| Title: | William McClorg, New York to David McClorg, Templemoyle. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3789 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcclorg, william/22 |
| Year | 1833 |
| Sender | McClorg, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Templemoyle, Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McClorg, David and Anne |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | T 1227/27: Photocopied by Courtesy of Mr A MacLurg. #TYPE EMG William McClorg, New York to David McClorg, Templemoyle, Co Londonderry, 5 July 1833. |
| Archive | Public Record Office, N. Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 8905206 |
| Date | 05/07/1833 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 28:06:1989 LT created 04:12:1990 CD input 05:12:19 |
| Word Count | 801 |
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| Transcript | New York July 5th 1833 Dear Father & Mother I take up my pen at this time to write you a few lines, giving you to understand that I am well thanks unto God for his mercies which, endure forever and his loving kindness unto all Generations, Dear parents it gives me great satisfaction to hear so lately as yesterday that you are in the land of the living and enjoying tolerable good health I wrote you a letter from Cincinnati last year I left that place in May and came up the River to Pittsburgh during the harvest I wrought in the country when that was done I came into the City & wrought in a steam saw mill I liked it well I had fair wages & good pay I boarded with Mr Thompson he died in November of a bilious fever, Brother John wrote to me in February said he thought I would do better in New York I had a desire to see sister Ann and always had thoughts of coming back to the Eastern states at any rate, I left Pittsburgh in March & came to Philadelphia I stopped with William Forrest & Ann untill [until?] my trunk came on they were well & was very glad to see me, as soon as possible I embarked in a steam boat for New York, travelling in this Country is very speedy we were only eight hours & twenty-eight minutes in coming from Phila [Philadelphia?] to New York to be ninety six miles the rail road car is the speediest and pleasantest way of riding I have seen, each car can carry from forty to sixty passengers some are drawn by horses and others propelled by steam, I brought John's watch along with me & gave her to him in New York he was glad to see me & so was my shipmate John Hunter I got into the same work along with them I have the best wages ever I had & have only ten hours to work in the day, I travelled to the west Country to see the manners and customs of the inhabitants I now can form an idea what the Country is better than by report; it is a good Country but wages are better in the eastern states than in the west, there are some who write home great accounts of what they are making & what they have made but I can assure you I have found out many such accounts to come far short of what the [they?] were reported I have seen a great many old Country folks some have done very well & some have not however I would be far from sending a bad account of America, a man who keeps from drink & bad Company by industry can acquire a comfortable living there are many in Ireland who have mistaken notions of their friends here who think if they were in America they would be well but be assured they would meet with many disappointments they never dreamed of at home, for my own part there is nothing I regret so much as not coming here some eight or ten years sooner Brother David wants John's advice in coming here he will never advise any person on that subject & I say the same we both think he would not like it, as every thing differs very much from the old Country, I like it now pretty well I have got used to the ways & manners of the inhabitants and find no more difficulty in working here than at home I spent yesterday with my old acquaintance Conolly Dale he and family are all well I am thankful to hear that you were all well and living in unity together & I return you my thanks for calling Alexanders son for me, & if I live it is probable I will yet give him a present from my own [?]nd John & his Wife are both well she had a daughter in April called Esther Ann he says the first opportunity he will send Father a good staff, excuse my writing as my pen is very bad, I have reason to be thankful I have had always good health in this Country & have always met with friends wherever I have been, I heard from Josephs family in March they were well at that time, John Hunter & Robert Stewart are well wishing you all many & happy days together I subscribe myself your affectionate son William McLurg N.B. I desire to be remembered to Brothers & sisters relatives & acquaintances in the kindest manner especially Aunt Ann & Mrs Robert, when you write direct to John McLurg Care of Alderman Dunshee Corner of Mister & Mulberry streets N. York |
