| Title: | Feeny, Mary & Roger to parents, 1847 |
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| ID | 6513 |
| Collection | New Brunswick Letters |
| File | newbrunswick/149 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Feeny, Mary & Roger |
| Sender Gender | male-female |
| Sender Occupation | domestic employee |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | St. John, N.Brunswick, Canada |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | parents |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | children-parents |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 450 |
| Genre | arrival, job, friends, relative died on arrival, inquires about family / quick note |
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| Transcript | St. Johns New Brunswick 3rd August 1847. My Dear father and mother I take this pen with joy to write those few lines to ye hopeing to find ye and all inquireing friends in as good health as I am at present thank god for his kindness to me my father I am regoiced to let ye know that I arrived safe in this Country and all the passengers which is a Blessing to us all thank God My Dear father as soon as i arrived i got Service withen 10 miles of the City at a place Called Mispeek which i am regoiced to let ye know that I live within a few yards of where John Mullowny lives and his two Sisters which makes me feell content and John comes to see me verry often at knight and oftentimes in the Day my Dear father i would write to ye sooner still waighting to get myself settled for the winter and indeed i hope the next letter wile Be something Better My Dear father i feell uneasy to know how ye are or is my Sister Kitty at home and Denis and my Brother Mick and i never will forget Elias Tailour for she gave me a good present may the lord reward her for her kindness to me my Dear father i wish to let ye know that my uncle Frank Died in quarentine Island and a great number of the passengers that come out a long with him and Mick and wife is gone out the Country and he got a Brash of Sickness But he recovered his health thank god for it My Dear father i wish that you would remember me to the Revd Mr.Jeffcot and May the lord reward him for this kindness to me Dear father I send my love and Best respect to my sister Bridget Wonery Mary and let me know how are them all and all the Neighbours about Bullinfell and Lissadel No more at present from your loveing Daughter Mary Feeny till Death Dear father write to me as soon as you receive this letter and Direct it to Mr.James Brockeway Chelallot Street St.Johns New Brunswick. here goes for Roger Feeny My Dear father i wright those lines to you hopeing to find Ye all in good health as I am at present thank God for it Dear father I am well in health and lives in one house with Mary since i came to this place Dear father I sind my love and Best to you & Mother Mick Frances John Catherine Margret and Bridget tell Death No more at present from Your loveing Son till Death. |
