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Title: James Gamble, U.S.A., to "Dear Sarah"
ID1135
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
FileGamble, James/30
Year1876
SenderGamble, James
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationminer, currently unemployed
Sender Religionunknown
OriginUSA
DestinationIreland
RecipientSarah
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipcousins
SourceD/3305/1/21: Deposited by Dr. K.A. Miller
ArchiveThe Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Doc. No.9806321
Date07/10/1876
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 15:06:98.
Word Count149
Genre
Note
TranscriptOctober the 7th 76

Dear Sarah I received your letter that was wrote in
June I got it this week I was away up in British
Columbia all Summer in the cassiar mines and I made
no money there only just Enough to get out of it I am
sorry about my mother if I had any money I would Send
you some but it is not in my power at the present time
I will have to try and get work as soon as i can I was
sorry about your brother being in so ill health Dear
Sarah I hope the time will come when I will be able to
make it all right [alright?] with you for the trouble
you have had with my mother I got no letters from
William since I send my love to my mother and to you
all I remain your affectionate cousin James Gamble