| Title: | Hugh Donnan, Co. Down to John Donnan, New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 847 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Donnan, Hugh/99 |
| Year | 1848 |
| 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 | D2795/5/1/3: Presented by Mrs. Chas. Donnan, Cahard,Ballynahinch, Co. Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9707040 |
| Date | 28/07/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 28:07:97. |
| Word Count | 706 |
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| Transcript | Cahard, July the 28th 1848 Dear Son, I feel great pleasure in stating to you that we received your letter with great joy on the 21 July as your Mother and I Returned from Belfast market it was shortely [shortly?] arived [arrived?] when we got it by Mr Wilson. That Evening the Rev. Mr. Graham spoke in our meeting house concerning the State of the Jews expounded the 11th Chapter of the Prophet Isaiah I then went home with speed to read your letter which gave us great comfort to know that you had a safe passage And good health. I Allso [also?] find that you have Agreed with a Respectable Farmer in that Countrey [Country?]. I hope you will serve your Master Faithfully not with Eye service as men please but with singleness of heart Fearing god this is my advice. Allyways [Always?] remembering that a good servant is most likely to get a good Master I would like to know what Family your Master has if Any And also something of his mode of Labour what kind of Cattle and grain. The Evening after we Received your Letter Robert Kelly his misteress [mistress?] and his Mother uncle John Patterson and Aunt John Donnan And misteress [mistress?] Mrs. Donnan Robert Withers Alex Hogg drank tea with us. Withers is going to Dublin Hennery [Henry?] Oswal [Oswald?] teaches in his place no Deaths near us but Ann [Potter?] who died the night before I wrote this Mr James Thomson Ballydian has a young Daughter our Turnips is missed sowed twise [twice?] still missed some has them as good as Ever our potatos [potatoes?] looks well all in full bloom we have tryed [tried?] them not large but we find none bad as yet our Corn looks mideling [middling?] well in general onely [only?] dry land or high land is thin the season has ben [been?] dry for the most part Except some showers we had in this month we Expect an early harvest corn meal and Butter is very cheap Cattle of every kind very cheap no money can be made we have all our turf home this month July The Revd [Reverend?] Robert [McEwen?] sends his kindeness [kindness?] to you hoping that in some future time he may send a few lines to you his sacrament is the second Sabath [Sabbath?] of August William Melvill died July the 27. I may also state Rebellion in Ireland seems to increase we learn from the Protestant Journal that 20 thousand stand of arms has ben [been?] purchased and brought to Dublin cost about œ10,000 allso [also?] a great dale [deal?] of Amunition [Ammunition?] and pikes is prepared we hear that they Asemble [Assemble?] in different parts of the Kingdom some so near us as the Cave hill of Belfast how soon the outbreak will be we can not tell one thing we know that if god permit there [their?] designes [designs?] to be [Favoured?] into Effect it will not end well there was a letter came from John Oswal [Oswald?] the same time yours came dos [does?] not say what he is emlyed [employed?] at nor what wages but took him 9 days to reach his brother From New York it was reported that [shan?] [Sean?] [mageen?] was turned out of the ship down the Laugh [Lough?] and went to Liverpool would like to know Also how your vituling [vitualling?] did you. I now remeber [remember?] my worthy friend your Unkle [Uncle?] Thomas hoping soon to hear of his Recovery of health And if spared will expect a long and Beautiful Letter from him at some future time likewise all your cussons [cousins?] not Forgetting our respective Friend Frances Donnan I may say your Mothers wishes you to see your Unkle [Uncle?] as often as possible while he is Poorly in health she allso [also?] sends her kind love to you and your Unkle [Uncle?] Hugh and Thomas sends their kind love to you Likewise Belinah Elisa and Margaret [--?]. I must conclude now by saying to you in the words of Solomon My son forget not my law but let thine heart keep my commandments for length of days and long life and pease [peace?] shall they add to thee Proverbs 3 and [1?] I Remain your Affectionect [affectionate?] Father Hugh Donnan |
