| Title: | Thomas Gallagher, Sheskinmore, to Catherine Hunt, Indiana. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1117 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gallagher, Thomas/43 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Sender | Gallagher, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Sheskinmore, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Destination | Indiana, USA |
| Recipient | Hunt (n. Gallagher), Catherine |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Donated by J. Patrick Gallagher, 6248 31st Ave S.E., Salem,Oregon, 97301, U.S.A. |
| Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9802812 |
| Date | 06/06/1873 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:02:98. |
| Word Count | 317 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | June 6th 1873 Dear sister I write these few lines to let you know we are all well. You want to know if your people suffered anything from the bad crop, but they did not. All they suffered was a great bit of marrying they took before Lent. Catherine got married to Thomas Doherty, a son to Bessy Kerrigan. Thye live at Mournweather. He is much like herself I suppose. They think that the like of themselves does not go into Ballybofey. His father and mother live with them. I went with Catherine, left her at home. It is a good place. Also Thomas Garey is got married to Bridget Huston [Houston?], a daughter of Mary Holmes of Meenbane. They want for nothing yet. I send my love to Ann and Hannah and to Joseph, and I would be glad to hear of yous doing well. Maggy and family is well. Ellen, husband, and family is well. Brother Patrick, wife and family is well and is getting rich. He received your letter this day week and were glad to hear of yous been well. Hugh and family is well. Markets is not too dear in this country. Indian meal is from 8 shilling and six pense [pence?] up a hundred. Oat [meal?] six pence a hundred, flour 20 shillings, potatoes from 5 to six shillings per hundred, butter one shilling a pound, bacon from 6 pence to 8 pence a pound, beef 9 pence a pound, eggs 7« to 9 pence a dozen. I send my love to brother Manis, wife and family, to John Jones, wife and family, to sister Hannah and I feel she will do something for your girls for she [torn] I send my love to Mrs Downing. I would like to hear from yous often. If you would write [torn] your nieces to send me. So I remain your affectionate brother to death, Thomas Gallagher. Notes: This letter is in a much deteriorated condition. A summary of the letter made by Mary Gallagher in 1979 and was used to decipher parts of the letter. This copy made by: J. Patrick Gallagher 6248 31st Ave SE Salem Oregon USA Telephone (503) 3628679 Internet E-Mail: galacres@teleport.com |
