| Title: | C. Graham, Liverpool to John McGinity, Newton Hamilton |
|---|---|
| ID | 1216 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Graham, C/7 |
| Year | 1848 |
| Sender | Graham, C. |
| Sender Gender | unknown |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Destination | Newton Hamilton, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | McGinity, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | T 3539/1: Deposited by Isabel McAnulty Williams, Lafayette, Indiana |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9309338 |
| Date | 05/09/1848 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Action By Date Document added by C. R., 01:09:1993 |
| Word Count | 340 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | Letter of September 5, 1848 From C. Graham, Liverpool, England to John McGinity, Newton Hamilton No. [Number?] 119 Waterloo Road Liverpool 5 Septr. [September?] 48 [1848?] Mr. McGinity My dear sir I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your welcome letter. I do assure you it gives me infinite pleasure to receive one from you. I promise you I will do everything that lies in my power for to send your Sister-in-Law off as cheap & [and?] as comfortable as I possibly can when she comes here. Write to me before she leaves home and inform me of the day she leaves home and when she'll [she will?] be here & [and?] it will enable me to send a person to look out for her, by doing so it will keep her from being imposed upon by Loafers & [and?] when she arrives tell her to inquire for John Devine. He is a brother-in-law of mine. Him or his boy will be at the Steam. As for passage, the rates are changeable. The amount of money your Sister-in-Law will have to pay for herself and her 3 children about £12. to £13.0.0 The Ship finding 7lbs. [pounds?] of Bread Stuff & [and?] 1lb. [pound?] of pork per week for each adult. There is Liner Packets for New York on the 11th, 16th, 21st, & [and?] 26th inst. [instant?] They are certainly all good ships and are about 10% [percent?] higher than other ships and some of those ships out of the line are as good as those in the line however I'll [I will?] put her in a good ship at the lowest price current. There is ships for New York besides the liners every few days, say 9th, 13th, 18th, 22d & [and?] 28th. She will meet with no disappointment in getting a ship at anytime for New York. Caution your Sister-in-Law not to make any arrangements in Dundalk until she comes to L'pool [Liverpool?] where it will be got for the lowest rate. I enclose you a few of my brother-in-laws Cards. There is no one can do for passengers than we can do, or are in a better position. I am yours sincerely C. Graham |
