| Title: | James Gamble, San Francisco, to "Dear Mother," Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1126 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gamble, James/2 |
| Year | 1874 |
| Sender | Gamble, James |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | miner, currently unemployed |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D/3305/1/20: Deposited by Dr. K. A. Miller. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9806322 |
| Date | 12/01/1874 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 15:06:98. |
| Word Count | 211 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | January the 12th 1874 Dear Mother I write you These few lines to let you Know that I am well hoping That you are in the same I would have wrote sooner than this only that I thought Sarah would have would Wrote before this time I am living with my son he is a Barber and he has a Shop of his own now we are living together and he has a wife and three Children I am not sure yet Whether I will go to the mines next summer yet or not I would like to get an answer From this as soon you can and how you are getting along and how your health is and if you are still able to move about I got no word from William or malcom [malcolm ?] lately I am Going to write to them Soon I send you another likeness this time this is said to be a truer Likeness than the other I got to feel well since I came from the mines I will send a newspaper this time I send my respects to Cousin patrick abel thomas and sarah and all my friends and acquaintance about Magherascouse dear mother I need say no more this time I remain your affectionate son James Gamble address James Gamble no 112 first street sanfrancisco [San Francisco?] California |
