| Title: | John Smith, Ballymoney, Co Antrim to his Father, Moycraig, Co Antrim |
|---|---|
| ID | 2507 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smith, John/68 |
| Year | 1848 |
| Sender | Smith, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | inn keeper and distiller |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Moycraig, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smith, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | son-father |
| Source | D. 1828/45: Presented by James Steele, The Whins, Mosside, Ballymoney, County Antrim |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9504096 |
| Date | 11/04/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 24:04:1995. |
| Word Count | 206 |
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| Transcript | Ballymoney April 11th 1848 Dear Father you would rcwire [require?] to come to the funeral if in your power for I will not Can [be able to?] Attend it as wee [we?] will have A kind of A market Day on that Day and I could not go for want of close [clothes?] if the steels bee [be?] coming in this week with lime you will send my trunk in with them or if not you must bring it in on the midle [middle?] market Day And you will rcwire [require?] to stay that night And the Remainder of that week, As I will rcwire [require?] to go to Mosside [Moss-side?] to get some stuff cut that I want you will tell Jas [James?] Hodges that he will oblidge [oblige?] me mutch [much?] if he will come in on Saturday first or Tuesday At fardest [farthest?] And that no other Day this week would fit nor next week And that I hope that he will if in his power Attend to sutch [such?], Robt [Robert?] J is thinking great long but it is to get At the black Btte [Bitter?] that the sweet thing is in wee [we?] are All well At present and is able to take A little [Braghan?] John Smith |
