| Title: | Letters to and from Robert Taylor, Pennsylvania. |
|---|---|
| ID | 623 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Clandinen, Thomas/29 |
| Year | 1799 |
| Sender | Clandinen, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | linen trader? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballymacarron, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Taylor, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | T 1435: Copied by Permission of Mrs W.A.F. Martin, Tobermoney, Co Down. #TYPE EMG Extracts from Letters, Taylor Family, Ballygoskin & Rathcunningham, Co Down, to Robert Taylor, Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania U.S.A. 1799 - 1827. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9001021 |
| Date | 01/01/1799 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 16:01:1990 LT created 24:08:1990 CD input 29:08:19 |
| Word Count | 471 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Dr. [Dear?] Robert: I take this opportunity of writing to you to let you know I am in health, Hoping this will find you and whole family in the same. We had a Seevear [severe?] sumer [summer?] Last with Dissturbance [disturbance?] and particularly in Killinchy. But thank God I got my self Keep clear through all times. On the 9 of June there was a battle fought at Seantfield [Saintfield?], between the ribels [rebels?] and the regulars, where many lay dead on the field, there was upwards of 50 of the yourk [York?] [Fenceabls?] killed in the action and many wounded, and there was about 12 or 14 reabels [rebels?] killed at said time and on the 13 of said Instant another battle took place, which was a very bloody one and lasted for about 9 hours, and the reables [rebels?] had the worst of the play at Ballinahinch, Killinchy, have suffered greatly by the disturbances. John Lowry Ballymorran, Son-in-law to John Moor, Islandban, was killed in the action and so did Andrew Warnock, Son-in-law to Mrs. Boyce in Ard[?]dillan, fall at said time. I would have wrote to you something more at this time, but as Hamilton Moor and his wife is coming to you its of no great use. (This statement indicated that Hamilton Moor and his wife came to America following Robert Taylor and his wife, they were sisters, daughters of John Gordon, Moore settled in Centre County. W.F.W.) James Breese, Killinchey; Doctor Cord, Killinchy; James McCann, Carragullan; and Sergant [sergeant?] Hammel: Robert Clover; John McKellvy and Andrew Morrow, ware [were?] all Hanged at the Law Assises [assizes?] in Down, and its fear'd [feared?] that all is not settled yet, yet it appears Better at this present time. We have just now the worst see time ever seen in the remembrance of aney [any?] living, and Markets here this sumer [summer?] is expected to be verry [very?] High. Oat Meal is 15 shillings per hundred, wheat and barly [barley?] are Both about 11s; 4d per hundred and linnen [linen?] cloth and yarn you never seen as High as what the [they?] are though all this disturbance, six hank yarn will give from 10d to 12d per hank, and good 4 or 5 will give 10d very readly [readily?] in Down Market at your old stand at the post. (Turn over) Your Father-in-law's family is all well and likewise Alexander McKellvys family and John Gowrley and his family, But all in great Trouble about Ann (Hamilton Moore's wife) and Hamilton going away at such times; your father- in-law is much failed and altered with truble [trouble?] thinking about you all; your Mother is dead about 2 months ago, and so is Mary Megihoney wife to Samuel Murdock. I will Expect a letter from you the first oppertunity [opportunity?] after this and let me know if there aney [any?] such thing as yarn buying in America, and its possable [possible?] that I may pick up some woman this year and Come over and see. (This was before Clandinen had married Margaret, the daughter of John Gordon, and sister of Mrs. Robert Taylor. W.F.W.) The next year when you write you Know how to Direct. Give my Best Compliments to your wife and Thomas (The oldest son of Robert Taylor, born in Ireland, whom he, no doubt, knew in that country. W.F.W.) and ask her if she has aney [any?] mind of the night that I was Chassed [chased?] into Bed Beyond her by her old father and had to fly for shelter, and may God prosper all your indeavours [endeavours?] is the sincear [sincere?] wishes of your friend and very humble servant. Ballymacarron, 25th Aprile [April?], 1799. Thomas Clandinen. |
