| Title: | James Gamble, America, to "Dear Brother and Mother," Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1133 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gamble, James/21 |
| Year | 1865 |
| Sender | Gamble, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | prospects to work on a farm |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-mother / brothers |
| Source | D/3305/1/9: Deposited by Dr K.A. Miller |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9805347 |
| Date | 11/10/1865 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:98. |
| Word Count | 208 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | october 11 1865 dear brother and Mother i write [I write?] you these few lines to let you know that we are all well all hid [had ?] a [--- ?] pasage [passage?] of 17 dasy [days?] and we [---?] 7 of them [---?] we got to williams on the 4 of this month and it last other giving for our for our fare i had to hire a [orphan?] from st Johns and it is 45 Miles this is not [acpilat ?] country for farming william has 25 acres of land and it costs him nothing for he has it lent out and he has 4 cows and one horse value for 40 pounds and he lives Midling [middling?] comfortable iam [I am?] going to [___?] along with thomas that is williams oldest son to work work about 50 Miles further away so i have not [---?] any yet here i hope at to start only helinng [helping?] them to raise their potatoes and we have have (sic) got them up i will not say Much More at present as iwill [I will?] say More in My next. william and family and Me and Mine in sending our love to you all in the warmest Maner [manner?] |
