| Title: | From Bob, New York to his mother, Ireland |
|---|---|
| ID | 229 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bob/41 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Bob |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | unknown |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D2480/6/3/1: Presented by Major Perceval-Maxwell, Co. Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9503277 |
| Date | 16/07/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:03:1995. |
| Word Count | 693 |
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| Transcript | Friday July 19/91 Victoria Hotel Fifth Ave. Broadway & 27th St. New York H. L. HOYT My Dear Mother I expect you will be at [Luinebroque?] by the time you get this but if not I suppose they will forward it. I may as well begin from the time we left [Queenstown?] & tell you all about the voyage - The first two days were deliciously calm but on Saturday we had a nasty swell which lasted till Monday when we got into a beastly fog - it was so thick you could'nt see any distance & the foghorn made such a row one could hardly stand being on deck as it nearly knocked the heart out of your mouth every time it went off - This went on with intervals of clear weather until we got right into New York this morning about eight. We saw very few ships while we were crossing (one or two steamers & an old bark upside down). On the whole it was a very good passage & the Steamer made good time, the best run we had was 390 in 24 hours. I never missed a meal or felt a bit ill the whole way which was all the pleasanter as I had the pleasure of seeing some of the others looking very miserable when she was rolling. I suppose my time will come on the way back- There were one or two nice people on board a Mr. Barry nephew of Ld [Lord?] [Thevelstoke?] the fellow who was head of the firm & made such a smash, this fellow I believe was not in the business he has travelled a good bit and shot & camped out a good deal in British Columbia, he says he knows some of the country we are going to & thinks we ought to have good sport. I also met a fellow called Laugley whose people are settled in B.C. he knew the Musgraves out there & tells me Dick is engaged to a Miss Jessie Dunsmere out there- very nice & young & rich- I dont know whether Langley knows anything about it but he seemed to know all the Colonial Musgraves well- They told us it would be very hot here & so it was two days before we got here but though fairly warm today its nothing unbearable. I probably leave this on Monday & hope to get to Chicago on Wednesday where I dont think I shall stop long perhaps a night & then on to the lakes where I expect it will be delicious- I shall call at the P.O. for letters before I leave but I dont think any of yours can catch me- the best place you can write to now is Amhurst Isle. One thing about New York it dont matter much what one wears most people go about in flannels now and it's lucky they dont wear much for what you do cost a good penny- 3 dollars or 12s/- for a straw hat I was asked but of course did'nt buy & a man coming over told me that you could'nt get a decent dress shirt in New York under œ18 or œ20 (100 dollars) I heard plenty of the almighty dollar coming over a lot of Yankees & English Com. [Commercial?] Travellers played Poka [poker?] the whole way except when they were eating sleeping or drinking There was one fellow amused us (the English) awfully & we all marked him down as a regular Yankee, one day I heard him give out that his home was famous as the burial place of St. Patrick, he was a Downpatrick man, lots of cash but a regular Commercial Traveller I think he must travel for some of the Belfast houses- I must go & have lunch now, no more news - I hope to hear from you anyway by the time I get to Amhurst. Very best love to all Y. [Your?] affate [affectionate?] Son "Bob" P.S. On reading your let [letter?] over which I found on board at Queens town [Queenstown?] I have decided to send this to 10 [nevern?] Rd. Please thank Nan for hers I will write to her next at [7?] broque. |
