| Title: | 20. From James Prendergast to his son Jeffrey |
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| ID | 5665 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/20 |
| Year | 1845 |
| Sender | Prendergast, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast, Jeffrey |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 681 |
| Genre | family, correspondence, politcs, neighbours |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan No 22 Atkinson Street Boston Mass America Milltown January the 17th 45 My Dear Jeffeory, I take this favourable opportunity of addressing you and communicating to you the Receipt of your last letter of the 1st of January Inst with your check of £5..os.od stg. which I feel and your affectionate mother extremely delighted of finding you your lovely Brother Sister Judy Riordan and Cors Riordan in as good health as this leaves me[,] your affectionate mother Brothers and their families at present thank God. Dear Jeffeory all the letters I have Recd from you since October last was as follows one on 15th October the second on the 15th November and the last of the 1st January Inst. I sent you an answer to all those letters which I understand you did not Receive a letter which I sent you dated November the 6th and posted in milltown. And about your ages which you mentioned to me to send you it was mentioned in the last letter of the 6th Novr. Dreading you might not get the letter your ages are as follows Jeffeorys age 27 years the 7th of May last and Thomas 25 years the 29th of May last. I and your mother were most anxious to know your reason for your ages. Let us know in your next. Dear Jeffeory we were highly surprised that you did not mention in your last letters any thing Respecting Cors Riordan or Judy. What are they doing or is Cors Riordan at Home at present. Daniel Riordan is well in health and in the same situation still in the Victoria Hotel Killarney. Dear Jeffeory the check which you sent me was not payable until thirty days after date. I being so uneasy in writing to ye immediately that I was not paid as yet. I will send you a correct account about the payment of the check in my next letter. Now Dear Jeffeory if you recd the letter of the 6th November observe whether on the outside of it was mentioned ship tetter which Palmer wrote on the outside. Let me know in your next if you got same. Dear Jeffeory ye seemingly are uneasy about writing to ye oftener. I and your loving mother are doubly uneasy in your negligence. Behold it is not for wish of money because it would be a happy day for ye we were in our long Home, but solely for love for your persons. My Dear children I expect your answer to this letter as soon as possible. Dear Jeffeory about the Repeal. I cannot say much about it. We are mute at present until the next sitting. We are much grieved about a Bill which the Tories intend bringing into the House the Bequest Bill which we Trust they will be defeated. They intend pentioning off our clergymen which if that takes place will precisely put an end to Repeal. I have no more to say at present but wishing you your Brother Thomas Cors Riordan and Judy Riordan every blessing together with wishing you all a happy newyear with your affectionate mother Brothers and their families who join with me in love and friendship to you all. [...] Remain your affectionate Father until Death. James Prendergst James FitzGerald begs of you Jeffeorey to have an eye after his daught[...] Margaret who lately went to mention in your letter about her how she getting through life as she depends on you particularly. From Patk D Mahoney. Dear Sir I am extremely thankful to ye in the trouble you have taken in the information of my Brother Cornelius. I am as well pleased as if he were at Home hearing he is alive. There is one Daniel Morley carpenter in St John N.B which my cousin Part Moynihan knows where he lives. He might have seen him lately if Part Moynihan wrote to Morley. I beg of him to write to St John. I remain yours truly &c. Patk D Mahoney |
