit than twenty five [per?] cent and small things such as Needles and every thing of that kind we make cent [per?] cent on them I believe we do not handle during the course of the year five dollars in copper for two or three cents one way or another we never care if you are not doing more bussiness [business?] than you used to do and making larger profits I think my Father ought to give it up as I am sure it does not pay expences [expenses?] Is Tobacco selling very high at this time it is selling at enormous prices in this place the crop this year is a complete failure I have not joined any church since I have been to Lynch- burg [Lynchburg?] where I intended to join there has been no preaching all Summer the church has been undergoing some repairs and the preacher has been suffering from a sore throat but is now better and will commence to preach very soon I got my certificate from Mr Smith when I left Baltimore There are penty of churches in this place two methodist two presbyterian one Episcopal and one Roman Catholick [Catholic?] and one methodist church which is nearly finished Since I wrote to you last I received a letter telling me of Nancy Hill's death I suppose you have heard of it before this time she was in good health and spirits when I left Baltimore but life is very uncertain we know not the time therefore we should be always ready I should like you would let me know what Uncle James is doing if he has commenced on his own account or if he intends doing so I thought he never would have left where he was I should think some other folks had more to say in the matter than he had how does Robert Small get along is he doing much bussiness [business?] how of the folkes [folks?] in Kilmoyle do do (sic) the[y?] move along smoother than the[y?]did at first I have not much more to add Give my respe[c?]ts to all friends and acquaintances tell me when you next write how Charles Galloway gets along and if he drinks as much as usual has Joe got as good a crop of Potatoes as he had other years has Dan off and what is Robert about does he work any better than he did is Thomas Birne always with my Father let me hear how Thomas Lyle and Samuel B Boyd get along and give me as much news as you can good bye at present I remain ever Your affectionate Brother Robert McElderry P.S I think you ought to put Mr or Esq[uire?] to DTC Peters You never have done it as yet |
