| Title: | Wright, John to O'Brien, William, 1820 |
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| ID | 5982 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/32 |
| Year | 1820 |
| Sender | Wright, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Cattaragus, NY, USA |
| Recipient | O'Brien, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 262 |
| Genre | abstract of letter, family news |
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| Transcript | 23 9 mo 1820 Respd Friend, Thy Uncle Mortons family — my wife & children -. thy friend W L Fisher Dear William — employed at carpenters or cabinet work —. Wm Fisher —. Anne is better —. our Lucy Anna —. Benjamin Bowen, Thos Hitst's bro-in-law is dead: also Jas Platt & Nathan; John Watson & wife are better —. Joseph & Lucy Thompson and Mary Haughton — Father had no less than 2 children —. in 5 mo last - 2 boys, one died. John Wiring & Sally were well and expecting an heir to Killishin. Jos Waring of Clonmell, John Valentine & Francis Sparrow had sailed for Quebec —.thy brother Danl —. Joseph Haughton —. Saml Baker settled in Upper Canada —. his family —. Geo Taylor has given the cold shoulder to his brother John Taylor —. Geo has got another son. John Taylor the carpenter and Jane Haughton were married about this time & going to live in Richmond [Indiana]. Wm L Fisher & family of which one is Susan and a son Charles William —. Mark Bueur & family — Benj — . Mary Coffin intends to marry Solomon Temple, Druggist, Philadelphia. Benny at S G Wrights — Jesse Gouge — I saw James today. Your Aunt Molly too preached a very pretty sermon for us at Germanstown. Thy affect cousin Jno Wright PS My Anne joins in love PPS 9 mo 30th Letter received from Ireland; Sally Wg [Waring nee Haughton] had a daughter Abigail; Mary told of an addition to W & A O'Brien's family; Sarah Logan Fisher is dangerously ill. |
