| Title: | O'Brien, Joseph Sinton to O'Brien, William, 1842 |
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| ID | 6114 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/129(1) |
| Year | 1842 |
| Sender | O'Brien, Joseph Sinton |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | clerk |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Collins, Lake Erie, NY, USA |
| Recipient | O'Brien, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 432 |
| Genre | money, enquires about the farm |
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| Transcript | New York 29th 7 mo 1842 Dear Father Mother's letter is received and it advises me to keep the money rill some of the merchants come to N.Y. and pay it to them; but as I asked Abram for it to supply my place in haying time and he drew the check the day after sending my letter, not knowing I had sent that letter, he thinks I have sent this. As it is payable to thy order, I could not draw the money myself. I concluded to send it and thee could do as thee thinks best with it. Above, thee has Abraham's check for twenty-five dollars ($25) on the City Bank certified by the Teller of the Bank, and as good as twenty-five dollars in silver. I was in hopes that thee would hire some in haying with it, but will leave it with thyself to do what thee likes with It, as I am sure thee will lay it out to the best advantage. I wish it was in my power to send more. I am glad to hear that thy meadows are pretty good and hope that you will have plenty of hay next winter. If you are not likely to have hay enough, be sure to sell of some of the stock and not have to be buying hay in the spring. I dont like to have Pompey sold, yet if it were necessary twould be better maybe to sell him than to sacrifice anything to keep him. He would bring $130 here in a moment if he were in good condition. Would the steers do all your work another spring? Could you sell the old mare if you would let the colt go with her? Offer her to William Southwick: you can persuade him to take her if you try. I wish thee would tell me how much thee owes in all, the next time thee writes, for I have had so much else to think of that I have forgotten all such like things. A. has been very good to me and if anything better still since Rebecca came home. Does thee think that I get enough for the first year and how much ought I to get for the next? I saw the letter thee wrote to Abram: I suppose that he has not answered it you, or he would have told me of it. Mother has written so long a letter that I must write in answer to it. Hoping that I have done right in sending this, I remain thy affectionate Joseph |
