Peggy Logan's Letter, 5th October 1847Author(s): Deborah FoxSource: North Irish Roots, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1995), pp. 16-17Published by: North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS)Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27697001 .

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the seven sons were - Charles, John, Daniel, Alexander, Andrew, James and Walter. I

recently discovered that Walter, born 1872, must have been named after his deceased

maternal grandmother's youngest brother, Walter Grindlay, who arrived in Victoria in

the 1860s and died soon after. But what about Charles? I have often been asked why

my great grandfather was names Charles instead of Daniel. When the Curries left

B?mbala in New South Wales to settle around the Geelong area of Victoria, they lived

at Bream Creek, near to the family of one Charles Currie. Was this man related to John, and did John owe him allegiance? Unfortunately it has been difficult to find any connection between these two men.

PEGGY LOGAN'S LETTER, 5th October 1847

Submitted by Deborah Fox, Member number A 1262

(dbfx@omni.voicenet.com)

This letter was written by my great-great-great grandmother to her daughter in

Philadelphia. I have it preserved under archival glass, as it is ready to crumble into dust. It has many tears and holes, so some portions are missing. I have used.to

represent missing areas. As you will see, it mentions many names.

Postmark:.ngannon Oc7 1847 GA....ckmore.ngais

To: Philadelphia, America.for Miss Mary Logan

Innisative, October 5th 1847

My dear children Margaret Mary and Francis,

In answer to your letter of the 28th, I have already received and believe me it gave me much pleasure to hear from you all that ye are in good health as this letter leaves me in at present.... there with my family, in your letter.

I received your ticket to me for L2.0.0 to be drew by the Revd. McCristie out of Mr.

Corscaddin's office in Derry which money I have received according to your directions.

I return you all thanks for your kindness to me as your mother and in return may God of his infinite mercy reward you all as ye have minded me in my calamity and in a time so callow as the present has been. I never will forget how you have assisted me, may you be rewarded in this life and doubly so in that which is to come, never did anything come in such good time as that which you sent to me. I would like that you would send Francis to a trade whatever would be most advantageous to him for hard labor is quite a stranger to him.

Michael Lagan and family are well Your grndfather is in good health your aunt Mary is well and wishes to be remembered to you all. She says that if you send for Allice and send her passage she will let her go to you. The children are just scrawling out of the Pox now and I had enough to do. And very bad they were for 10 weeks The very next

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letter you send me I hope it will be to take me out of bondage for in bondage I am that

since you left me I will be able to take 3 of the children with me when I am going and I

will leave the remainder for you. What I depended to support my family during the year Is fairly failed within the last month.is the potato crop....that we may bid dieu to them

ln...fear...very much Revd.Mr. McChristle sends all his blessing and likewise he is ...how

well you are doing...you should have men...Dr. Rutherford...your letters he be

frlend...very much...Margaret..Lougheran is well and ...how are you doing. Pat Donnelly Is well he is constabulary in Armaugh...are well...Frank...Allice and got no answer as yet.

Nancy Hughes...be convenient to you in your next letter all concerning her Pat Donnelly he did not write her home yet. Ellen Hill and her two daughters are gone to America,

you do not be uneasy who told you that you spoke of in your letter it was Patt Orr. Betty McAnalla want to know her son and daughter...'Thomas McGlone is with wife and

family"....

Charles O'Neill to his affectionate cousin Margaret Hughes as said. Charles did not get out to America to his wishes owing to the want of what would make him ready. ...He

therefore returns the passage ticket in this letter to be given to the said Margaret

Hughes, by you Margaret Logan as he intends she will send for him again spring.

He could not go out times were so contrary and he is forever obliged to her for her

kindness to him hoping that she will remember him again spring...his best respects he

send her may she be happy....Charles O'Neill

}Remaln your affectionate Mother

Peggy Logan

Would you please give his ticket to Margaret Hughes as soon as you receive this letter

lest she loses her passage ticket

NEWS FOR USA MEMBERS

Members in the USA can avail themselves of a service through Ruesch Interna

tional at a cost of two dollars per cheque / check:

1 Telephone Ruesch International in Washington DC on Freephone 1

800-424-2923. quoting the amount in sterling which you require. They will

give the conversion rate into dollars and add the two dollar fee and also give a reference number.

2 Send a personal check for the amount to Ruesch International, 700 Eleventh

St N West, Washington DC USA 20001-4507. Mention their reference number

and state the name of the payee.

3 Within a few days you will receive a Ruesch check in sterling currency made

out to the payee which you can then post.

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