| Title: | Manaseh Gallagher, New York, to Thomas Gallagher, Ohio, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1113 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gallagher, Manaseh/19 |
| Year | 1849 |
| Sender | Gallagher, Manaseh |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ohio, USA |
| Recipient | Gallagher, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | Donated by J. Patrick Gallagher, 6248 31st Ave. S.E., Salem, Oregon 97301, U.S.A. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9802808 |
| Date | 08/05/1849 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:02:98. |
| Word Count | 146 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter sent by Manaseh Gallagher Addressed to Thomas Gallagher, Clarmont [Clermont?] County, Branch Hill Post Office, Ohio New York May 8th 1849 Dear broher [brother?] I take the opportunity of writing to you that we are all well hoping to find you in the same. We left home on the 13th of March and arrived here on the 7th of May. Nancy, Manaseh, and John Gery we were with Sally and determined to stay here until we get an answer from you. Employ appears to be dull here. We rote [wrote?] to Denis Gery before we left Derry and allowed them to write to Catherine that we might see her but they do not know where she is. She rote [wrote?] to John and got no answer and then rote [wrote?] to you and got no answer either I want you to write as soon as possible. John Gery has got plenty of friends in New York. No more at present but remains your affectionate brother to death Manaseh Gallagher Notes: Manaseh (Manus) Gallagher, b. 28 June 1826 in Meenbane, Co. Donegal, d. 11 May 1900 in Corning, Indiana, U.S.A. His parents were Manus Gallagher and Anna Patton Gallagher. He married Margaret (Fanning) Farrell. Their children were : Mary Jane Farrell (step-daughter), b. 1852, d. 1931, m. Michael Horan (no children). John, b. 1858, d. Oct 1916. Never married. Annie, b. 1860, died 1949, m. John O'Neal in 1884. Thomas, b. 1862, d. 1928, m. Mary Ellen Fegan in 1897. Ellen, b. 1865, d. 1944, m. John McDonald. Catherine, b. 1869, d. 1880. Francis Xavier, b. 1873, died 7 Oct 1963, m. Honora O'Connor on 28 Oct 1902. Sally is believed to be the wife of Dennis Gery. This letter copied from the original by Manus' great-grandson, via Francis X. J. Patrick Gallagher 6248 31st Ave SE Salem Oregon USA Telephone (503) 3628679 Internet E-Mail: galacres@teleport.com |
