| Title: | E.E. Griggs, Sacramento, To Rev. John Orr, Portaferry. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1276 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Griggs, E.E/11 |
| Year | 1852 |
| Sender | Griggs, E.E. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | tradesman |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Sacramento, California, USA |
| Destination | Portaferry, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rev. John Orr |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends, business |
| Source | Copyright Retained By John McCleery, 80 Circular Road, Belfast, BT4 2GD. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh. |
| Doc. No. | 9701193 |
| Date | 15/05/1852 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:01:97. |
| Word Count | 122 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Sacramento 15 May 1852. Dear Sir: Enclosed I send you seccond [second?] of Exchange for one hundred and sixty pounds ten shillings, six pence, hoping that the first arrived in due time, superceding the necessity of this. The day after I wrote you last, Mr. Warnock and myself put up a very neat white slab at the grave of your lamented son. I remarked, as we left the grave that we had performed the last sad tribute of respect to the lamented dead, our mutual friend and companion Mr. W. [Warnock?] left last week for Shasta, some 200 miles up the Sacramento. He will write me when he gets settled. Wishing yourself and family health & all the other blessings of our common Parent, I remain Yours truly, E.E. Griggs. SECOND Sacramento Cal. [California?] May 1852 Exchange for No. œ160.10.6 Moss & Brother, Philad.a 8. Three days after Sight of this - SECOND of Exchange First and Third of same time & date unpaid Pay to the Order of John Orr - One hundred & Sixty pounds 10s6d stg [sterling?] Value received and place the same to account Orr Co. as advised by To Edwards [Sauford?] & Co. } Freeman & Co. 17 & 18 Cornhill London } Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty, Philad.a & N. York. SECOND |
