| Title: | James Buchanan, Milford to Robert Buchanan, New York. |
|---|---|
| ID | 400 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Buchanan, James/49 |
| 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. | 9705022 |
| Date | 06/03/1894 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 01:05:97. |
| Word Count | 383 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Milford Co Donegal Ireland. 6th March 1894. Dear Robert I received your letter yesterday, and am glad that you got the P.O. Order all right; I was afraid from your previous letter that perhaps you were out of money, but I am glad you had sense enough to save some of your earnings. I am glad that you have struck another job even if it is only for a short time, it is better than walking the streets. And I hope you will have sense enough to save any money that you can and not be fool enough to throw it away on fellows in Liquor Stores, who if you were in need could not lend you five dollars I think you should look out what your future life is likely to be. It is not probable that you will ever earn as much money as you have done in the past nor are you likely ever to have such a good job as you have had with McGuire + Sloan, you are getting advanced in life and less able to work, and I think those Biles coming on you are but warnings that your constitution is giving way. Do not send us any money, I have enough with economy to get along with, and Miss Gilliland bids me write to you that if you are out of work or unwell just to come home for the Summer, and instead of working at Carpenter work to spend all your time about the Garden or the field to build yourself up. If you do not feel well it is the best thing you can do. Of course it don't much matter what the people of Milford might think or say as to your coming back so soon, but if times don't soon mend in America, or if you are unable to work, there will be nothing else for you but to come back. Miss Gilliland bids me surely tell you that the brown duck and Madge are laying every day. My father still moves about. Last fair day I gave him 10l. of the bank money, and he has not been sober since. Pat Liverrey was buried a few weeks ago, Whisky got the best of him at last. Miss Gilliland desires to be kindly remembered. Your Affectionate Brother James Buchanan |
