| Title: | Martha [Pozintore ?] Philadelphia To "My Dear Sister". |
|---|---|
| ID | 3691 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martha/18 |
| Year | 1867 |
| Sender | Martha |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Ireland? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Unknown |
| Archive | Centre For Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 302003 |
| Date | 22/08/1867 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 31:01:03. |
| Word Count | 528 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Philadelphia August 22 1867 My dear sister I received your welcome letter in due time dated 4th I received it while on a western visit at [Mr?] Simpson Alleghany [Allegheny?] Mrs Simpson Ann King recolects [recollects?] every field [there?] on the old place,loves to talk about the neighbours especially brother Wm [William?] she has only one son I should not be suprised if the [they?] would visit Irland [Ireland?] next summer he is anxious to see his Father,and Ann her aunt Jane Clark if alive,the [they?] are in easy sircumstance [circumstance] lives very well, exceedingly kind I spent two weeks with [W?] [Jeffers?] [Eaton?] the [they?] moved to Ohio 3 years ago has a very nice farm 200 acres for 5 hundred sheep which is very profitable stock in Ohio I only stoped [stopped?] one week with them,the [they] sent a great deal of love to you & all the family the [they] were very unwilling to let me off, but I had stoped [stopped?] 3 weeks with Mrs Simpson [&?] Mrs Eaton I thought six week [weeks?] was long enough from home it has rained nearly all the time since I got home which makes it very unplesant to do any thing Charles [&?] James Gilland is very well off,for farmers but I would not call them wealthy Mary is worth about £700 the [they] are much better off than her but I would not live where the [they] do for 2 years for all the [they] have got Mr Eaton place cost £2000 the [they] paid one half thinks the [they] will be able to clear in 5 years I think the [they] have made a good move a fine brick house with everything more comfortable than the old place,[two sons? [&?] two daughters at home the youngest son educating for the Ministry Daniel [I fancy?] as kind as ever I could [scarce?] get off sends [bushels?] of love to you all I stoped [stopped?] on my way coming back to see George McGee spent one night with them he has a nice wife & 4 or 5 children lives comfortable I next went up the [Ponichala?] river on a steamboat to [Greene?] County to see friends Gillands Charles and Mary lives alone they cried with joy to see me the [they?] are two miles from a village [named?] Carmichael town [James?] lives 3 miles from them married 8 years has a wife but not children the [they?] are all in good health My dear sister I am very sorry your health improves so slowly but God knows what is best for us I wrote you & sister Betty before I went west which I hope you received dont trouble about any thing it only injures our health and does us no good,be [content?] May McClelland has been poorly Robert McConoughy is well Thomas Patton is well Hugh Loughlin [Rankin?] is well [Marcus?] Patton wife [Caty?] is well Mrs [D-----?] [is?] [well?] [Miss?] [Hunters?] is [well?] Mrs James Linsey is well My love to all my brothers [sisters?] Nephews & Nieces all[my?] friends who enquire after me Mrs Paul [Caroline Gunnell?] [&?] family is well From Your Loving Sister Martha [Pozintore?] Transcribed by Gordon Drummond |
