| Title: | Greacen (n. Sinton), Margaret to William & Anne O'Brien, 1832 |
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| ID | 6043 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/77 |
| Year | 1832 |
| Sender | Greacen (n. Sinton), Margaret |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Lake Erie, NY, USA |
| Recipient | William & Anne O'Brien |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | cousins |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 695 |
| Genre | family |
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| Transcript | Philadelphia 7 mo 23rd 32 My Dear Cousins We received yours in reply to the one I wrote before we left New York, which was truly acceptable; and I find by it you are more contented than our friends at home imagined. The canal was so long before it was navigable and our cash not very plenty to take us any other way, James came here the beginning of 4 mo and got into employment in a printing office at 7 Dollars a week, where he has continued ever since. I followed him 3 weeks after and was 3 weeks here before I made myself known to any of my relations here. We went one first day evening to Cousin James Greeves's and Cousin M. chanced to be there. They seemed pleased to see us, and he requested we would go often and not wait for him to call, as he was so constantly engaged in his lumber yard. But we never went, since he lives about 4 or 5 minutes walk from this and knows where we live and I think might find time in the course of 9 or 10 first days to call and ask me how I am, but I need not think. I have a Cousin Tho' Greeves of Dungannon here who thought very little of leaving his business and coming 18 miles a morning and returning same evening to spend only a piece of a day with me and see how I was getting along. Cousin Mary spent the following first day with me after I had been at James1 and a few days after went 5 miles into the country to keep house for a very sick old (bachelor) friend. She calls when she comes to town and seems well pleased with her situation. She desires her love to you. I got a letter from Cousins (Susanna & Jane) by the Josephine the last time she came and they mentioned having written you same time. I wrote in reply by last months Packet of the 20th to let them know we were come here. They wished me to keep up a correspondence with you and write to them often about you - they are not satisfied you write so seldom to them. Of course you have heard of the Cholera, it has carried off great numbers in New York the last 3 weeks and is hourly expected to make its appearance here. The papers state that it is in Buffalo and at the falls of Niagara. I hope it may not reach you. We have been invited to James' Uncle Walter Greacens in New Jersey, 70 miles from this and 46 from New York, in case it comes here and that we are afraid 1 spent 2 weeks there very agreeably in 3 mo last. He has a fine farm, has a very agreeable wife (an American) and 3 daughters. I should dearly like to live near them: they would in a good degree make up for the loss of some of my Cousins [at] home. I want you to write to us immediately and let us know how you are, for I intend, if nothing happens to prevent me, to write by the Packet of the 20th of next mo, but must first hear from you as I know they will be uneasy when the news goes to them of the Cholera being in this country. James sent you a paper about 10 days ago. It is printed in the ... where he works. I think that tithes will soon be done away in Ireland] and it is time. I understand Jacob Green has arrived on 7th day last in this City on a religious visit to this country. I hear he is at Cousin James Greeves'. Direct your letter to Tames Greason. Post office, Philadelphia Pensylvania. How ... [I wish] I could see you but it is a vai[n] ... [hope] at present. I am with dear ... [love] which James unites your aff... Cousin Margaret Greason [sic] (No. 176 5th st south). We think of leaving this lodging soon, as it does not suit us. |
