| Title: | William W. Shaw, 295 Main Street, Chicago, to His Mother, Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 2458 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Shaw, William W/21 |
| Year | 1869 |
| Sender | Shaw, William W. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | ship owner (cargo transportation) |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D2709/1/6: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, County Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501355 |
| Date | 13/12/1869 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 277 |
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| Transcript | Chicago 13th Dec. [December?] 1869 Dear Mother I write you these few lines to let you know that I am in good health hoping this will find you enjoying the same blessing I left off sailing about two weeks ago it was very rough fawl [fall?] there was a great pile of shipwrecks and loss of life on the lakes. I left the schooner up in Chicago and Samuel left for muskegon about a week ago I was thinking that I could got home to see you now but we want to sell the schooner and buy a bigger one if we can so it requires me to stop here and try to make to trade if I can I hope I will have nothing to stop me from going next fawl [fall?]. Sam & I done midling [middling?] well this surname considering the times and Nicklos [Nicholas?] done well with his schooner. Hugh glen and I is stopping with him this winter Isabella and the young ones is in in good health if you were thinking about coming out here the summertime would be the best time for to come if you could get anyone that wanted to come out along with you that would not be seasick I would pay their passage to take care of your Bella [Isabella?] would like you would come and I think you would be as comfortable here as in Ireland, give my best respects to William Taylor Mrs. and family and to Margret & James Shanks I hope he will be getting better health I have no more to say but remains your affectionate son W. W. Shaw Adress [Address?] 295 Main street Chicago when you write let me know all the particulars |
