| Title: | George Graham, Ohio to his parents, Co. Londonderry. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1220 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Graham, George/33 |
| Year | 1847 |
| Sender | Graham, George |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer? |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Dungannon, Ohio, USA |
| Destination | Co. Derry, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son to his parents |
| Source | D 3666/D/5: Deposited by Mr G. Mawhinney. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9102092 |
| Date | 27/08/1847 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 25:02:1994. |
| Word Count | 145 |
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| Transcript | Dungannon August 27th 47 [1847?] Dear Father & mother I lift up my pen to inform you that I am well at present thank God for it I nevever [never ever?] had better health in all my life than what I am enjoying since I left home I am quite uneasy because that I have got no letter from you and I wrote twice to you since I came to this country but I do suppose that you have not received any of them and as soon as these few lines comes to hand I will expect that you will write as soon as possible because that I would be very glad to here [hear?] from you all as I as I am wandering through this wooden Country and has not very many friends in it. I recieved [received?] a letter from Cousin George Graham on the 12th inst and he stated to me that John Hamilton had not arrived with him yet and please let me know whether he left home or not I do not expect to go to Maysville about the first of November to see him as I am only about 200 miles from it and I can sail down in about one day and a night & I am living this summer with James Hagan son to Charles Hagan of tubermore [Tobermore?] he does keep retail grocery and dry goods store please let me know how cousin John Graham settled his affairs that he had on hands when I came away I was sorry to here [hear?] of James McCullaugh's death Henry informed me about it I have nothing more to say and when you write to me direct your letter to Dungannon post-office state of Columbiania [Columbiana?] County Ohio for me I conclude in sending my best respects to Father, mother, sisters and brothers also to James Graham & family ucle [uncle?] John and family to Misses McCullaugh and family not forgetting the old woman Robert Orr and family also to Thomas Philips and to Michael Convery & family you may let Michael Convery #PAGE 2 know that he would not get a farm of land here cheaper than 30 dollars per acre without that he would go out to the woods and make improvements among the trees No more at present but remains yours George Graham |
