| Title: | James Dunlap, Philadelphia to Billy Rutherford, Strabane. |
|---|---|
| ID | 917 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Dunlap, James/22 |
| Year | 1785 |
| Sender | Dunlap, James / John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Strabane, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rutherford, Billy |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | siblings/ John is Billy's uncle |
| Source | T1336/1/21: Copied by permission of Canon W.A. Delap, The Rectory, Bridgetown, Wexford |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9804839 |
| Date | 12/05/1785 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:04:98. |
| Word Count | 666 |
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| Transcript | Philadelphia May 12th 1785 Dr [Dear?] Billy your agreeable letter of last year come safe to hand the account you there of your progress in learning is very pleasing Education is the foundation on which young Men must build there [their?] prospect of future happiness If it is agreeable to you your father and Mother that you should come to this country I will observe their directions in having you taught any business you may wish to learn after you have the education they think sufficient for you which may be had here as well as in Ireland if you intend coming to this country the sooner the better, I am D [Dear?] Billy with my best wishes for your happiness your affectionate uncle John Dunlap Mrs Mary Rutherford Strabane Ireland [April?] 1785 Philadelphia - Pray Give my kind love to my Dr [Dear?] Sister Molly & to Sister Sally I am sorry to find I have no more to write as my brother tells me my Sister Peggy is dead I am sorry for it I always loved her in my heart but for sum [some?] reason has Considered it. I beg of you all to be as agreeable as possible and make Everything as agreeable as possible My love to Brother Joshua and family brother adam and family My brother says he will write to you by the first oppertunity [opportunity?] is for the afair [affair?] you would wish him to write about he says he will put it to write I have onced Charged you to Make William a good Schollar [Scholar?] I hope he will be a Good boy and kindly to you if he is it will please me it will be greatly to his advantage if he is a good boy and a good scholar if he is that there may something turn out to his advantage not to work at a trade I am apt to think Billy must come over here if is a good boy and as for Bell you must let her have as much schooling as is necessary and learn [teach?] her to dance and tell her that if she would wish me to Continue to love her that she must be a very good girl and not give any one the least reason to say thing [anything?] against her character if you mind this it will be much to your advantage if you would think as I hope you do how valuable a good Character is to a young woman you will strictly folly [follow?] your father and mothers advice tell Sally she must be as good as bell and as for mary I shall see her time enough to make her be a good Girl but at the same time keep her at school and as for John he will be i [I?] hope a stout punching [pirly?] little fellow that wont be any trouble to any one only to give him good Schooling for i [I?] expect the Girls will take care of him And as for James i [I?] hope he will be a fine boy but he is rather too young for me to form my opinion of him but i [I?] hope he will be a fine child and by the time he comes to think any thing of the world perhaps they may something turn out to his Advantage you must write to Adam and tell him to give his Children as much Schooling as is Necessary give My love to Sally Erwin and Peggy Erwin Mr Di--in [Dinnen?] & Sally I can not mention something of my old Acquaintance in Strabane but I shall write to some or other of them I am in so great a hurry you will have some trouble to read this letter as it is badly wrote [written?] when I come from Kentucky I shall write to you again this Kentucky is a fine country I shall s [see?] sister Molly soon beleive [believe?] me to be your sincere loving brother James Dunlap |
