Robert McClurg/ McClorg, Whitehall, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to his father, David McClurg/ McClorg, Templemoyle, Bovevagh Parish, County Derry, 18 June 1820
there lines are yourselves alone and none else whatever
Dear Father another and family you may Instable think me ~
in this came try when many by time healthan have serm
ungrateful and inconsiderati ao also having succeeded Pam ill
mortified that it is not in my power to send you
something home before this time Pam mast uncommonly somethens
behans, this time and even now it gives me the untrast pain
that at present Pam not able you m of thank is strange
hist for me year Phanic made Little and hardly held my amm
coming to Whiladelphia Ptool a house at SO dollars her
year and did not succeed will in obtaining good gay
from employer Immettriated Pam mom most in shame a plan
fully sunk than made many are P may , day preting gaid
arcar the city where my prospects are mindining
believe me this country is pain from what it was Ballesth said
to he have seen a letter from Mohent 10 to 20 dollars
Statement day he sometimes makes 1dollar per day, Preland by
stating her hut that is attagether untrue from and dame
you that may this brother jeseph made from and his our
it stated to mu that brother John intended going to -
with was venture of tobacco from saint John but no
letter a to me from him lime P last but dam him one
no annever came to me from him you may strange no
Phope came he has not gone to the West India think it is simpler
letter was sent by one of the Thomson from Bally henry but he
the place where Prom teach it is an established academy bucness
went off Seoner than Pimagined Frankland is the name of
funds to it for the benefit of the teacher and only the scholars
that may come are the support of the teacher teaching in this
from what it hasheen sometime ago and a
good is or hahener has in general ten chances to ,
Robert McClurg/ McClorg, Whitehall, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to his father, David McClurg/ McClorg, Templemoyle, Bovevagh Parish, County Derry, 18 June 1820
Description
[This item contains two letters addressed to the same recipients and written on the same day. In 1861 Whitehall was officially changed to Brunnerville ].
Transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller. Title and description by University of Galway. The names McClurg and McClorg are used interchangeably in this series so both are quoted.
