| Title: | 6. From James Prendcrgast to his son Thomas |
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| ID | 5651 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/6 |
| Year | 1842 |
| Sender | Prendergast, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 406 |
| Genre | family, correspondence |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan at the Rear of N° 8 Atkinson Boston America Thomas Prendergast Boston America Massachusetts Milltown April the 28th 1842 My Dear Thomas, I take this favourable opportunity of writing to you hoping to find you and the rest of the family in as perfect state of health as this leaves me and your affectionate mother and Brothers and families at present thank God. I have sent fifteen pair of stockings to you by John Quirk who left this Town in this present month namely four pair of light grey two of the pairs plainly knitted and two ribbed two pair of socks of light Blue one plain and one ribbed two pair of do9 grey ribbed one pair of white ribbed three pair of Black worsted stocking plain. To my loving child Judy three pair of long stockings ribbed one white one dark grey and one light Blue together with plenty of thread along with each pair. Dear Thomas your sister Judy can easily know these as they were all knitted by your affectionate mother dreading any exchange being in their way. Dear Thomas we felt very uneasy this time past as not getting an answer to the last letter which was written in the month of February last dreading any of you may be unwell in not writing to me since. Your affectionate Brother Maurice has got a young turn over Daughter namely Judy. Daniel Riordan is well living in the same place still. He was with us here not long since. The Brothers and families are all well thank God. Dear Thomas we had as severe a winter and spring here as any man recollects seeing. We have within this month most charming weather. Most wonderful business has been done in this country within this month. As not getting a fair spring you may judge provisions are pretty smart here at present white lumpers from 3d to 31/2 per stone minions from 4d to 41/2d per stone but we are in general daily waiting for the Corn Bill being past that we may expect cheap times particularly they expect having the American flour over. I remain your affectionate and humble Father until Death James Prendergast Bleachroad PS. I expect an answer to this as soon as possible as we are uneasy this time past as not getting an answer to the last. |
