| Title: | R. L. Porter to friends in Mullaghglass |
|---|---|
| ID | 2145 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Porter, Robert L/31 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Sender | Porter, Robert L. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | aboard the Ship Republic |
| Destination | Mullaghglas, Co. Armagh, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | unknown |
| Relationship | writes to family |
| Source | D 1152/3/27: Presented by Mr Charles Best, Mullaghglass, Bessbrook, County Armagh, Ireland |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9011001 |
| Date | 23/10/1873 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C.R., 10:12:1993. |
| Word Count | 224 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | The oation [ocean?] Abbord [Aboard?] the Republac [Republic?] 3 oclo. [o'clock?] thirsday [Thursday?] 23 October 1873 Dear freands [friends?] I write to say that we arrived this morning in Liverpool at about ten oclock [o'clock?] and had not 2 minutes to Sper [Spare?] after having a very Rugh [Rough?] night and a longer passeg [passage?] then [than?] [usual?] & the cildern [children?] never even teasted [tasted?] meat from we left Carlis Marks to 2 oclock [o'clock?] to day nor could we get time to get any thing for them we were the very last gone on bord [board?] and was very near having to go without our boxes owing to them not been forwarded to the dock by the realway [railway?] porters before we got the last well in to ship she was on the way She apears [appears?] to be a fine boat and the stewards appears to treat the passingers [passengers?] with great sivillity [civility?] so I hope we will be all right as we have been so far thanks be to allmighty [almighty?] God for all his mercies and favours to us unworthy Creatiurs [Creatures?] hoping this may find you enjoying good health I add no more but remains your affecned [affectionate?] Onkle [Uncle?] Robert L Porter I hope you wil [will?] excuse my breavity [brevity?] as I have not a good way of writing You will please Envelope this and send it to Mully Glass [Mullaghglass?]. |
