| Title: | 12. From James Prendergast to his son Thomas |
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| ID | 5657 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/12 |
| Year | 1843 |
| 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 | 643 |
| Genre | decease, family, local economy |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan No 22 Atkinson Street Mass Boston America a private ship letter Milltown October the 13th 43 My Dear Thomas, I had received your letter of the 15th September last with your check of £5..os..od stg. which gave us all the greatest pleasure of finding you all in as perfect state of health as this leaves me your affectionate mother Brothers and their families at present thanks be to providence. Dear Thomas I have to communicate to you that your Brother Maurice had told me that David Murphy of Killarney shopkeeper was telling him that he received a letter from Cors Riordan from America and asked him whether he had any thing to communicate to ye as he was to write him an answer in a few days. Your Brother Michael had Burried two children namely Mary and James as ye were particular to know. The eldest daughter lives namely Judy and a second James. He has aged about twelve months a fine promising Boy. Dear Jeffeory Miss Avice Spring begs of you to speak to Catharine Spring otherwise Mrs Spring and that privately she expects to hear from her so far as something Turn over of her kindness towards her aunt as being so far from her. Therefore she begged of me to let you know the same as she would depend on you beyond any as you would be the only person to send any thing had. Do not forget mentioning in your next letter to me the answer you are made by Mrs Catharine Spring. Dear Thomas please to inform Mrs McKenna that the money sent home by Judy Sullivan Quart to her Father that the mother got none of it therefore she expects you will speak to Mrs Gnaw to advise the little girl in the next remittance not to forget herself as she was surprised at the daughter that she did not send her something according to promises. Daniel Riordan is well in health and in the same situation still in Killarney Hotel. Dear Thomas I hope you will not trouble yourself futurely to the Revd Batt OConnor as he seemed displeased at paying the postage. He paid os/6d for the two papers. Therefore dont trouble yourself in sending any papers to him. Also Direct your letters futurely to myself as usual. I expect you will send me a paper now and then as I will not be displeased at paying the postage and write to me as soon as possible. Turn over Dear Thomas I mean informing you of the state of the country. The rates are very indifferent that our country Farmers are in a bad state through the depression of prices. Even the most influential and wealthy Farmers m your time in this country are very badly situated. Trades of every description low nothing doing. The only thing amongst us is agitation for the Repeal of the Union. We are all Repealers in this country unless an odd slow as on the top of a tree in the month of December (ie) a few rotten members of poor Palestines and bigotted ones. Cors Prendergast pensioner is Dead and burned since Sunday last the 8th Inst. No more at present from your affectionate Father mother and Brothers who join with us in love and friendship for Cors Riordan Judy Riordan Jeffeory and Thomas Prendergast until death. James Prendergast From Patrick Mahoney Dear Sir, I cannot convey words sufficient to denote the obligation I am under to you in the extreme trouble you had taken with respect to my Brother but this alone that I wish you all and every day's prosperity and long life. I must give him over as dead. Please to remember me to my cousin Patk Moynihan. I am yours Truly Patk Mahony |
