| Title: | Letter from pupils to their teacher Miss Galligan, a future emigrant |
|---|---|
| ID | 3951 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1841-50/27 |
| Year | 1841 |
| Sender | Pupils of Miss Galligan |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Linaskea, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Miss Galligan |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | pupils-teacher |
| Source | T3521/2 Deposited by Mr. W. J. McCoy. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9310589 |
| Date | 20/12/1841 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C McK.,19:10:1993 |
| Word Count | 119 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | 20 December 1841 Letter from school pupils, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, to their teacher Miss Galligan, a future emigrant, who died in Evansville, Wisconsin, USA, December 2, 1897, wife of James McCoy. 20 December 1841 Miss Galligan, who was born in Belturbet, County Cavan, on June 1, 1823, was the school mistress in Lisnaskea, age 18, at the time this letter and gift of a sewing box were presented to her. She died in Evansville, Wisconsin, USA, December 2, 1897 - wife of James McCoy. To Miss Galligan We are met here today for the purpose of presenting a work box as a token of regard to you our beloved and affectionate school mistress. In doing so we wish to show our gratitude for your attention to us and the indefatigable pains you have taken to forward our interest. You have in many instances borne with our distress and stupidity. You have been both attentive and affectionate and willing to do all in your power to assist in our improvement. We therefore beg that you consider this Christmas box as a token of esteem and friendship from your affectionate pupils and that it will long remind you of our sincere wishes for your temporal and eternal welfare. |
