| Title: | William Shanks, Cheboygan, Michigan to his Brother, Ballyfounder, Portaferry |
|---|---|
| ID | 2441 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Shanks, William/37 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Shanks, William |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | sailor |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Cheboygan, Michigan, USA |
| Destination | Ballyfounder, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Shanks, James |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D2709/1/63: Presented by Miss Shanks, Ballyfounder, Portaferry, Co.Down |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9501329 |
| Date | 30/06/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:01:1995. |
| Word Count | 557 |
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| Transcript | Cheboygan Mich [Michigan?] June 30 1891 Dear Brother I received you letter some two week ago but was waiting to get some news to send you, you know how it is yourself, I left Chicago Saturday and got here Monday so you know there is a kick in the Luff yet. I met the Rome Monday of McGilpin Point. I headed straight for her to bother her all I could but he pulled straight across my bows, I saw Long & he was asking for you, My Aunt Mrs Martin is not well pleased with you she doesn't want you to name any girls to Uncle William but keep them to yourself - but don't say anything when you rite[write?], Willie is in Omaha and was in St Louis so I don't know what he is doing, now I am giving you all the news I can but don't write any of this back nor name that you know anything about Willie unless they write it themselves I expect George Bailie will be married before I get back or he may wait till I get back Im invited you know the bride is Miss Colsin I was telling Mamie he would loose her in the bed, that i'll do I am talking about my neighbours, the Ada Medora got run into in Chicago river by the Steam barge D.M. Wilson of Buffalo and got her stearn [stern?] badly damaged but the tug and barge pays all expense but no demurage the Harlem took the main topmast of out of her first the Cumberland was on piss pot reef of Cheboygan and was lightered and released last night, Yankee John is still with me yet the girl their is n. g. the one in Iowa is the stuff she has a farm, he had a letter from her, Oh Nick Sarrah [Sarah?] is gone but I don't know where but her clothes is still in the house, the girl that was lost turned out in two, Sarrah was always asking if I know what boat you were coming on, She was keeping bad hours so I invited her to go to work some place else there was lots wanting her so I don't know but she goes with Jack that notorious Jack he was telling her lies and she found him out. I guess he wants to sneak away she is waiting for you, I had James picture taken and then I cut the currels [curls?] of I will send one to Eliza and James if Mother is coming out I will save her for her, I am glad she is able to be arround [around?] all right [alright?] again and David is better, the times is not good yet but we are like the girl that is ready to marry and has no spark, waiting patiently, you need not bring the chain or anything except Winter over coat. I will close with best respects to all my enquiring friends, Hugh & Bitchy tom McClifford, and my kind love to Mother James & wife & family David & Eliza Jennett - Eliza family not forgetting Ould Nick and tell him that his brother William will never pay him a cent for he kept him in Ireland in hardship where he could as been in the land of plenty from your B. Wm [William?] Shanks |
