| Title: | 21. From James Prendergast to his son Jeffrey |
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| ID | 5666 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/21 |
| 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 | 627 |
| Genre | correspondence, family, possible emigration |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan No 22 Atkinson Street Boston Mass America Milltown March the 7th, 45 My Dear Jeffeory, I take this favourable opportunity of addressing you hoping to find you all in as good health as this leaves me your affectionate mother Brothers and their families at present thanks to Divine Providence, also of acknowledging the Receipt of your last letter of the 1st January with your remittance of £5..os.od stg. Dear Jeffeory I have to inform you that I sent you two letters one on the 6th of December last posted in milltown another on the 22nd January last posted in Tralee. Whether ye got either I cannot say. You mentioned, about the check whether we would get the amount in Tralee. I freely got the amount, even before it was payable. Dear Jeffeory I feel very uneasy as not getting our letters regularly you may rest assured that it is no neglect of mine that nothing earthly would give me greater pleasure than hearing from ye often. Now as you had mentioned in one of your letters to me about your ages tho mentioning your ages in the last two letters sent ye dreading not getting either Jeffeory's age being 28 years the 7th of May next Thomas's age 25 years the 29th of May Turn over Dear Jeffeory I cannot conceive the reason of your Inquiry about your ages. I and your affectionate mother is most anxious to know. Mention to me in your next letter. Daniel Riordan is well in health and in the same situation still in the Victoria Hotel Killarney. Mr Spring and family are well. Dear Jeffeory I have to inform you that your Brother Michael was preparing to go to that yankey country until I and your beloved mother prevailed on him to remain at home for this year whatever may the consequence. The poor man has met with many disappointments these late years and to add to his trouble about a three weeks ago he had a good ass the best animal that was ever handled and which was the poor Boy's sole support. She died thro the means of some Blackguards illtreating the poor animal. Now tho small an animal an ass is it was the greatest loss to the Poor Boy in the commencement of spring. I felt so much at his loss that I went to his Fatherinlaw and had told him to give your Brother Michl as much as 12s and that I would give him 12s more to purchase some kind of a little animal for him to aid him a little. The Fatherinlaw declined giving a penny piece, therefore he nearly despaired. He said that whatever may the consequence that he would go and seek for fortune. Dear Jeffeory your affectionate mother and I prevailed on him to remain this year whatever. We thought it mournful being living next door to us to have him leave the country. No more to say but wishing you all every happiness and your Brothers and mother who join with me in love and friendship to Cors Riordan Judy Riordan Thomas and Jeffeory Prendergast until Death and Remain your affectionate Father James Prendergast Write to me as soon as possible and at the receipt of this letter as I am impatiendy waiting your letter From Patrick D Mahoney the last letter which I mentioned to you about my Brother I was lately informed that it was in a place called Woodstock he was when lately seen. I am very delicate in Troubling you as I am at all times and if ever we should meet I never shall forget your kindness. I Remain yours Truly Patrick D Mahoney |
