| Title: | 34. From James Prendergast to his children in Boston, and from Ellen Prendergast to her husband Michael |
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| ID | 5679 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/34 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Prendergast James / Prendergast, Ellen |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | farmer / housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast children |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | father-children / wife-husband |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 459 |
| Genre | family / family, adversity |
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| Transcript | Mr Comelious Riordn N° 16 Pearl Place America Boston Mass Paid Milltown Bleach Road My Dr children I received your letter of the 30th November 47 and am happy to hear you are all well as this leaves me and your mother Thanks be to God. I receive £7..o..o four pounds for me self two pounds for Michales wife and one pound for Maurice which I have Delivered According to your Directions. Not forgeting young James you sent no Acct of him in this letter nor any Ace1 of your wifes which which which would give year mother and me the greatest pleasure of hearing from you all and to have all the names mentioned when you writing. Alls I wish verry much to have a letter from Con and Julia. I need not say any thing about Maurice in this letter as he is to write to ye himself but surley him and family was in their Grave only for the Assistance he recd from ya. Now my Dr children I am your Fathe I send you all my Blessing. Your mother also sends you all her Blessing and joins me in love to you all and I can Assure you we had not one shilling to spare when we recd this last welcome letter. I wis to have an Answer to this letter as soon as Possible and let me know how is Michls Health in that country. So my Dr children I remain your loveing Father James Prendergast Milltown Bleach Road My Dr Michl It gave me great Pleasure to hear from you. I recd two pound from your father which was verry much wanting to me and the children. Me self nor the children got none of the relief male these four months past. The comitee for givun relief came to a plan and kept male from the famileys of Every man that went to America. My father and mother are in verry bad Health. Me father is not able to work these six months past. I could not stand a tall were it not for the Assistance I got from my Peopleinlaw and from my Father. Now the times are so bad I cant Expect any more from them so I Expect yowill write as soon as possible for the children ^are^ Bare and Naked from cloaths and when you are writing Direct your letter to me self. The three young children are after a long sickness and are now recovered. So my Dr Husband I conclude by reman your love wife Ellen Prendergast N.B John James Hurly of Killorglan is Dead Burned on this Day month |
