| Title: | S. McClure, Ballycragh, to "My Dear Cousin Samuel". |
|---|---|
| ID | 3795 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcclure, samuel/106 |
| 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 JH McGuckin, Jr. 400 California Street, San Francisco, 94104 |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9603053 |
| Date | 22/12/1890 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 29:02:96. |
| Word Count | 537 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Ballycragh, December 22/90 My Dear Cousin Samuel Yours of September 13th I Received Some time ago and was glad to hear that you and family were all well I am well at this time and having a very good time in Ireland mother is just living and that is about all I would have returned home some time ago only weating [waiting?] to see the last of mother but she is a great deal better now and I think I will Go home a Bout the first of the new year Dear Cousin I would have answred [answered?] your letter long before this only weating [waiting?] to see your cousin [McGoogan?] that have not met Him yet but perhaps I will See him before I Leave hear [here?] yet if so I will let you know He lives in the same old place as when you left and his Brother is on the costgards [coastguards?] Some where about [Larne?] [so?] Brother John tells me the [they?] are bouth [both?] well of [off?] as far as this woureld [world?] goods gos [goes?] My Dear Cousin you would not know Ireland any more there is such a change Every thing is changed times is very good - here money is plenty and farmers is dowing [doing?] well there is a great manny [many?] new houses bilt [built?] and all good and the [they?] farm all together [altogether?] diferent [different?] from what the [they?] did when you and I was boys the [they?] [have?] the american [Horses?] and [harness?] and pretty nearly every thing of american improvement they live better now than [what?] the [they?] did when we were boys I Like the countery [country?] very much But still I like California a great deal better on account of climat [climate?] the climat [climate?] hear [here?] is changed this Summer was very wet and cold and now we have plenty of frost and Snow with Cold west winds I am getting very home sick and want to go back Just as soon as I can to California That is one of the finest countrys [countries?] that ever god made I can thank god I went out there I did [well?] and I want to spend my last days where the people was [were?] so good to me and where my sons [rests?] I will [call?] on you on my way home if I Have time and the weather is good I will have to stay one or two weeks with my sister Jane in New York on my way home and if Possible will call on you I would like very much to see you once more before we die Dear Cousin this is about all I have to say at this time Only I am glad I came over hear [here?] once more to see this old Country and [smudge] friends but there is a great many Dead and gon [gone?] and it looked to me like a strange place for a long time I Bought a house and machine when I came home and I drive round a great deal this is all mother, brouthers [brothers?] and sisters [join?] me in sending you hour [our?] kind Regards your cousin S. McClure |
