| Title: | James Buchanan, Milford to Robert Buchanan, New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 399 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Buchanan, James/47 |
| Year | 1894 |
| Sender | Buchanan, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Milford, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Destination | New York, USA |
| Recipient | Buchanan, Robert |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D1473: Presented by K. Baxter, Milford, Co.Donegal. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N.Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9705016 |
| Date | 08/02/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:05:97. |
| Word Count | 294 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Milford Co Donegal Ireland. 8th February 1894. Dear Robert In your last letter you stated that you intended next day seeing Mr McGuire about a job, I hope before this that you have got to work again. But lest you should not I now send you two pounds and Miss Gilliland had a Sovereign of a Keepsake which she makes me send you, in the hope that it may be useful to you. It is all the money we can muster at present, and I don't expect to have any more before the middle of next month. If there is no sign of a job very soon, although you may not like it, I think the best thing you can do is to come home again until there are better times in America. If you don't have much money here, you at least need not go hungry. The times are not good here but Indian Meal and potatoes are plentiful. At the Post Office you will likely be questioned where the Order is from, I got it in Ramelton as I did not wish to let them know here, that I was sending you money. If you have no money to pay your passage home you might write to Mrs Simpson, and she will be likely to send it to you if she has it. You went out in the Cabin- you may have to return in the Steerage. Write as soon as you get this and let me know how you are, and what the prospects are. There is no news here, we are pretty much as you left us, living very quietly but having enought to eat and drink. Miss Gilliland desires to be remembered, and bids me to tell you to come home. Your Affectionate Brother James Buchanan |
