Letter from Jonathan Smyth, Friends' Asylum, Philadelphia, to his father James Smyth, Moycraig, County Antrim, 12 January 1847. Endorsed 'via New York'. Received at Liverpool 11 February 1847.
Letter from Jonathan Smyth, Friends' Asylum, Philadelphia, to his father James Smyth, Moycraig, County Antrim, 12 January 1847. Endorsed 'via New York'. Received at Liverpool 11 February 1847.
Description
Jonathan Smyth reports to his parents from Friends Asylum, seven miles from the city, where he has been very ill, without friends but with good medicial assistance. He imparts advice to his siblings, especially his brother James on how to live a good life in service of the Lord informs them that his later brother's widow has followed him into the grave. Smyth tells his father he will send him a power-of-attorney form to sign in relation to the lawsuit over his brother's esatate, but caustically observes that "This is the fifth letter and [I] never received a single scrape of a pen to know whether you were dead or living. If you have got no paper of ink, I will send you a sheet". He concludes with the news that he expects the death soon of his uncle Robert.
Date
12/01/1847
Date Issued
27/03/2023
Resource Type
Text
Archival Record Id
p155/1/3/1
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
2pp
Topic
Smith/ Smyth Letters
Geographic
Philadelphia (city),Philadelphia (county),Pennsylvania,United States,Moycraig Hamilton (townland),Antrim (county),Ireland
Temporal
Nineteenth century,Eighteen forties
Genre
Transcript
Note
Title and transcript by Professor Kerby Miller. This transcript includes handwritten corrections to transcript from PRONI, made with reference to original letters. Letter description by University of Galway. The names Smith and Smyth are used interchangeably in this series so both are quoted.