HTML Transcription © F.Coakley , 2007
(from MM GL711 )
Ewan Garret d 25 jan 1759 on Guinea coast ;mother Mary Garrett als Taylor;will states impressed 20 Jan 1757 at Bonus (?Bowness) now abroad HM tender Sarah in rode of Hull upon Kingston Yorks;witnesses to will Wm Christian Ramsey and Wm Cowle impressed same time witt;Danl Kee also impressed ;
The following letter was included
To Marriod Curphy in KirkchrisLezeire in the Isle of Man Portsmouth March 4 1759 Dear honrd and loving Mother this is with my kind love and respects unto you and my dear sister and brother hoping that these few lines will find you all in good health as I am at presnt thank God for it. I was turn'd over from ye Salamander prize ship octobr ye 17th to the prince Edward forty gun ship and were oblig'd to sail the next day to the coast of guiney to a place called the Island of goree (?) to take it which we did on the 29th day of Decmber with some small loss from the french which we expect some prize money for very soon but we took a french ship comeing home which we expect to receive about twenty pounds a man for she is richly laden from St Damingo a letter of Mark and only our own ships company to share it for we parted all the rest of the fleet about a week before we took her. Rcvd no money from the Salamander but we expect to receive it before the ship saile again from Portsmouth I wrote a letter at goree and sent it to you pray let me know whether you rcvd it or not last December and pray write to me as speedy as you can direct to me on board the prince Edward manawar at Portsmouth or else where commanded by captn wm Fortisque I am very sorry for haveing it to let you know that Ewan Garret is dead which devise you will let his mother know he died ye 25th day of January last upon the coast of guiney he had about one pound sixteen shills in money when he died which he ordered which I got when he died and the officer took it from me and keeps it until farther directions from his mother which I desire she will write to our Captain for it for me to get it to her which I hope will be very soon for there is a great many ships a paying off and I hope we shall not go out no more So I shall write to you for his will and power and receive his wages and bring it home to you. He was two years and five days in the Kings service and I know what he recd of wages and what he got from the purser. I have got all the papers he had very safe and when I receive an answer from you I shall let you know in my next letter home much there is due to him he first had a fever and then he took a flux which killed him tho' was attended by three doctors. Pray mother send me an answer and let me know what his mother or executors say to you Remmbr my love to both Wms Christian and to my old neighbours all together So no more at present from your loveing and dutifull son Wm Curphy
| |
||
|
|
||
| |
||
| Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The
Editor HTML Transcription © F.Coakley , 2007 |
||