| Title: | William Moore, New York, to John Moore, Killough, Co. Down. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1886 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Moore, William/25 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Sender | Moore, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | Ireland |
| Recipient | Moore, John |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 877/25: Presented by Mr. John Moore, The Grange, Killough, Co. Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, N. Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9808490 |
| Date | 22/09/1861 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:08:98. |
| Word Count | 457 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | To : - John Moore, [Grange?] [Killough?] [Co. Down?] From : - William Moore New York [U.S.A.?] Sep [September?] 22 /61 [1861?] Dear John I received your very welcom [welcome?] letter and should have answered it sooner but was taken with Dysentry which turned to inflamation [inflammation?] of the bowels and the fact was I did not feel like writing but thank God I am now quite well I have just returned from the country where I had been sent to Saratoga Springs for the benefit of my health and from which I derived great benefit as I am now quite well Saratoga is one of the greatest summer resorts of the United States it is there that all the beauty and fashions are to be seen and I certainly spent a very pleasant time of it as there was a great many of my friends visiting there particularly young ladies I stoped [stopped?] at the female institute amongst the young ladies and the [they?] certainly were very kind to me and a young ladies Seminary is just the place for any fellow to get well for the ladies dont give a fellow time to think that he is sick and when I rode out with them the [they?] piled more shalls [shawls?] on me than any old woman ever you saw but amongst them the [they?] cured me anyway and am now as well as ever again thanks to the ladies I am sorry to see by Susans letter that Mother was sick but I hope she is quite well again on my return I find several newspapers and Susan's letter which I shall answer in the course of a week or so there is nothing new to write about except the war and you will get more information from the newspapers than I can give you but there is one thing certain the country will not get over the effects of this most inhuman war in your day or mine this war may last for some time but the North must conquer in the end the [they?] have got the money and the men and when both go together the [they?] are sure to win in the end but when the end will be is a mystery I am certainly obliged to you for your invitation but if there is a time when a man should stick to his business it is the present and for disposing of a mans business it is put of the question as every body has enough to do to take care of the business the [they?] have a hand on without getting more I see by the papers that the farmers are getting good prices for their produce and I judge from all accounts that the farmers must be making money now I suppose you will have your share of it With love to all Your Brother William |
