| Title: | P. S. Early, Philadelphia to " My Dear Theresa" |
|---|---|
| ID | 961 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Early, P.S/22 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | Early, P.S. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer (Lt.) |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Theresa |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Donated by C.Graham, B.Ed. M.Ed., Bridge Primary School,Ballygowan Rd., Banbridge, Co. Down. BT32 3EL |
| Archive | Centre For Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 107163 |
| Date | 27/08/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, Td by Tony Flanagan, 26:07:0 |
| Word Count | 318 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Copy of Lieutenant P.S. Early Letters sent to America December 1st 1890 Philadelphia August 27th 1861 My dear Theresa I write these lines hurridly [hurriedly?] as I am waiting every moment to go off as Lieut [Lieutenant?] in a mounted riffle [rifle?] company we expect to leave from here to be encamped at N.[New?] York at a place called Yankey I sent some old clothes on for Tom and Charles I am out of place this last two month I did not write when I had no money to send you then I did not know my position I had to get money from my brother to purchase the uniform and I had to spend all the money I saved myself recruting [recruiting?] and getting up the company I did not know what to do there is no work for any person now and men must enlist but I can resign when I please so dear Theresa dont fret I will be with you as soon as I can save some money but without money I shall never go I wish to God I had stopped in Tullyard as bad as we thought it for I have seen plenty of the world since but there is a good time coming surely to God I will live to see you once more If I had a five hundred dollars saved I would go to Ireland and content myself in the most humble life I could get a living May God protect you and my dear children till I can do more for you I done the best (sic) I could and I am still going to do better give my love to all the family and tell Mother and Anne J to pray for me as I expect to go back to Ireland again when I will be more happy than ever there is a sweetness in the word home you can write to my brother I still remain your friend Lieut [Lieutenant?] P.S. Early (Transcribed by Tony Flanagan.) |
