Nathaniel Taylor, Pennsylvania to Robert Taylor, Shanrod
[The next letter we have is from Nathaniel two years later] Care Mr Thos [Thomas?] Battersby Innkeeper Dromore County Down For Mr Robert Taylor Shanrod [Page 1] Philadelphia August the 24th 1830 Dear Brother, Yours of the 24th May I recvd [received?] two days ago but not from Mr Stuart [Stewart?] I heard about A week ago that he was come in and I expected a letter, but not having an opportunity of seeing him he posted it and it was carried to me. I have not seen him yet. You will pease [please?] excuse my few hasty thoughts as an opportunity ocurred occurred to me about an hour ago of sending it to belfast by hand with a Mr Wood brother of [A?] [?] who is going off tomorrow morning who caried [carried?] you one before. I have not wrote you since the one with Barnard Millighan [Milligan?], an answer by the Francis Peabody which was posted in Baltimore, and one Dated October 1828 and one from Nancy Dated Jany 1829 I recvd [received?]. In your last you gave me very little news and I have not time to give much now on account of the short warning. John Watts came to see me last fall and is here - I seen him last week. The time I recd [received?] yours I also recd [received?] one from John he is in Washington and has got an office under [Page 2] the President at 1000 Dollars per annum. April was a year when he was going there he came this way partly to see me and he got some friends and James Brown was here at the same time we spent a few days together he had A recommendation from all the Legislature of this state and the Governor also, and for the office he got he says there was one hundred applicants but he obtained it. He wrote to me he would be here this summer but he has not come yet. James Brown was here at the fourth of July and stopped two weeks. As to the Cloverseed I will send it this fall if I am well and can get a vessel for Belfast. I would sent [sic] it last fall if I could get the oppurtinity [opportunity?] I could send it any time by way of Liverpool but am afraid of it being miscarried. I had a son born Feb 27th 1828 named Nathaniel he is a fine boy, but he has took the Disentry [dysentery?] A few days back which he is very bad with. Jean and the rest of the children are all well, thanks be to god for his mercies it is now getting late and I have no more thought of at present but when you write me again let me know a little more about the [old?] country and the old neighbours. no more at present but remains your affectionate Brother Nathaniel Taylor PS I expect the next my John will be able to write it. John recd [received?] a letter from you the day before he wrote to me.Close