| Title: | Hugh Taylor, New York, To His Brother, Alex Taylor. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1488 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hugh, Taylor/40 |
| Year | 1898 |
| Sender | Taylor, Hugh |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | office clerk |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Taylor, Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T.2296/1: Copied by Permission of Mrs M Cotton Taylor Staghall, WhitewellRoad, Newtownabbey, N.Ireland. #TYPE EMG Hugh Taylor, Taylor & Taube, 114 Wall Street, New York, To His Brother, Alex Taylor. 16th July 1898. |
| Archive | Public Record Office Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8811058 |
| Date | 16/07/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | 05:12:1988 GC created 31:10:1990 SB input 01:11:19 |
| Word Count | 618 |
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| Transcript | Taylor & Taube, 114 Wall Street New York 16th July 1898 My Dear Alex You will be surprised to see this heading, Well to begin my story of how I got here it was a case of a last effort. I wrote John Cory and got a reply stating that he could do nothing for me but he gave me an address to a place called Albany Wisconsin a great distance from Buffalo so I wrote the Firm (Albany Linen Mills) It is a small one horse place 12 systems coarse flax and they weave what they spin - Damasks, Towelling etc, etc. Of course I know nothing of weaving and they wanted a man who did, well I wrote Jim and he gave me encouragement saying he would do what he could for me so I waited one week and on the 4th Aug [August?] I made up my mind to take a trip to New York although I could not afford it I ran the risk and the both of us were worrying ourselves of [off?] the face of the earth I really could not stand it any longer and off I went on tuesday Aug 5th the boys were surprised to see me not knowing that I was coming so I just have been one week here George hunny found me a nice position with a good friend of his who is President of the Brooklyn Cooperage Co [Company?] I am in their New York Office. I tell you if their [there] was a happy man in New York I was the happy one. George could have gotten a place in Pittsburg for me where I used to be but I think this is better. I have been to Bill's house Jim's & George's very often so we now form the big four. I have been feeling first rate since I came my hours are 9 o'c to 5 pm and Saturdays 12 o'c so that will allow me to get fat I intend if everything goes well to bring Marie & Ruth up here in the latter end of Sept we will likely live in Brooklyn as it is cheaper and nicer so far as I hear. I was sorry to hear you were all laid up with Influenza I hope you are all quite better again. Tell Mary I got her letter and will write her soon and this letter is for yourself, of course they will be all glad to hear I am in New York. The weather here has been 104 in the shade and in Buffalo it is so cool, I was down at Stewart's (straten Island) Club house he rows a good oar I was introduced all around and as soon as they knew that I could row I was asked to take an oar in the senior 8 but I was too stiff not having pulled an oar for over 8 years however I think I could make a fair showing with any that I saw, Now when you write give me a little news I will have better chances to keep up our correspondence, before I had not the opportunity and a man that works as I did cannot do it George is more than kind, Just a father to me like you used to be and I wait the opportunity to reciprocate all the kind acts that you did to me, if ever I get the chance my memory is bad but it is fresh on every step you took for me. Give my love to Adela and the children, not forgetting Mother, Mary and all the rest I am your Attached Bro [Brother?] Hugh Taylor address your letters to Georges office as I get them better. |
