| Title: | Richard Rothwell Jr, Canada to Rosa Rothwell, Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ID | 2352 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Rothwell, Richard Jr/31 |
| Year | 1864 |
| Sender | Rothwell, Richard Jr |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | mechanic |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Destination | N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Rothwell, Rosa |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | T 2621/3/5: Copied by Permission of D. B. Rothwell Esq., Orchard Croft, Lund, Driffield, Yorkshire. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9007128 |
| Date | 08/11/1864 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 07:02:1994 |
| Word Count | 567 |
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| Transcript | Point St Charles Nov 8th 1864 My Dear Mother I got your letter to day [today?] but no newspaper but that will not matter much. This letter will bring you strange news I have got a good job in the states on the river Hudson sixty miles this side of Yew [New?] York, at a place called Newburgh. At maine work and wages three dollars per day And I leave the G T R on Saturday and start Tuesday afternoon so that will be a change for me I gave the Foreman my notice to leave this morning And he said that he would not give me my money untill [until?] I had worked a fortnight's notice which I told him I would not do And that wether [whether?] or no [not?] he gave me my money I should go; so in the Afternoon I went to [faded] again and he finally relented saying that he would give it to me so I left him quite satisfied. All the accounts that I have of the place speak well for it, it is a town of some fifteen thousand Inhabitants And lies on the borders of the River Hudson. I am afraid that you will be a little uneasy in receiving this letter but you may rest assured that by the will of God I will do nothing that you will be ashamed of [owning?] me for a son so now dear mother do not give yourself the least unnecessary anxiety about me. I hope that by the time you get this letter to be At Newburgh so on receipt of this letter do not write again untill [until?] you here [hear?] from me when I will sent you my direction so I have nothing more to say on that subject. I have of course to give up the classes at the institute but I have no doubt but that I shall find quite as good in the states I will [take?] a farewell visit at the Christian Union on Sunday a meeting which I heartily enjoyed and that I #PAGE 2 think as [has?] been a source of much good to me. I will also say good buy [goodbye?] to Mr Cordnor And a few other friends. Last Week the weather was bitterly cold this week it is raining and to day [today?] So excessively hot that it is nearly unbearable with all ones winter clothing on just weather which you are liable to catch cold in but so far I have escaped and hope that I shall continue so. I have nothing more to say but the next one wil be a more interesting one I hope so with fond love to all At home Beleive [Believe?] me ever your Attached Son R [Richard?] Rothwell PS. You will no doubt be uneasy to no [know?] the the reason of my hasty departure it is this We are now on [shall?] quarter time And with my small wages I could not live and do justice to myself. And a Man in town having advertised for hands I went down and engaged to go he paying my passage and so to that I agreed hoping that this will make your mind more easy I have written. I am well aware that the first thing you say will be that he will be getting into the army but I am not the least uneasy so again Farewell. |
