| Title: | William Murphy, Allegeny, U.S.A., to Hugh Donnan, Co.Down, Ireland. |
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| ID | 1931 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Murphy, William/26 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Sender | Murphy, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | shop assistant, delivery boy |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Allegheny, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Saintfield, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Donnan, Hugh |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | D2795/5/2/4: Presented by Mrs Chas [Charles?] Donnan, Ballynahinch, Co.Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9501398 |
| Date | 16/09/1873 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 585 |
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| Transcript | Allegheny September the 16th 1873 Mr Hugh Donnan Sir I recived [received?] your letter on the 24th of august we were beginning to think long to hear from you we are glad to see A letter from home should ther [there?] be little news we are glad to hear that you are all well. I have chianged [changed?] my situation I was delievering boxes for my uncel [uncle?] as usual one evening I was leaving of A [larl?] for Mr Martin & Co west diamond when I had don [done?] he wanted to know if I could get him a stedy [steady?] man to help to put up goods in the store and drive them in A spring wagon to the several steam boats and railway stations for shipping and get the books signed I told my uncel [uncle?] what he said and he told me to be sure and take it myself for he was one of the best men he knew and could aford [afford?] to give more pay nor he could do I have a very light nice job has not to work ove [over?] half time and he gives me œ2-18 per week he manufactures crackers and candy of all kinds and sets all whole sale and he is another Mr Crawford he gives me as many crackers crackers [sic] as we can make use of and is very kind to us every way we are all in first rate health at present thanks be to God who preserved us through our dangerous journey Hugh is at school and and [sic] likes to go minney [Minny?] is talking about going over to see her aunt Rebina and Samuel is walking round the house and is counted A very big boy of his age the natives have very small Children Eliza wishes to hear if Thomases little girl is walking and if Grace has any drink for her the little one John Pattersons Wife is dead since I last wrot [wrote?] to you she was only sick three days and old James Smith has got his big [badle?] hurt by coming in contact with the meshenery [machinery?] in the foundry where he works he has saved a good bit of money and sayes [says?] he is coming home to Ireland sure agan [again?] the month of April and he will can give you a crack how we are getting on I have got A letter from my old friend Mr Crawford of Belfast and he gives me a great deal of news how afairs [affaires?] are doing I have wrote to William Campbell and James Gill and I expect soon to hear from them Pleas [please?] read the next side first thes [these?] young coves pest me about the table so that I do not mind The hot weather is almost past here I am sending you A news paper which will give you mose [much?] news nor I can do tell Samuel Mehaffy that Hugh gedis [Geddis?] and the son is in our house nearly every night and tell our mother that Eliza can get four shillings for washing one dozen of shirts and that we are making money faster than ever we lost it and if God spares us health we will be able soon to fit up the belts and come home and see you all yet I have not ben [been?] of work one hour since we came here I hope thes [these?] few lines will find you in good health write soon yours William Murphy |
