| Title: | [W. Shanks?], U.S.A., to His Mother, [Co. Down?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 2436 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Shanks, William/17 |
| Year | 1877 |
| Sender | Shanks, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | sailor |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Destination | Ballyfounder, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Mrs Shaw |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
| Source | D2709/1/18: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, Co.Down. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501110 |
| Date | 29/08/1877 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 11:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 582 |
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| Transcript | Chicago August 29th 1877 Dear Mother I received my sister letter and was glad to know that you were all well and to hear of my sister getting married hoping she will enjoy her marriage [married?] life I would like to know what is his trade she did not say what he was I suppose he will be a [clod thumper?] William and I has a notion of going home this winter If we go we will call on Mrs Nesbitt William has no notion of marring [marrying?] yet I was wanting him to go home and get married and I would go with him and give us all a spree before New Years Day I was at Mrs Martins last night she and the family is well She has a fine baby Nellie it looks like Granma she is very qute [quite?]. If any of the young ones annoy her she will lift the doll or any little thing and throw it at them. As Isabella or Granma or perhaps you would say myself I know I was a bad boy at lest [least?] you said it often enough The girls says I am the best boy that ever left the old country But I asked them where They shipped their men to I will send my fotograph [photograph?] in the next letter I was out at Mrs Shaw yesterday she has had poor health since she had the baby but she is well now and the baby is growing fast I hear Mr Dempster is for starting a saloon he is well Mrs Dempster & Miss Dempster & Miss McDowell is in good health. I never hear any word about Isabella or James or Nicholas I suppose they hardly think it was [torn] that would be tow [two?] in the one year. I hope you made Granma drunk over it I was sorry I wasn't their [there?] but I suppose it would be like every other place they went I would [fear?] home Thank God I can go where I please I have no boss only when I am under pay I was in Cleveland about two weeks ago I went in a ship carried 1500 tons of Iron ore it is a very nice place I enjoyed myself very well in it. I saw there people all in 1 Buffalo they are all in good health the time I was their [there?] and are doing very well I did not know Mrs Monon she is stouter than when she was in Ireland but the grub is far supperier [superior?] here than what it is [breo-?] at home on [two lines missing] see Mrs Watson but they said the last accounts he was well. They were not shure [sure?] of me when I went in one of them and think that Mrs Shanks Son [line unreadable] I think James will have to get a wife in now If he dose [dose?] not soon get married he will be getting an old batcholar [batchelor?] and none of the young girls will have him like his uncle William. It was a mistake about the letter I mailed two letters togeter [together?] I must have put it on the wrong letter I had the two stamps one 6cts [cents?] the other 3cts [cents?] I was sorry to hear that I made the mistake I will keep my eyes skimmed for the feature [future?] No more at present but remains Your prodigal son May God Bless you all |
