| Title: | 5. From James Prendergast to his children in Boston |
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| ID | 5650 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/5 |
| Year | 1841 |
| Sender | Prendergast, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast children |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | father-children |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 476 |
| Genre | illness, family |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan Rear of No. 8 Atkinson street Boston America Milltown September 29th 1841 My dear children, I received your letter of the 1st sept together with your remittance of five pounds sterling. I feel thankfiil to you for your generous and kind =hearted remittance now together with finding you and each of you in as perfect state of health as this leaves us at present thank God for the many endowments he has bestowed on us. Now my Dear children I intend acquainting you respecting my health. I had been unwell since the first of August last which I would not wish acquainting you in my last letter, fearing you should take my illness too much to heart. I am perfectly recovered at present thank God. Now nothing seemed more disagreeable to me and your beloved mother than hearing of Thomas's sickness and knowing that the last letter was not written by him added to our grief fearing he should be unwell. Also a Killarney woman who came home lately acquainted us that my Dear child Judy was not getting her health in that country. Now I hope and trust at the arrival of this letter you will send us an answer mentioning the state of your healths not denying the verity of the case. Daniel Riordan is still in the same situation And is perfectly well in health but being as I have mentioned in my last letter respecting his deficiency in Cloathing at present. Mrs Fleming will precisely go to that Country on the first of April next and your mother will send nine pair of socks by her three pair of long stocking and two pair for Judy. She would presently go but the disagreeableness of the weather in this Country during the summer and what is spent of harvest. The elders of the Country does not recollect seeing such wet weather. Your Beloved Brother Maurice is still in the same place at present. He does not know how long he may continue it until the 1st of November next. Maurice could not ^know^ by any means that Richard Eagar Esq' was in New york but he was in Dublin and also in England. Roger Sheehy of Coolroe received a check of £6.os.od stg. Rathpogue is still in the Court of Equity. I do not know any thing concerning it until March assizes. I expect you will not give yourself any trouble to serve John Gnaw. As you spoke in your letter about the postage I receive your letters free always. Your Brothers and all their families are well with all enquiring friends. Your Brother John[,] Maurice and Michael join with us in love to you and each of you. I remain your affectionate and most devoted father until death. James Prendergast |
