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Andrew Richey, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to his brother, Ireland, 1 December 1830
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Collection Richey Letters
Title Andrew Richey, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to his brother, Ireland, 1 December 1830
Description Andrew Richey expresses his thanks to his brother Robert for his letter and that of sister Dinah and relates how 'kind affectionate and generous" his brother James has been, employing him "in Selling goods & Keeping Books etc". While their business has been brisk he advises the family at home to sell their Broomhedge land to "make your trouble less & your circumstances more easy". He gives news of how James obtains supplies for his merchant business from Philadelphia and how the newspapers are full of news of "the conflicts & revolution" in France, as the "Americans are greatly in favour of anything like republican principles". Richey notes that even though they live in "the midst of the woods & wilds of America" they are informed of news of Europe and "dear dear !!! Ireland [...] where still is the home of my heart", albeit up to three or four weeks late. He hopes that the accounts of the distress "of the poor of Ireland" of last summer have passed with now plentiful crops and advises Robert on how to handle a delicate situation between their father and William [his brother?] over "Notes" and money owed. He ends his letter with well wishes and familial enquiries while advising Robert that he has a new nephew in America with the birth of sister Eliza's son, James Andrew.
Date 01/12/1830
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/2/1/1, p155/2/1/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 3pp
Topic Richey Letters
Geographic Hopkinsville,Christian (county),Kentucky,United States,Lisburn,Antrim (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen thirties
Genre Transcript
Note Title and transcript by Professor Kerby Miller. This transcript includes handwritten corrections to original transcript from PRONI, made with reference to original letters. Letter description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Andrew Richey