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Andrew Richey, Clinton, Mississippi, to his brother, Robert Richey, Ireland, 15 June 1844
Luaigh an doiciméad seo Amharcóir IIIF
Bailiúchán Richey Letters
Title Andrew Richey, Clinton, Mississippi, to his brother, Robert Richey, Ireland, 15 June 1844
Description Andrew Richey writes to his brother Robert from his bed, thanking God to be still alive, though still very weak as he had suffered "an additional affliction of disease" last winter so much so that he thought he would die. Relating that his colon is affected by a chronic disease, Andrew cannot say if a recovery is probable. He thanks his many friends for their care and attention including "an old maiden of my sisterinlaw, an Irishwoman by the name of Miss Donaldson" and notes that Sister Eliza is taken up "with the affairs of the world" including the children attending school. He asks in partiular after his aged father now aged 82 and other friends and family at home. In an addendum to his letter he notes that the Methodist church "is about to have a general division the North from the South on the Subject of Slavery".
Date 15/06/1844
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Cineál Acmhainne Text
Archival Record Id p155/2/1/1, p155/2/1/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 2pp
Topic Richey Letters
Geographic Clinton,Hinds (county),Mississippi,United States,Lisburn,Antrim (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen forties
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