| Title: | Bryan Clancy, St John's, N.B. to "Dear Mother & Brother". |
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| ID | 622 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Clancy, Bryan/45 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Clancy, Brian |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | struggling to find work |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | St. John's, New Brunswick |
| Destination | Ireland? |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son and brother |
| Source | British Parliamentary Papers, 1849, X1, (122), pp 126-127 |
| Archive | The Main Library, The Queen's University of Belfast |
| Doc. No. | 9804808 |
| Date | 17/11/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 30:04:98. |
| Word Count | 860 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Appendix to Minutes of Evidence Before Select Committee Appendix X St. Johns New Brunswick November the 17th 1847 Dear mother and brother I take the favourable oppurtunity [opportunity?] of writting [writing?] these few lines to you hoping to find you are all in as good health as this laves [leaves?] me and my sister at present thanks be God for all his mercies to us Dear mother we were very uneasy for ever coming to this country for we were in a bad State of health During The Voiage [voyage?] their [there?] was a very bad fever aboard Peggy was taken to the Cabbin [cabin?] by the Captains wife and was there from we were a week on Sea till we came to quarantine and took the fever on the Ship then all the passengers that did not pass the Doctor was [sic] sent to the Isleand [Island?] and She was kept by the Captains wife then on laving [leaving?] the ship. Peggy was relapsing again and sent to Hospital and remained their [there?] nine or ten days but thanks be to God we got over all the Disorders belonging the Ship I was at work at A Dollar per day But the place got very bad and no regard for new passengers even a nights Lodgeing [lodging?] could be easy found I met with Andy Kerrigan and he took me with him to his house and remained their [there?] for amounth [a month?] Boarding Mary took a very Bad fever and was Despaired of Both by priest and Doctor And as soon as She got well Andy took the Same disease I am Sorry to relate that poor Biddy Clancy And Catharine McGowan Died in Hospital and A great many of our friends their [there?] is A prospect of the winter Been [being?] very bad and I offten [often?] wished to be at home again Bad and all as we were we offten [often?] wished we never Seen St. John Dear Mother I hope you will Let me now [know?] as soon as possible how are you [sic] all my Sisters and poor Brother and all in good health it is all we are Sorry for that we cannot Send any relief to you But this place is Different to our opinions at home any new pasengers [passengers?] except the [they?] have friends before them are in Distress its very [sic] to get work here except them that are in Steady employment The government are about to Send all the passengers that were sent out here by Lord Pamistown [Palmerston?] and Sir Robert Home again Because the [they?] are sure that all of them that did not perish that the [they?] surely will this Winter Dear mother let us now [know?] how ye are getting on or are you all in good health I am very glad that Catharine did not come to this place for a great deal of our neighbours Died here I am Sorry to inform ye that James Connolly of Glaniff and wife Died and three children Thady Freely Died in hospital and Daniel Gallangher [Gallagher?] and wife of Coolagrapy [Coolagraffy?] and Roger McGowan of Drinaghan Patt Giblin and his Brother Domnick and I was very [?] when i [I?] herd [heard?] that Thady Giblin Died Let us now [know?] how is Mr. and Misses [Mrs?] Likely and not Forgetting Baby Peggy Sends her love and Best respects them Let us now [know?] how is our neighbours Dan McGowan and Patt Connolly and family and also Patt Quin [Quinn?] Let us now [know?] how is Honor Flanigan I am Sorry to teel [tell?] that a great Deal of our Comard [comrade?] passengers did [died?] in Hospital Mick Waters of Grange Died and James Gilmartin of Newtown We have a right To Return God thanks for his Mercy to us Let us now [know?] how does the markets Rate or is the publick [public?] works in force or any relief given Since we left that Country or is Fill [Phil?] or Mary in Service Thanks be to God I was not one hour Since I came to this Country [sic] but Peggy was a long time comeing [coming?] round which gave me great trouble and uneasiness Bridget Conoly [Connolly?] was given up and was in the quarantien [quarantine?] Isleand [Island?] Six weeks and her child Died in the Isleand [Island?] A great many of the passengers went out to the country and could get no employ Bad as the City is it is better than the Country We expect to Spend the Winter here Patt McGowan and his wife and us is [sic] together and his wife works for the Shops at 2l.5s. œ2.5s?] Amth [a month?] The day I rote [wrote?] this Letter Peggy got good Service at two Dollars A mounth [month?] if God Spares we we [will?] soon be able to send some help to you and if either Boy or Girl had Had Any Sort of good Service it would Be Better than Here No more at present But remains your Loving and affectionate BRYAN CLANCY and Sister. When you write Direct your Letter To Thomas Camel [Campbell?] Publican Portland Dear Mother and Brother Answer this as Soon as possible. |
