| Title: | Thomas McGinity New York to John and Mary Crosby Mcginity. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3832 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | mcginity, thomas/42 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | McGinity, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | just arrived in America |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | McGinity, John and Mary |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to brother and sister-in-law |
| Source | T 3539/1: Deposited by Isabel McAnulty Williams, Lafayette, Indiana |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9309337 |
| Date | 24/10/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:09:1993 |
| Word Count | 591 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter of October 24, 1847 From Thomas McGinity, New York, USA to his brother and sister-in-law, John and Mary Crosby McGinity New York October 24th 1847 My Dear Brother and sister, I take this favourable opportunity of writing to youse [sic] to let youse [sic] know that I and John arrived safely thank God after a passage of 30 days. I never had better health than that which I had on sea. We left Liverpool on the 21st of October safely. We had 2 deaths aboard of which were children and 4 of whom we left at Quarantine. When we came into town I went to look for my sister. I went to the person with whom she lived and they told me she was married and living out in the country both she and her husband. I went out of the city and found them about 80 miles up the north river from New York. He is a clever young man, an Irishman from the County Cavan, his name is Edw. [Edward?] Riley. My Dear brother please as soon as this will come to your hands write that I may know where to send you a letter about Christmas and if my wife or mother will want any money before that time give it to them as I will be sending home money about that time and will pay you please God. My goods are in the customs house since I came here. I have no money whatever to release them but I hope I soon will. The duty of linens is 20 percent, hardware 30 percent, muslin and cotton 25 percent. I had like to be lost going up the river in a small boat to see sister Mary the child and me but thanks to God we were miraculously saved. Sister Mary has a good deal of money in the bank. She was giving me her bank book to draw the money but I declined on the grounds that her husband could not tell her after that her brother was a beggar coming here I have some goods of Roger received to the amt. [amount?] of £24-0-0 unpaid which money I will send him in this county Produce if I find that it will pay I will then see how you & [and?] I could best promote each others interests I am sorry that I did not take all the silk handkers. [handkerchiefs?] I had as this one I have for sister Mary I could have sold it 20 times as yet have not seen your brother John But Mary told me he had a sever turn of the family malady your children was all in the best of good health when I left you May depend my Dear brother that distance a time will never litsin [lessen?] my love for you & [and?] your family from what I see here this is the country for industry I am paying for us both 5 dollars per week for bord [board?] that is £1-0-0 of your money breakfast is on the table in the morning at half past 6 oclock [o'clock?] & [and?] dinner precisely at 1/2 past 12 supper & [and?] tea at 6 oclock [o'clock?] Direct for me in care of Mr. Francis McGinity No. [number?] 69 Grand St. [street?], N.Y. [New York?] May the great and glorious Lord & [and?] his blesed [blessed?] virgin Mother take you & [and?] yours into there [their?] special keeping untill [until?] we are again returned to each others society again in a country of freedom & [and?] industry is the sincere wish of your loving Brother & [and?] Nephew J [John?] & Thos. Thos. [Thomas?] McGinity. |
