| Title: | Samuel McClure, Ballycragh, to Samuel McGrogan. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3794 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcclure, samuel/102 |
| Year | 1890 |
| Sender | McClure, Samuel |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | visiting in Ireland |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ballycragh, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Recipient | McGrogan, Samuel |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Donated by John H. McGuckin, JR, Senior Vice President, 400 California Street, San Francisco, California, 94104. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9602132 |
| Date | 30/07/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 22:02:96. |
| Word Count | 498 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Ballycragh July 30 1890 My Dear Cousin Samuel McGrogon it is a long time Since I Sent you a few lines and still longer time since Heared [heard?] from you. I Hope that this will find you and family all will [well?] I am will [well?] at this time thank God My Dear Cousin you will be some what Surprised to find me writting [writing?] you from Ireland I Landed here with mother Last may 20th and found mothers Brother John and sister Sarah all will [well?] my sister mary and family lives here allso [also?] the [they?] ar [are?] will [well?] mary has one daughter Living in your State in Philadelphia I called to see her on my way Home I Left California april 7 I only intended to stay 90 days But I cannot get a way from. Mother for some time yet as this will perhaps be hour [our?] last meetting [meeting?] in this world and it is very hard for me to leave Her at this time She wanted me to write this letter to you and find out how you wire [were?] all And how Cousin Johns family is getting [along?] and if his wife is Living She thought so much of your brother John and his family I saw her Sister the Auther [other?] day but did not know How [who?] She was untill [until?] She past me I was on my way to ballycastle. I was down there two weeks with my neice [niece?] miss Sarah Henry I Had a goad [good?] time I passed the Old home where you and I often plaid [played?] together it dont Look much like the Old. Home when your father and mother lived there there is a great Change well there is so much Change in Ireland in Every thing it dont look like the same [Countary?] Country to me My Dear Cousin you would Be surprised to See Some of the old plases [places?] how there [they are?] Changed there is new houses all Over the Countary [Country?] times is good And maney [money?] is plenty men gets Good pay here for all Kinds [of?] [work?] [stained] [stained] [stained] to work the land and wemen [women?] Has to take there [their?] plase [place?] and the [they?] Get as much as men in the [mark?] of Places Crops is good here This year all Kinds looks will [well?] it has rained Every other day Since I landed I Cannot See How the [they?] will Saif [Save?] there [their?] [Corn?] if the weather Keeps on this way But with all I am Enjoying my visit very much I am on the go from one place to an auther [another?] All the time this is about all I have to say at this time as I do not know as you will get this when I here [hear?] from you I will Send you all the news Direct Ballycragh County antrim Stranocum .P.O. write Soon from your Cousin Samuel McClure. |
