| Title: | William Montgomery, Louisiana, U.S.A to Joseph Searight, U.S.A |
|---|---|
| ID | 1819 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Montgomery, William/33 |
| Year | 1849 |
| Sender | Montgomery, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Destination | Philadelphia, Penn., USA |
| Recipient | Searight, Joseph |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | D 2794/1/2/42: Presented by H.H. Montgomery, Belfast, Ireland |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503239 |
| Date | 06/10/1849 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 200 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | New Orleans Oct 6 Aug My dear Joseph Your letter dated Sept 15 is duly to hand. And am glad you have at least a better salary than before. Enclosed you have a letter written to my Brother which as soon as you have perused yu will please send and put it in the Post Office in time for the mail from N. York [New york?]. My letters of late have been urging my whim home and this is my answer I wish to have your opinion as fully and as freely as possible and I hope yu will not refuse me request You know I labor under disadvantages which I find are not easily overcome wish [with?] strangers. I have not done anything since my [Whim?] nor do I know when G & [A/C?] will [whom?] positively. The news of H.G. death came by the return of his comrade who was not able to proceed. The a/c from Ain was transmitted by [Jno?] Mercer of whose death there was a report in [P?] Down at latest dates. John McElroy is now in NY [New York?] and James [Glinston?] the preachers son in New Albany and with his brother In haste your affect [affectionate?] cousin William Montgomery |
