| Title: | Hugh Donnan, Cahard, Co. Down to [?], [?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 845 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Donnan, Hugh/69 |
| Year | 1849 |
| Sender | Donnan, Hugh |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Cahard, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Donnan, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | father-son |
| Source | D2759/5/1/9: Presented by Mrs. Chas. Dannan, Cahard,Ballynahinch, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 900194 |
| Date | 14/02/1849 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 02:10:00. |
| Word Count | 665 |
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| Transcript | Cahard 14th Feb Hugh Donnan 1849 We wish to let you know that we received John & his uncle Thomas's letter on the 9 of Feburary [February?] which was the day of the County ploughing match we were all at it I ploughed a [an?] afternoon the next day to Sir William Donnan and that John Forsyth has got his brother Charles's farm of land and that I ploughed to him the following monday he had 35 ploughs we wish to let you know that the big horse behaved very well this season and that we have about 4 acres to plough at this date we intend to write to you about the begining [beginning?] of april We wish to let you know that the times here are very dull and that the sale of land is almost over unless that a change coms [comes?] and we beleive [believe?] that there is hundreds here who would wish to sell their land and cannot get it sold and go to America. we know of no land sold in our neighbourhood only Kitty [Mcwhirr's?] to James Smyth son of Robert Smyth of Creevy for the sum of 50 pounds. your uncle Thomas Mclements advertised his farm in Craggy and that their [there?] was no person at all came to bid him any thing for it. Grace Jordan got a young son on the fourth of Feburary [February?] attended by doctor Gordon. you may let your uncle Thomas know that his brother John got the slip that came in Alex Hoggs (sic) letter also the newspaper that he sent also the slip that came in James Garretts (sic) letter also that he went to Hugh Garretts (sic) and David Moors (sic) about the money and the [they?] promised to pay it about the latter end of March and the [they?] have not done it he would wish to know what his brother Thomas would advise him to do for he thinks that nothing else will do but to give the nots [notes?] up to an attorney also he has got part of his interest and as soon as he gets it all gathered up he intends to put it in the bank he wises [wishes?] to let him know that he posted a letter for him about the middle of Feburary [February?] and he directed it to Jason D Tylor for him also that he got a letter from John Thompson march 24th it consisted of what his meal amounted to and if he had got the money that he got from him when he went away he got it in November with a little slip in it for Miss Jane Garrett and that he wants an answer for it I wish to let you know something of your uncle Thomas Mclements [McClements?] I warned him about November and told him I wished he would try to make me up the money that was betwixt him and I if possible before the 1st of Feburary [February?] the answer he made was I will pay attention to it however when the time was up he could pay nothing he then paid the Intrest [Interest?] and that was all I got he advertised his land in Craggy but their [there?] was no one to buy it James Thompson in Saintfield has gave up a note he has of him for about ÷75 to Hugh Wallace who has supainaed [subpoenaed?] him about the middle of march we do not know what will be the event I asked him what what (sic) he was intending to do he said he was intending to to auction his crop after harvest and try to pay of [off?] some of his dept [debt?] he did not say he would pay me but I am afraid he will not be able to pay what dept [debt?] is against him we paid Thomas [R---?] the ÷10 that we owed him this winter Mr Mcewin [McEwan?] wished us to Remember him to you |
