| Title: | John McCullough, Philadelphia, to William [Gamble?], Co. Down. |
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| ID | 1694 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | McCullough, John/24 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | McCullough, John |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | employed |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Gamble, William |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D/3305/2/5: Deposited by Dr. K. A. Miller. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9805357 |
| Date | 09/07/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 14:05:98. |
| Word Count | 888 |
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| Transcript | Phila [Philadelphia ?] July 9th 1847 Dear Wm [William ?] May I after such a long absence from you take the liberty of writing you, for I have made a foolish promise to not write you until I should have some money but I am afraid that would be to long to keep my promise therefore I now conclud [conclude ?] to write you and state to you how I stand at present, in place of making any thing this last year year I have lost time and money, you may say I had nothing to loss, that may be true for when I paid all my traveling [travelling?] expenses I had not a grate [great ?] dale [deal ?] when I arrived in phila [philadelphia ?] but it was not my expenses that ran away with the money but the porterage & freight of such large Box's and then I had to Borrow when I arrived in phila [philadelphia ?] to give to Matilda to get a Bonnet & [___?] & trinkets and never was the one to say hear [here ?] is one sixpence since and me fell 4 or 5 month's and I may say fell up to this state since my arrival hear [here ?] I have only recd [received ?] two months pay since my arrival and in a day or two I shall revd [receive ?] the 3. I have now 20 dollars p [per ?] month clear of all my expenses and with a blessing I shall be able to clear all my expenses and have my close for the winter, by the 1st of November and then I shall be content, I have had very good health since I came to this House but my health was not so good through the winter, as to give you an idea of the Business it is impossible any more than what you have herd [heard ?] nor describe it, only I have to be thier [there ?] late and early Sundy [sunday ?] and saturday if the first of the year was come I would try for something eals [else ?] but the [there ?] are no other business pays as well, I am now paid 5 dollars a week Board & Washing that is the same as sterling at home but money will not go as far hear [here ?] as at home ; I must not fill up paper describy [describing ?] matters that you would not understand therefore I will say that John Lindsay was down this week he came down this day week to spend his 4th of July the anniversary of the independance and he is going up this day Matilda was not down nor was she down the last time, rather he says he could not get her to come down she does not like traveling [travelling ?] but I think she most be changed she came down twist [twice ?] in winter and would not come in Summer but I know what stops her I expect the next time she comes she will have company with her, I have not much news to send you at present you may say that is strange after such a long absence but I supose [suppose ?] you have heard all the news from Jane & Hugh's Letters therefore the [there ?] are no use in me writing it over again, you will pleas [please ?] say to Hugh & Jane that I recd [received ?] their kind letters on Wenesday [Wednesday ?] Last and also the socks of Jane and I gave Matilda's Letter to John P. L [Lindsay ?] - to take them up this day also say that I shall write eather [either ?] Jane or Hugh by the male [mail ?] of the 1st of Augt, you may say to LO Hamilton that his daughter Marget [Margaret ?] is well the last time I seen her but that is sometime since, I have no more news for you at present unless I would commence the newes [news ?] of the Mexican Ware [war?] or some such tale that would take me a day to write but I have not one houre [hour ?] to write this, therefore I will conclude by you doing me the kindness of remembering & giving my love to Father & aunt & Jane & Hugh and all enquiring friends for I do not intend naming them all separately, but you will pleas [please ?] remember me to all Mr. Adams family & also to old Mr. A Dunn & all his family and say to him I hope befor [before ?] many years that I shall see him in Glenlough and hear him sing one other song now in conclusion you will pleas [please ?] write me a long letter and give me the newes [news ?] of the country as the news [news?] of that country is more interesting to me than the newes [news?] of this is to you pleas [please ?] send me some standards and I shall send you some papers by this male [mail ?] direct to Philadelphia Hotel N W [North West ?] Corner of 9th & Market Phila [Philadelphia ?] now adue and may god bless you is the sincear [sincere ?] prayer of your affectionate Brother to Death John McCullough |
