| Title: | Greeves, Thomas to O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne, 1843 |
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| ID | 6155 |
| Collection | The Transatlantic Letters of an Irish Quaker Family_1818-1877 [B. Jackson] |
| File | quaker/159 |
| Year | 1843 |
| Sender | Greeves, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | Quaker |
| Origin | Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Collins, Lake Erie, NY, USA |
| Recipient | O'Brien (n. Greeves), Anne |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 420 |
| Genre | their father's decease, funeral, inheritance, family news |
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| Transcript | Dungannon 9th Month 25th 1843 My Dear Sister This is to inform thee of the decease of our dear Father, which event took place about past 3 oclock on the 12th ins' after a long trying illness & his close was peaceful. During his affliction he was often led to impart a word of counsel to those around him, as well as the numerous friends and acquaintances who came to see him, which was weighty & impressive. Among some of his visitors were ministers of our Society, who spoke encouragingly to him: from these, & his own feelings which he expressed from time to time, I feel no doubt but he has made a happy change. He was interred at Grange in the same grave as our dear Mother, agreeably to his directions, on the 16th accompanied by a numerous & respectable number of friends [&] others. As I suppose thou art aware, he had not a great deal of this worlds wealth: not did he forget his absent offspring, for he left £10 (Ten pounds) Sterl each, to each of thine and Sister Mary's children, to be paid to them when they come of age. Please send me the names & ages of all thy children that they may be paid accordingly, & Maria’s name now, & addresses, also her Husbands as I suppose she is of age, as well as perhaps one or two more of thy children. Aunt Molly who is in her 85th year (about 2 years older than Father) is still able to go about & is wonderfully well. Sister Susanna has undergone a great deal of fatigue attending on our dear parent but I hope in a short time she will recruit and be restored to her usual strength. She & Aunt intend to live together. How is thy son, who we heard had to leave New York on acct of his health. I trust he is convalescent if not quite well, as we heard was likely to be the case when he would remove to his native air. My Family are well & I have not been so well for a long time as I have been the last 2 months, but the latter end of 5th and fore part of last 6th month, I was very poorly: so much so I never remember having such great prostration of spirit. This recovery is cause of thankfulness. Rachel & my children unite in Love to W &Thee & thine with thy affectionate Thomas G |
