| Title: | Doorley, Mary Anne to Doorley, Maria, ca. 1878 |
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| ID | 4312 |
| Collection | Oceans of Consolation [D. Fitzpatrick] |
| File | oceans/74 |
| Year | ca. 1878 |
| Sender | Doorley, Mary Anne |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Bolton, Lancashire, England? |
| Destination | Queensland, Australia |
| Recipient | Doorley, Maria |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | mother-daughter |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 192 |
| Genre | news |
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| Transcript | [undated fragment, circa 1878] . . . His name is Silfester James Moren. He is a Black smith and is folwing the teraid [following the trade] here. He is 5 yers in this Contary. They Capt Combing [kept coming] along time. They were not frinds Wen we rote to last. So When the got thick [intimate] then the got maried all at once. The are living Wit us ever since. When We got youar letter and the Pasages Note[?] her and us were Put out of the rode[?] seen her maried and us to go and lave her Behind so he said he would go. Then the Boath saved for a week or towo and he then fell sick and were so a fue weaks so he went to the Post offic[e] and got all Puctlers [particulars] about going out. But the wonted let him go under 4 Pounds and 1 Pound for his Bagge so it will take them a great while to save that in time to Be reddey to fill up oure Pebers [papers] up We think it Better to rite off and you no all Puctlers. [no continuation] |
