| Title: | James Gamble, California, to "Dear Mother", Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1131 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gamble, James/15 |
| Year | 1860 |
| Sender | Gamble, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D/3305/1/5: Deposited by Dr. K. A. Miller |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9805346 |
| Date | 08/05/1860 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:98 |
| Word Count | 243 |
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| Transcript | South [gulch ?] May the 8th 1860 Dear Mother I recieved your kind and welcome letter and I also got the letter abel sent I was very happy to hear of you all being well when your letter was wrote but was sorry to read of thomass [thomas'?] Death and of John being unwell I am well enjoying good health thanks be to god for it I would like very well to come home and see you all but but I would not like to come unless I had money enough to support me without hard labour if I would happen to be very fortunate I might come home sooner than I think of, you desire of me to send you some money here is a draft for the sum of ten pounds sterling on the royal bank of ireland enclosed in this letter for you and it is paid for the sending of it all the way through three dollars and ten cents I am going to write a letter to William soon and as for andrew I do not expect any account from him i am still living in the same place write as soon as you get this Jenny lind Calaveris county California you might mention in your letter when you write the name of abels wife and also of malcoms [malcolms ?] and I would like to hear all the particlars [particulars?] from home I need say no more I remain your affectionate son James Gamble Mr James Gamble Jenny lind Calaveris County California |
