| Title: | John Barr, Erie, Pennsylvania, To His Brother. |
|---|---|
| ID | 134 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Barr, John/25 |
| Year | 1872 |
| Sender | Barr, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | blacksmith |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Erie, Penn., USA |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T2229/25: Copied by Permission of Mr Alex Barr-Scott, Burren, Ballynahinch, Co, Down, Ireland. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8901003 |
| Date | 29/07/1872 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 17:01:1989 GC created 13:02:1989 pg input 18:04:19 |
| Word Count | 569 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Erie July 29th, 1872 Dear brother I now write these few lines to you to let you know I am in good health at present hoping these few lines will find you all in the same I received your kind and welcome letter July 12 I was glad to hear you were all in good health I have my health very well I was not of [off?] work since I started only the 4th July it is kept by al [all?] class of people here and the reason why because the [they?] gained there [their?] independance [independence?] from the English on that day I am not in Mat Kees I am bording [boarding?] in a mans the [they?] call O donel, I give 5 dollars per weak [week?] for my bord [board?], and washing Mathew was verry [very?] kind to me I was there for 4 days he would take nothing for it I gow [go?] to the same Meeting as mathew the [they?] call the minister Mr Prieslby he is a verry [very?] nice sort of a man he had his sacrement [sacrament?] sunday 21st Joseph and I went and he was glad to see us going Joseph has left and gon [gone?] to his Uncle in the st [state?] of Ohio I think he will not be long away there are a grait [great?] many here I know from Ireland I saw the Johnstone of Cumbridge Cuper [Cooper?] Macks son Hugh there are a cousin of Mathew Hes lives [living?] next door to me he works in the same work with me he has a wife and 2 children he is verry [very?] kind with me I do be in ever [every?] evening his father does live at the [spaw?] and gows [goes?] to Mr M Cilvene church Dear brother I do not Intend to go home for some tim [time?] if I have my health I have it well for so far but health is uncerten [uncertain?] the climat [climate?] is much warmer than at home a wise man can make money here but it takes a grait [great?] dail [deal?] to keep him dear brother I have not got much to write the harvest is comenced [commenced?] when you write let me know if Robert McCauley had got home the [?] and if Adam Patterson has any word of geting [getting?] married and going to his own house dear brother I conclude by biding [bidding?] you all good by [goodbye?] I send my love to Grandfather and Grandmother to Alexander John and James to Janie to yourself as a brother to all my uncles and aunts to James shaw and Agness [Agnes?] no more at present but remains your Duely [Duly?] John Barr Please stop Dear brother you want to know what I am working at and what wages I have I am working in the Erie and Pitsburg [Pittsburgh?] shop that is where the [they?] make cars and Ingins [engines?] for the railroad I am in the blacksmith shop learning I have 7 shillings a day of your money the hours we have got to work ar [are?] from 7 to 6 its very warm I do not intend to stop longer than this winter at it I will look for something else but it is a good job in the winter please tell James shaw to write a note and send it in your letter to me |
