| Title: | Thomas & Mary Gallagher, Sheskinmore, to Catherine Hunt, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1119 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gallagher, Thomas/53 |
| Year | 1875 |
| 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. | 9802813 |
| Date | 29/12/1875 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:02:98. |
| Word Count | 383 |
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| Transcript | Letter from Thomas Gallagher, with a portion from his daughter, Mary Gallagher Huston [Houston?] To Catherine Hunt December 29th 1875 Dear sister I received your kind and welcome letter which gives me great pleasure to hear from yous all. We are all well thanks to God at present but the reason for me not answering your last letter I was very unwell this last 3 years. I was anointed three times and I was waiting to see if I would get strong. I want yous to mind me in your prayers. I am able to walk about but I am not very strong. Brother Hugh is well, brother Patrick, wife and family is well. Sister Ellen, husband and family is well. Sister Margery, Tommy and wife and daughter is well. He buried his son about 2 weeks ago. He was 2 years old. All friends is well. This was a good summer,the best we hasd this [long time?]. Potatoes and corn is very good price. All kinds of markets is good. Ireland is very good at present. I send my love to you and Ann and Hannah and Joseph and I hope he will be a good boy and be good to his mother and sisters. I send my love to brother Manis, wife and family, to sister Nancy, husband and family, and to sister Hannah and to John McGuhan and family and to Mrs Downey. So, no more at present I remain dear sister your affectionate brother to death, Thomas Gallagher. Mary Gallagher Dear Cousins I write to you these fiew [few?] lines to let you know we're all well and is glad to hear of you been well. Sister Catherine, husband and son and daughter is well. Nancy is well. We are thankful to Joseph for sending uo his likeness. It is a very nice likeness, we all think he is a Gallagher. Dear cousins, I have got married on the 11th of November [1875?] to Michael Huston of Meenbane, Nancy Patton [McCall / they call?] his mother. We lived near each other, always. Sister Catherine was with us at Mullieve [Hullieve?] and took her with me and told nobody else til [until?] it was over, but they all came to be content enough now. Aunt Margi's well and is able to spin. Let we all join in sending you our love. I remain your affectionate cousin, Mary Gallagher. Write soon. [Biographical notes by J. Partick Gallagher - donor of letter : Mary Gallagher, born 1849 or 1850, died 30 March 1919 (age 69), married to Michael Huston, died 24 June 1921 (age 83). Nancy Gallagher, born 1818, died 1891, married John Jones (County Wicklow), died 1887. Their children were : Mary Jane, born 18 May 1853, died 24 Nov 1934, married Joseph Ginder (no children). John, born 1865, died 1913, married Mary Ann Murphy. Seven children : Nellie, Florence, Frank, Katie, Victor, Marie, Lorene. Anna, born 1858, died 1928, married James Donahue. Their children : Mary Ann, Ella, John, Elizabeth. William, born 1859, died 1955, married Maggie McCauley. Their children : Deplhinia, Euphronius, Camilla. Ellen, born 1860, died 1882, married William Kellett. One son born in 1882. This letter was copied from the original by: J. Patrick Gallagher 6248 31st Ave SE Salem Oregon USA Telephone (503) 3628679 Internet E-Mail: galacres@teleport.com |
