| Title: | Nicholas Martin, Chicago to Mrs Shaw, Portaferry, N. Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3721 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | martin, nicholas/3 |
| Year | 1869 |
| Sender | Martin, Nicholas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Portaferry, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son and mother in-law |
| Source | D/2709/1/5: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, County Down, Ireland |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9501361 |
| Date | 14/02/1869 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 471 |
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| Transcript | Chicago Feb 14 / 69 Mrs Shaw Ballyfounder Co Down, Ireland Dear Mother Your letter of Jan 18 came to hand on the 8 inst We are all in good health and we are glad to here [hear?] that you and your family is [are?] all living and sorry to here [hear?] that sickness continues in your family But I hope that you will all soon be blessed with good health, you wish to know the reason William is living with Samuel. Sam and William bought me out of the schooner and Samuel lives 120 miles from Chicago and the [they?] have taken the vessel over to where Sam lives and kept her there for the winter and William had to stop there to save Expences [expenses?] going and coming William owens [owns?] one 1/2 and Sam 1/2 It was the Schor [schooner?] that we had the collision in the [they?] call her the Enterprise I bought a new Vessel this Winter she cost me $10700 so with the Discount on our money it is equal to #1600 of your money she is a good Vessel she is now about 900 miles from Chicago she is laid up in Erie Penn [Pennsylvania?] I will be going to fit out in about 3 weeks more It is a verry [very?] open Winter with us we have verry [very?] little snow or ice this 'winter' I seen [saw?] Sam two weeks ago in Milwaukee John Coulter was sick and not Expected to live and we were there seeing him It is doubtful Whether he will live yet or not Samuel and Will [William?] and Sarah and Daughter was [were?] well then I had a letter yesterday from Sam the [they?] are all well. We lost about #300 By the Colision [Collision?] last summer We are lawying [going to the law?] about it I do not know how the suit will go But the Lawyers Payes [Pay?] themselves It was a Big Loss. But we will get along without it I have A house and about 1 rood of Land in Chicago It is worth about 2 to 3 thousand Dollars. Property is high in Chicago I have it all paid for the Vessel is not all paid for But If we have a good Summer I hope I will have her paid for. Same [Samuel?] is in good circumstances he has a good store and a fine Cottage House It is Worth from 6 to 7 Thousand Dollars Will [William?] is the Poorest he ownes [owns?] the one half of the Vessel and she is Paid for she is Worth about 5 thousand Dollars Dear Mother I give you as Brief account as I know of our Position I will conclude By wishing all good health and my kindest Wishes to you and all your family Bella [Isabella?] will send a few lines along Your [Yours?] With Respect Nicholas Martin |
