| Title: | George C. Nicholl, New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1969 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Nicholl, George C/28 |
| Year | 1841 |
| Sender | Nicholl, George |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ballymena, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Gault, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | nephew-uncle |
| Source | T 2035/5: Copied by Permission of Dr. E. R. R. Green, History Dept., University of Manchester, Manchester, 13. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8809179 |
| Date | 01/01/1841 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 27:09:1993. |
| Word Count | 507 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Dear Sir, I hope you will not neglect the first opportunity of writing to me, if you could send them to me by post - you would oblige me very much, as I want to have the first sight myself, if the [they?] come by hand the [they?] go to Uncle's, first and the [they?] expect to see them if you would write me two letters one a private one and give me as much about politics or anything else you like as the letter cost me little, I shall make them as easy for you as I can. In the next you write you would oblige me very much if you would not say anything about receiving these letters, so make a sort of appology [apology?] in it [&?] John's if he names it in it I shall tell you the reason that I write without letting my parents know. I would write at home, I could not do it to please both Mother & Father & myself I tried two letters, but it was no go. My Father wants them wrote very gramaticaly [grammatically?] which you know does not agree with me as I am a bad hand at grammar, Mother wants them wrote in a Mass feeling tone, & I want to [?] myself, & them too if I could, Mother is thinking about writing but she is long of begining [beginning?] she promised to, send Aunt Mary, the Fashions and as she is out very little in the public she has a had [hard?] chance to get them, I might send them myself if Aunt Mary wishes I used to take [?] to them and will again if it will oblige my Aunt, Joseph Nicholl is fit and well again. The times is very hard indeed there is hundreds of employ [unemployment?], the number of emigrants which is coming out here is great, now I will tell you a fast, the Irish in general, have got an idea that if the [they?] can only get to America the [they?] will be well. The [they?] spend their in trifling articles, thinking the [they?] have no use for money here, now this is a great mistake which many find out to their cost the American people know how to take care of their money, full as well a the [as they?] do, and [?] the Irish is greatly out of repute, here owing to their conclusion, in Politics, if you know any coming out here for their own good warn them to get all the money the [they?] can get for it is getting scarce here and will be of equal use to them here I could not advise anyone to come out here till the times get better. I feel in a humour for writing now if I know anyone close that would answer me, I have got a great [?] for news from home but it is my misfortune I can't get enough do write soon. No more at present but Remain yours [G.C.?] Nicholl |
