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Title: McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, James P., 1880
ID4358
CollectionPatrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins]
Fileglynn/8
Year1880
SenderMcMahon Glynn, Patrick
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationmigrant
Sender Religionunknown
OriginShip Orient
DestinationGort, Co. Galway, Ireland
RecipientGlynn, James P.
Recipient Gendermale
Relationshipsiblings
Source
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Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count255
Genreaccount of passage
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TranscriptOrient S.S. Off Sussex
3rd Sept. 1880

My dear James
Off at last from London, having embarked yesterday, and Sailed
this Morning at 9 a.m. We Call at Plymouth for the Mails—then by
St. Vincent and the Cape to Adelaide and Melbourne. The Ship is a
Splendid Vessel, goes along very steadily, but the day has been a wet one. The Saloons are like the Coffee rooms of a Splendid hotel. We
sleep 6 in a birth, and I have got some queer cards—a melancholic
old man, a suicidal looking Scotch fellow who says he will return at
Plymouth, as he changed his mind, and a devilish nice fellow, an
Irishman, who has been travelling over the world. There are [many]
Nationalities on board, and plenty of fine girls. The grub is first class.
I have been talking to a young English barrister and his wife, who are
going to Tasmania. However, I will write more about the Vessel
from the Cape.
I delivered a lecture to the Cogers on Tuesday, and was
splendidly Received. They gave me a great far[e]well address
afterwards. I have brought out the placard announcing it, as a sort of
Trophy.
Remember me to O'Leary and the others, and now I must say
good bye again, as I am near dead writing. You will hear from me
soon about everything, prospects in your Une etc. Damm that Kid!
I will write from the Cape.

Good bye to all

Your affectionate brother
P. McM. Glynn

J. P. Glynn Esq.