| Title: | David Cooke, Co.Tyrone, to Joseph Cooke, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| ID | 686 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Cooke, David/164 |
| Year | 1830 |
| Sender | Cooke, David |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | mentions breeding horses and attending to his farm and viney |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | Cooke, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | T 3592/4: Deposited by Mrs. Mary E. Cook Bradley. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 709032 |
| Date | 02/04/1830 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document Added by JM, 12/09/07 |
| Word Count | 1633 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Page 1] Dear Daughter Sarah me and your mother sends you our love in One we were well satisfied with the present you sent us of Grand Daughters Hair And we hope you be [near?] is yet that we might make you a present it will be Scarsely [Scarcely?] be as good as yours I would make you a present of a young Horse if it was convenient for I have two of as good horses as you have seen ever in this town that I bread [bred?] from two fine mares of my own as ever was seen in this County - I conclude with my blessing to you all - and your mother joins me in the same - and brother John & Saml. [Samuel?] also. Give my love to my sister Sarah and let her know that I saw her letter that she sent to her sister, and that [it?] regretted me very much you may let her know that her sister Hetty was lying ill at this time. and departed this life 4 Days after the letter arrived. This was a great trouble to me at the time and since I begin to seriously know that the Lord blessed be his Name released her from a Bed of affliction - I trust not [imparting?] her trespasses and Sins unto her has pardoning all for Jesus's sake I now trust that she is Reigning in heaven praising him - now and where she shall behold his face for ever more - I add no more until at present for want of paper But I will ever Remain your Loving and affectionate Brother till Death David A Cooke &c &c (Information on folded page) Mr Joseph Cooke David Cooke New Alexandria Letter to J Cooke Westmmorland County 2nd April 1830 State of Pensylvania South America 1 1/2 the letter continued And tomorrow is Ash Sunday I would be glad if I could have the pleasure of my sister and Daughter and my Sons Joseph and William to spend the day with me in Iskeredoey [Eskeradoey?] at dinner it would be the happiest day of my life I should say our lives, but it cannot be so at the present therefore May the Lord grant us grace to be content in our own stations you there and me and family here [Page 2] Dear son when you see young John Mckeown Know that his friends are all well here at present I have to inform you further that we have got Isaac Cook your cousin home last November and remains in good Health and is very busy Courting his own Country girls I do not know whether he intends to go back to America again or not Dear son I was always in expectation of seeing your brother [William?] in this Country again But I have taken a reson [reason?] to doubts since I recd. [received?] your last that I never shall, I sent you as this letter last [torn] and would be glad you would let me know if [torn] you received it and I sent you an Account also of you [sic] Uncle Wms. old sons death he departed this world in for [four?] Days Sickness I trust the lord took him-to-himself from more evil and laid none of his youthful pastimes to his [charge?]. My dear sons & daughters we should strive to be on our duty late and early for we do not know what time our Lord will send the Summons of Death into our hands and then we must appear before him and that we give an account of the Deeds done in the body whether good or Bad - if good it will be well done good and - faithful servant - but if our deeds have been evil it will woe-woe-woe eternal woe where weeping - wailing and knashing of teeth in the lake where the worm Dieth not and the fire is not quenched - it is my Desire and all to get to heaven but unless we strive to enter into the through gate of Religion by Our Lord Jesus Christ there is no other way As that we may always may be on our Guard and stand fast in the ways Christ which will bring us all to heaven at last, I have saved the last of seven sacks of oats on Saturday the second of this month I am very employed at present with the getting the crop Down for the following time this season has been Very backward until last week when the good weather came in - [Page 3] That could be bought for money however he says he will leave the farming to John - and let them farm that can Do no better - My Dear Son and Daughter your mother recd. [received?] a lock of hair a present from Margaret Jean your oldest Daughter with great pleasure in so much that she cried with Joy when she saw it. I realy [really?] think that if she was offered a pound note counted down for every grain of the hair of her [g---- D-------?] she would not take it - I hope my Daughter Sarah - will forgive me in not writing an answer to her before this - for it did not arise from any careless neglect in me, but being so very attentive to my farm and Vineyard here that I let it take up all my time that I might loose nothing of all that the Lord has blessed me with I hope my Dear Daughter will be satisfied with this apology and take this letter as an answer to hers - My Dear son your Mother and I are enjoying ourselves with the hopes of seeing you and our daughter and Grand Children some time before we die which I trust we shall - Major Crawford has returned to Newtown Stewart in greater oppulence than ever you know he has been very friendly to me at all times did not forget to see me even since he came home Provisions in this place is very high at the farmers thus can afford to sell now is getting a great price for every article of provision - but those poor farmers that can sell none is in great Distress, also as much as the poor that has to buy all things are cheap but provisions at present - the art. [article?] you sent me of the three Great personages you mention, in your were so true for our good King George the 4th Deceased and made way for our present good King William 4th long may he reign over these Kingdoms and may he do as much good in his time for his people as Wiliam the 3rd done for them of his time - there several amounts of insurrections [insurrections?] taking place in some parts of this Country but this part is peaceable at present, your Brother James and his wife sends his best Respects and kind love to you and hopes as we do to see you [--t?] and he is satisifed with the explanation you Sent in your last [for?] not mentioning him - you Desired me in your last to let young John McKeown's friends know that [torn?] I did so Carried forward [Page 4] Reahan 2nd April 1830 My Dear Son I take this favourable oppertunity [opportunity of writing these few lines hoping the will find you in good health as this leaves us all at present, I thank God for all his mercies to me and my family here Dr. [Sear?] Son I recd. [received?] both your letters which gave me very great pleasure in all but one thing [torn] of your little child, however, you may be thankful to God Almighty in taking only the child and sparing yourself and the rest of your family. I am very glad to hear how my son William is coming on and also that he enjoys good health, and as you mention in your letter, I only wish this that he may have wit to choose a good one and that he may choose as good a wife as you have done my son and one that will please us as well as yours does for altho [although?] we have never seen each other face to face from the account we have of her and from her own letters to us has endeared us all to her very much Dear Son what you inform me of the farm you bought for your Brother Wm. [William?] pleases me very much I think that you have done well in finding out an element for him that he may both Employ and also enjoy himself in an employment which will be of so much service to him here often, I see the want of proper attention in early Days and being kept at school Constant until young men acquire Riting [writing?] arithmetic and book keeping and think that all these are very necessary for all those young men who intend to live the remainder of their Days in that Country my son your Brother Samuel is becoming a clever young man and is so encouraged by your letters making mention of a man making great progress in that country he has for a long time past at school constantly been Employed in Reading Writing And Arithmetic, and if was Once made acquainted with the Book of Exchange and that will not prevent him long until he joins Book Keeping and when he has made sufficient progress in that Art he give up farming and [proved ] to you if the Lord spares him he is only now waiting an answer from you that he may be encouraged to forsake all here and get over to you, now my dear Son he is not Satisifed with my three farms all well stocked an crops, One thing that I know he wanted from . Transcribed by Jim Buchanan |
