| Title: | James Gamble, Oregon, U. S. A, to Abel Gamble, Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1134 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gamble, James/22 |
| Year | 1864 |
| Sender | Gamble, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | miner |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Oregon, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Gamble, Abel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D/3305/1/7: Deposited by Dr. K. A. Miller |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9805351 |
| Date | 24/07/1864 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:98. |
| Word Count | 239 |
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| Transcript | Canyon city July 24th 1864 Dear Brother i send you these few lines to let you know that i am in good health thanks be to god for it hopeing [hoping?] that you are all enjoying the same blessing. the reason of me not writing sooner i have been living far from any post Office. i have not been living in California these last two years i have been in the state of Oregon i came here to this place about three months ago after coming about six hundred miles about four hundred by land and two by water i am working at mining i get four dollars and a half per day and i can board my self for about five dollars per week. i have wrote no letters these last four years nor i have got none from any of my friends i send my best respects to you and all your family please when you write let me know how my mother is getting along or if she is still living and all the rest of my Brothers how the [they?] are doing i have the intention of writing to Malcom [Malcolm ?] soon and also to brother William i send my respects to all my friends out in the county down Dear Abel when you write let me know how you are getting along this long time and all the perticulars [particulars?] of the country i need say no more i remain your affectionate brother James Gamble here is the directions James Gamble Canyon city Masco county state of Oregon |
