| Title: | 46. From Elizabeth Prendergast to her children in Bostonand from Maurice Prendergast to his son James Maurice |
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| ID | 5691 |
| Collection | The Prendergast Letters. Correspondence from Famine-era Ireland (1840-50) [S. Barber] |
| File | prendergast/46 |
| Year | 1850 |
| Sender | Prendergast, Elizabeth |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Destination | Boston, Mass., USA |
| Recipient | Prendergast children |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | mother-children |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 425 |
| Genre | economy, emigration, neighbours |
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| Transcript | Mr Cornelius Riordan 72 Southstreet Boston State of Massachusetts N. America Milltown 7th August 1850 My dear Children I suppose ye have received the last letter I sent about the 8th of July last and that ye will be very much surprized at receiving this so soon. But when I explain the reason you will understand. I hope that I am right. The blight came on early this season and it is thought the Potatoe crop is lost. In general it is feared that this year will be worse than any of the years past. Maurice had a large Garden but is lost. What he and I laid out on it would buy a great deal more than its produce. Now I should be calling on ye always for relief and after all I would not be the better for it as I could make no reserve while any of my family appeared distressed. So I will be much more happy by living with ye, and it will cost ye less to send me at once as much as will take me out than to ^be^ always remitting me assistance. The sooner ye send the better. I understand that Mary Mahony (Timy Mahony's Widow) received some Money from her daughters Judy and Nancy who are in Boston, and that she, her young daugh =ter, and her son are preparing to go out. In that case I would be glad to be with them, as I am sure they would take as much care of me as any person could. So the sooner you send for me the better. I made the request in my last letter, therefore I will only say now that it would come light between ye. Maurice and his family are well. Michael's Wife and family also. I am as well in health and spirits, thank God, as I was within the last ten years. I hope all my children and their families, as well as if I named them individually, are happy and in good health. Reply to this without delay and let me how all of ye are. Do not forget Con or Julia. I remain affectionately, your Mother Elizabeth Prendergast P.S. The enclosed note is from your Aunt Norry. It contains the address of her son, according to the last account she had from him. He is out from Ireland for the last 4 or 5 years. If ye can learn any thing of him say so in your next. |
