| Title: | W. Porter, Chicago to His Brother, Co. Down |
|---|---|
| ID | 2154 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Porter, William/12 |
| Year | 1855 |
| Sender | Porter, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | builder/farmer |
| Sender Religion | Presbyterian |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Co. Armagh? N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Porter, Robert L. |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D1152/3/9: Presented by Mr Charles Best, Co. Antrim |
| Archive | The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9505015 |
| Date | 04/06/1855 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 05:05:1995. |
| Word Count | 695 |
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| Transcript | To: [Desert, County Down?] From: Chicago June the 4th 1855 Dear Brother I received your letter of the 24 of Aprill [April?] on the 24 of May which made me glad more ways than one I was glad to Hear that you were all well after so severe a winter as you had which I understand was an unusualy [unusually?] severe one which was the same here more so than for a number of years and I was also thankful for what It contained which came in good time for I had Just Bought a house from a man that was owing me some money but not enough to [pay?] for it So it just made me able to pay him out without having to go in debt so now I have a House 24 feet long and 14 feet wide with 2 rooms below and 2 above well finished both above and below for less than half what It would cost me to build it it will cost me 300 Dollars it is the same size as the one that I was living in for which I was paying 132 dollars a year of rent so now I will only have to pay 25 dollars for the ground of the House and I have a garden that will be as good as Half that to me It is Close by where we were so that we had not far to move so I think if God spares me health that we will be able to do better for 2 a month of rent was pretty hard and everything is twice as High as it was 3 years ago I am for the most of this last year doeing [doing?] nothing but building Stairs which pays me better than any other work as on some flites [flights?] I can made 4 dollars a day and others 3 but none less than 2 dollars so only for that I could not manage to get along at all It is easy work but very troublesome for it requires the best kind of work as they are mostly geomatrical [geometrical?] or winding stairs you mention about Andy having left my aunt bells that he had moved on some place but you could not tell what kind it was I am sorry for andy tho He did not come on here he will never be able to do anything there for land is high if he wants to [?] and it is not half so good as it is here you could labour 20 acres here easier than one there for it is all stumps and stones and here there [?] neither but land Just like a[?]adow for you to begine [begin?] and [?] if you write to him tell Him to come out west and not stop there Where He will see land that he never seen the likes before and where the [they?] can lay rail roads for miles without removing one foot of soil the ground is so level I have not write to him yet but I will as soon as I have time I have been very busy for the last 6 weeks working from 5 o clock to 7 at night but now I hope to have more leisure I am also glad to hear that father and mother is well and that the [they?] in mullaglass [Mullaghglass?] are so and that Thos [Thomas?] Brown is still increasing his family I think that Jane is very wrong for sinking more money in Mullaglass [Mullaghglass?] I had a letter from Joseph which I never had time to answer except on Sabath [Sabbath?] and that I did not do but I supose [suppose?] that He will see [?] and I was still glad to have one from him though it was long a coming I and no more for it is now past nine o clock at night and Sarah wants me to bed we are all well and I hope that this will find you the same Your affectionate Brot [Brother?] W Porter When you write direct as usual for there is no alteration that is worth while mentioning W Porter to RS Porter |
