| Title: | David McCullough, New Zealand, to His Parents Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1688 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | McCullough, David/29 |
| Year | 1898 |
| Sender | McCullough, David |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | gold digger |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Destination | Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | McCullough, Sam and Margaret |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | son-parents |
| Source | Copyright retained by Sandra Gilpin, 15 Windmill Hill, Comber, Co. Down, BT23 5WH. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park |
| Doc. No. | 9702268 |
| Date | 01/06/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 24:02:97. |
| Word Count | 358 |
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| Transcript | Cascade Creek June 1st 1898 Dear Father & Mother I received your very welcome letter and I was very glad to hear from you again. Alex Young advertised for me I did not know he was home until I saw the advertisement in the paper I have not seen Alex for some years I had a letter from him the same day as I got yours he did not give me much home news he told me in his letter that aunt Nancy wrote to me he gave the address Rufton. that would not find me I have never been in Rufton Alex wants me to go over to get the home news he says it would take him a week to write it and he wont attempt it. I cannot get away just now, I am still Gold digging, we are opening up a claim, there are Four of us we have been over Two years at it now it will take another six months yet and then we may not bottom the ground is deep and heavy. it is river workings we hold Four acres we are going to put on pumping gear it is rather expensive but we intend to see it out It is all pay out just now and nothing coming in. The claim below us a party of six has been Four years at it and has not got the bottom of the river bed yet that is where the gold lies I am glad to hear that Isabella is married to Robert Magill I always liked Bob the [they?] have not got a large family only one Maggie called after Mother. Lizzie's husband Moore Fisher I don't think I know him I dont remember any of that name near us Dear Father your letter is headed Moneyrea - are you left Ballycreely and living in Moneyrea There is a merchant here Mr. Bailie he knows Moneyrea well we often have a talk together his Mother's name was McCullough There are a good many County Down people here There is another David McCullough in Westport Tell aunt Nancy to write to me From your son David McCullough Address Burnetts Trace via Westport New Zealand |
