| Title: | David Cooke, Co. Tyrone, to Joseph Cooke, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 683 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Cooke, David/140 |
| Year | 1824 |
| Sender | Cooke, David |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Cooke, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | T3592/1: Deposited by Mrs. Mary E. Cook Bradley. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9408107 |
| Date | 02/09/1824 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 03:08:1994. |
| Word Count | 532 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | David Cooke Sep 2 1824 Joseph Cooke New Alexandria Westmore Land County the state of Pensilvenia [Pennsylvania?] America Deare [Dear?] son I Date these few lines in a good state of health likewise all the family continue in the same This is the fourth letter which I have wrote to you this season and sending them with the safest person quitting this place for that Country I have communicated in all the other letters concerning our present situation and the great uneasiness that we sustain now very near two years without receiving any account from you the last letters which we received from you was in the late end of 1822 which give us all great happiness in hearing of your wellfare [welfare?] we took every pain in writing at several times after the receipt of them and never got any answer which leaves us in the most disconsulate state I have to inform you that we have heard a few days Before the day of this in a letter dated from Samuel [Bidle?] Philidelphia to his mother in Newtown street convincing your unkle [uncle?] James that he was with him on this [writing?] and discord to be remembered To all his friends and that he was in the first [communication?] Convening the accounts of this Country it is quiet in every [character?] anmd provisions of all sorts very reasonable Dear son as I have related in all the letters before this concerning our prosperity and in every circumstance happy only by not hearing from you which it is all are request that you will take every advantage in writing to us as william says that he will not be [stopped?] from going to you by any means early in the next spring and we would ardently wish to have your approbation before he should leave us I have wrote to you before on the death of your grandfather which deceased december 1822 all your friends recreations and well wishers is in good health and joins with me your mother and Brothers unanimously with their candid love and respect to you and it would constitute the greatest happiness amongst them to have some account from you Dear son I will discontinue at present with remembering all best respects to Mr [McKone?] a dieu [adieu?] dear don at this period your ever affectionate father Eskeradoey [Eskeradooey?] Septr 2nd 1824 } David Cooke Thos [Thomas?] [Mc----an?] Jacob Baird Samuel Scott Jas [James?] [McC----?] Wm [William?] Williams John Snodgrass Edward [Br---?] A Sterret James Rainey Wm [William?] [S-----?] N Sterret Wm [William?] Tailor Jas [James?] Moorehead Wm [William?] Shields Mathew Shields B Hill Jas [James?] Johnston Wm [William?] Denniston George Johnston Wm [William?] H [McCo--?] John Boyer Mark [Geire?] [A?] Bogs Jas [James?] B Parr Peter Drum George [Hirst?] Henry Drum Jas [James?] Craig Wm [William?] Sterret Jas [James?] Murphy Smith Agnew John Moore Saml [Samuel?] Cooper Joseph Cook Christ. [Christopher?] Latshaw John McKeown [H----?] Cooper & [Thos?] Jas [James?] Stewart Thos [Thomas?] Johnston Jas [James?] Foster Dr. Kirkpatrick John Brown Thos [Thomas?] McDowel Walter Brown Dr. Jho [John?] Croughhead John Murphy George Mulholand [S---?] Murphy Dr Edward P. Emerson Hugh Bigham George Greer Thos [Thomas?] Bigham Jas [James?] R [Poctor?] Jas [James?] [?] Logan [--?] [Sterret?] Mathew Jack John [Gelchor?] |
