| Title: | Greeves, Thomas to O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne, 1828 |
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| ID | 6027 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/67(1) |
| Year | 1828 |
| Sender | Greeves, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Lisburn, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Lake Erie, NY, USA |
| Recipient | O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 429 |
| Genre | their brother William's illness, correspondence, family news, prospects |
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| Transcript | at present in Lisburn 10th mo 10th 1828 My dear sister I came here to day to see brother Wm, who has been very delicate this considerable time past & within these few weeks has had a typhus fever, which appears to have fallen on his lungs, and may now be considered a confirmed consumption; & from the season of the year that it is, I think it likely he will not last very long altho' he might for some months. He is confined to bed & exceedingly weak. Susanna attends on him by day & a nurse tender by night, and of course every thing is done for him that can, but all I fear to no effect. We have been greatly surprised & disappointed at not hearing from you for so long a time, 1 suppose fully nine months, and hope you are all well. Susanna & Jane wrote thee about 2nd or 3rd mo last, which I hope thou reed as father put a half sovereighn under the seal & I intend to also put a half sovereign under this one, which I would like to hear of having got safe, & will do to pay postage. Father & all the rest of our family, including the Armagh one, are much in our usual way, except Wm that I mentioned before, as is also the Carlow folk when I heard a few days since. We have heard of Uncle John Morrons death, but no particulars, not having had any official acct from any of his family: please write us fully about him next time which I request may be on receipt of this, and without delay. Uncle Billy & his son Wm was over seeing us from the Isle of Man this summer & they were very well. I have gone over to England for the two last years in eighth month to purchase goods suitable for our winter trade, which I find an advantage, especially as I can buy goods for my Father & brother Jno at the same time. I believe thee is aware that the latter is married, but so far has no family. I am still single - as Susanna or Jane intends to write in this, I will conclude & am with Dear Love to thee & Wm & the children in which Father unites Thy affect, brother Thos Greeves I suppose my sisters wrote thee of Susy Douglasses decease. Has thee heard anything lately of how Wm Heazelton property has been divided, or did thee get his bequest to thee. |
